Aiptasia going to be the end of me

[CBonito]

I use syringe and kalk paste. I’ve seen people burning them with high powered laser pointers but I’ve never tried that myself

That sounds really therapeutic. They sell a zapper thing too I've seen that looks like a lot of fun.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Peppermints from ORA. Nothing else for me worked, nothing ( never got the filefish because of my clam and lps)

peppermint worked for u? got a red line not sure

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

my friend filefish turned to his acans and all his LPS i don't know what happened

They can and do go after LPS as well, its a crapshoot. Gotta try what is suitable for your existing livestock.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

That sounds really therapeutic. They sell a zapper thing too I've seen that looks like a lot of fun.

I have a majano wand, it just spreads it in the end.

I also tried the laser, same effect.

 

[CBonito]

I have a majano wand, it just spreads it in the end.

I also tried the laser, same effect.

That sucks. I've tried hot water which can sort of work. You just have to get it hot enough and keep it that way long enough. There were a few I ground up with tweezers. So far I havent seen new ones. I dont think anyone ever fully gets rid of them. You just have to kill them when you see them.

I was hopeful for the wand.

 

[workhz]

I've also given up. kalk paste and aipatasia x, just couldn't keep up. I got a file fish last week and adding a klein next weekend. We'll see how that goes (in a 90g).

 

[YOYOYOReefer]

I've also given up. kalk paste and aipatasia x, just couldn't keep up. I got a file fish last week and adding a klein next weekend. We'll see how that goes (in a 90g).

I’ve used peppermints with success good luck. you can beat this pestit’s just super annoying.

 

[Spare time]

I'd try the peppermints that algaebarn sells as I believe it is the right species.

 

[Miami Reef]

FIle fish can eat corals, they don't have to. The small CB ones from ORA, and the like, seem to be pretty safe.

Real peppermints get the job done for me. I order them directly from the Keys to make sure that they are the right ones. Not all peppermint shrimp are as good as the ones from the Keys, so order them yourself to make sure.

Is there a website? You‘ve mentioned the Keys before.

 

[MarsReefer]

Tank raised real peppermints from algae barn.

I bought 6 for my 130g tank. Killed all the big aptasia with kalk paste. Over the next 3 months the rest slowly disappeared.

The shrimp are huge now. I feed the tank well they’ve never bother any other corals for the 9 months I’ve had them.

I was at my wits end after trying a dozen different solutions. Peppermints worked wonders. Just make sure you get tank raised true peppermints.

 

[jda]

Peppermints only live like 3 years, so you have to have a rotation and replacement plan.

If you kalk them, turn off all of the pumps and let them catch a drop of the kalk paste. Then, they will shrivel up and then you can blast them with more. I have heard that this keeps them from dropping evil spawn as much.

 

[Uncle99]

Aptasia X did in the end, work for me on 200g but I did not use that little syringe they supplied.

I used a 10ml syringe attached to 1/8” clear ridge airline tubing to make it easier to access them AND, was not shy in the dose. Each session weekly, I left no flow for 1 hour.

Took six months with weekly application and a big bottle of Aptasia X, but got them.

Happy now.

 

[NCsalt]

All they did is rapidly multiple when I did joes juice.

 

[paragrouper]

I have three peppermint shrimp and they largely keep them in check. Occasionally, I will still find a large one that slipped through the cracks. When I do, I pull the rock and manually eradicate the anemone by scrapping it off with a sharp tool (usually a screwdriver) then I rinse the rock and return to the tank.

 

[reeftankdude]

Peppermint shrimps will work. Be sure to get the right kind.

 

[MugenReef95]

Majano wand works for me Forsure you kill a little bit at a time and go back and be consistent and once you have it under control just catch the ones that try to regrow and get them with wand again.

 

[MugenReef95]

Here’s one of my tanks that I let loose

 

[swampcruiser]

Berghia Nudi's were the ticket for me. They stay pretty well hidden- I was afraid they would be expensive wrasse food but they hung in there.

 

[Oldreefer44]

Agree that natural predation is the only solution long term. Even if you manage to get rid of all that you can see now, more will likely come along. My solution was a Copperband. I have several aiptasia in my sump and the overflows are full of them yet I haven't seen one in my tank for months.

 

[KrisReef]

My Copperband butterfly ate them clean from the tanks I have had him in. Not certain he didn't eat other things. Same with my Kleine's Butterfly.

Shrimps, filefish, have been hit an miss. When they hit, the Aiptasia disappear rapidly.

My most recent infestation was immune to injections. I shot them with lemon juice, F-Aiptasia, and straight muriatic acid, let them soak in fresh water and they would come back in 3-5 weeks, many times treated! Love my Kleine's!