Aptasia

[Terry DeMott]

I have tried everything but they come back. is this any good
mini majano wand aiptasia and majano eliminator

 

[Ubergroover]

peppermint shrimp..worked for me

 

[Katrina71]

Mine was eh. Nudibranches work, but it's slow.

 

[flooddc]

Nope! I used it and still come back much more than before. Injection with kalkwaser paste has been good for me in controlling them. Matted filefish is best as they will continue to eat any that popup.

 

[Tegridy Reef]

Berghia

 

[Steven La Torre]

I've tried everything as well and finally broke down and purchased some Berghia Nudibranchs from ReefTown.com, Aptasia's are their main source of food so eventually they should eradicate them, its just slow going. Could take 2-3 months before you see the population of Aptasia's drop.

 

[MyReefRobbedMe]

peppermint shrimp..worked for me

I can second the peppermint shrimp, but I noticed only 1/3 to 1/2 of them will touch em ,, and normally just the smaller ones they’ll eat , but they will devour them .. I tried everything minus certain fish , stay away from nudibranch , ( they disappeared fast out the tank , waste of money)

 

[jda]

There is no way to remove them forever, IMO. You can go years without seeing one and they can pop back up if your fish or peppermints die.

For me, peppermints live about 3-4 years and then I need to get more. If I wait too long, there is one somewhere that the peppermints could not get to that eventually can make more. You nearly always have to kill the huge ones with kalk paste and then they will tackle what is left later on.

Pepperments from the Florida Keys are the best, IMO. There are 5-6 different kinds from the gulf, but Lysmata Wurdemanni are the best.

 

[SteveO83]

There is no way to remove them forever, IMO. You can go years without seeing one and they can pop back up if your fish or peppermints die.

For me, peppermints live about 3-4 years and then I need to get more. If I wait too long, there is one somewhere that the peppermints could not get to that eventually can make more. You nearly always have to kill the huge ones with kalk paste and then they will tackle what is left later on.

Pepperments from the Florida Keys are the best, IMO. There are 5-6 different kinds from the gulf, but Lysmata Wurdemanni are the best.

But dont they go after coral?

 

[TX_Punisher]

Nudis worked for me. Started out with 2 small ones I could barely see. Didn’t even think I got them into the tank. But 2 mos later I saw a monster on my glass at 630am and knew they survived. Aptasias were gone shortly after that. However, 8 mos later 2 popped up and I injected them with muriatic acid. Hopefully it melted them.