Emergency Aptasia Outbreak

[Devan Patel]

I got home from vacation and I came back to my tank being taken over by aptasia. I have berghias but they really aren’t effective right now because I think my peppermint shrimp ate them lol, I haven’t seen a change in aptasia population. Here are the pics, they are attached to my zoas and I have acros coming on Saturday, what should I do?

 

[kevgib67]

I got home from vacation and I came back to my tank being taken over by aptasia. I have berghias but they really aren’t effective right now because I think my peppermint shrimp ate them lol, I haven’t seen a change in aptasia population. Here are the pics, they are attached to my zoas and I have acros coming on Saturday, what should I do?

There isn’t a picture.

 

[Devan Patel]

There isn’t a picture.

Pictures re uploaded!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

This thread should help you out!

Aiptasia as a Pest - and HOW to get rid of it

I think that's one of the most popular and common pest in our reef system, and I don't saw any in the hobby to say "I never - ever got Aiptasia in my reef system" I want everyone of you who got problem with or just found his best solution to share it here. Like the TITLE say, can we collect many...

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[twentyleagues]

I had a smallish outbreak of them and was fighting them with chemical warfare and that was causing them to disappear for a couple days and reappear. I then lost power for 3 days the tank was without power for about 16hrs before I was able to get a generator. This was a stress event and caused them to spawn my tank was literally crawling with them. I bit the bullet and ordered 8 Berghia adults. I was worried because I have a Timor wrasse that will inspect every nook and crevice for anything it can eat. I saw no lessening on the aiptasia for about 8 weeks, then all of a sudden they started to disappear. Within 2 weeks most were gone only those in the hardest spots to reach remain. Like on the return pipe where the Berghia cant get them. Lucky for me the Timor sleeps at night I dont know if shrimp do. You may have to remove the shrimp.

 

[kevgib67]

With that many there are probably many you can’t see. You could use fish to get the job done such as aCBB or Australian Stripey or berghia or peppermint shrimp I’ve used both berghia and peppermint shrimp and both got the job done except the shrimp got it done faster.You can’t have anything that eats aptasia in with berghia because they will eat them.

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

Did you go out of town for 90 days?

 

[BonnieB]

My peppermint shrimp did the job immediately so if yours isn’t doing that I’d move him to another tank if you can and since you say the nudibranchs are working restock them. Alternative would be something like AiptasiaX but with your outbreak I’d think that would be risky that it wouldn’t hurt other coral, etc.

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

I have found more success with F Aptasia then the Red Sea product.

Here is something else I do. When I get about 20% of the bottle left water I’d down some and turn it to a pink slushie. I then start adding kalk until it is slightly thicker then you are use to working with. Then reload my assault on the infidel.