ID please!!

[Erick Merfeld]

ID please! How do I get rid of these things? They are taking over my tank!!

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Those are aiptasia.

 

[TheEngineer]

Joes juice, aiptasiaX, kalk paste, peppermint shrimp are all options

 

[TheEngineer]

Oh and berghia nudibranches. They might be a good option for how many you have.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Appy Zapper.

Lemon Juice.

Vinegar.

Boiling Water.

 

[Erick Merfeld]

Use a turkey baster? How much?

 

[TheEngineer]

For which one? You can inject them directly with lemon juice or vinegar. You need to use a needle to do that though and they'll retract as soon as you touch them.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Which were you thinking to try...... first :)

I say "first" because they aren't easy to get out of there and all of us have probably tried a few over time.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

For which one? You can inject them directly with lemon juice or vinegar. You need to use a needle to do that though and they'll retract as soon as you touch them.

LOL! Oops! I change my answer to "Ditto".

 

[Erick Merfeld]

Which one should I try first? Someone that has experience with them what do you suggest?

 

[markak]

Copperband Butterfly fish

 

[TheEngineer]

Kalk paste is probably the least expensive and easiest to acquire. Find kalkwaser powder at a local store and mix it into a thick paste that you can inject with a wide tip syringe. Feed it to each polyp.

 

[Erick Merfeld]

They are everywhere! Even on the shell of my snails!

 

[Lionfish Lair]

What fish or inverts do you have in there? There's no chance you live in LA, is there?

 

[Erick Merfeld]

Nope. I have a clown goby 2 cardinals n a star fish

 

[Reef kid]

I had some polyps then got a peppermint shrimp,cleared em right out. But this isn't always the case, it is definitely not a guarantee

 

[reefhobby]

Get a a butterfly fish. They will wipe those out within days

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Nope. I have a clown goby 2 cardinals n a star fish

Then I can't loan you my Appy Zapper!

You're not going to be able to do them all in one sitting or even day. Maybe mix up the treatments, like vinegar/lemon juice (potentially pH lowering) with something that has no effect oh pH, such as the boiling water.

I've been lucky in the peppermint department for maintenance.

 

[johnny4491]

Peppermint shrimp also will do

 

[Erick Merfeld]

Any kind of butterfly fish?