Just curious, how many of you have aiptasia?

[trout]

I want those aiptasia. They are huge.

I would be glad to give you some if you lived nearby.

 

[Lingwendil]

No.


I try not to buy from tanks that have it, and even then I tend to buy unmounted loose frags and mount them myself, or remount them to avoid it if I'm unsure.

 

[trout]

I had one pop up on a frag. Hit it with Aiptasia-X... the one became two, rinse repeat, etc. Got some peppermint shrimp. That did nothing. Got a CBB and within a week never spotted another again.

You probably have plenty more if you look carefully in your sump, weir or even underneath your rocks in your display tank. By applying that Aiptasia-X stuff, you must have caused the single aiptasia to sporulate.

 

[Jeremy Luke]

You probably have plenty more if you look carefully in your sump, weir or even underneath your rocks in your display tank. By applying that Aiptasia-X stuff, you must have caused the single aiptasia to sporulate.

When I dropped the CBB in I had maybe 8 visible. I have since re-scaped, cleaned the sump, etc. There are no more that I can find. Haven't seen any in well over a year.

And I only used the Aiptasia-x 2 times. And yes, it cause multiplication.

 

[brianbigoats]

I had them in the last tank but this one I have tried hard to keep them out only adding frags and inspecting them before I add them

 

[sp1187]

none in the display, but quite a few in the sump. no idea where they came from.
put 4 peppermints in the sump. don't think they are doing any good. ordering some berg nudis as soon as I find a few other items I like on the site to get me to free shipping.

 

[Keithh]

None, peppermint shrimp handled a outbreak

 

[Ferrell]

Had aptasia. Berghia took care of it

 

[sarcophytonIndy]

matted seem to be the best

My LFS only charges $6 for peppermints

 

[Rich Klein]

Simple yes or no. Do you have aiptaisa in your tank?

Just a couple in my 165 gal, but so far I’ve been able to keep them from spreading.

 

[Slawman]

My population seems to be stable and not expanding or annoying any of my other inhabitants. I started to take a different view of these traditional "pests" when my wife and daughters said they were the prettiest things in the tank! I am not keeping SPS at the moment and this is where I have found the complete incompatibility however for softies, morphs clams and fish they are fine.

 

[ScottR]

My population seems to be stable and not expanding or annoying any of my other inhabitants. I started to take a different view of these traditional "pests" when my wife and daughters said they were the prettiest things in the tank! I am not keeping SPS at the moment and this is where I have found the complete incompatibility however for softies, morphs clams and fish they are fine.

At least someone can enjoy them. They’re lovely creatures but I just hate to see them. For some reason, they always make their way to my zoas and sting them so I just can’t have them.

 

[fishguy242]

i have learned from exp ,tank raised peps tend not to eat em ,wild every time and are hardy ,anybody wants to know where to get some pm me i'll send you info cheap too

 

[piranhaman00]

Keep them fat and happy with regular food. At least that's how I keep mine

Is this the kleins butterfly?

https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/264/orange-butterflyfish?pcatid=264&c=15+25+264

 

[dank reefer]

Is this the kleins butterfly?

https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/264/orange-butterflyfish?pcatid=264&c=15+25+264

Yes

The Orange Butterflyfish, also known as the Sunburst, Brown, Klein's, Corallicola, or Blacklip Butterflyfish, is primarily golden-yellow.

 

[piranhaman00]

Yes

The Orange Butterflyfish, also known as the Sunburst, Brown, Klein's, Corallicola, or Blacklip Butterflyfish, is primarily golden-yellow.

Im gonna give him a go

 

[dank reefer]

Im gonna give him a go

Check your LFS first and see if they have it. If they do, make sure they show you that its eating food before bringing it home.

 

[Xxxweezyxxx]

Always and forever. It’s normal as can be

 

[trout]

Im gonna give him a go

Klein's butterflyfish will also eat the polyps of your sps corals if you have any in your tank.

 

[piranhaman00]

Klein's butterflyfish will also eat the polyps of your sps corals if you have any in your tank.

I have a few sps, what about lps? I have a nice plump Kenyan tree coral he can eat all he wants?