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Red sea sells aphasia x it works great that and peppermint shrimp
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If you are aptaisia free then why do you have to keep injecting them. I guess you start a new tank after every treatment? Again, no one said it didn't work for YOU!!! Just like file fish have worked for others. Good grief. Why don't you provide some scientific research about your method? It's not a big deal, inject what you want and enjoy the hobby. Simple.I tried a filefish once. I never saw it eat anything other than my zoas. I have heard that there are no guarantees with them. Some will eat aiptasia and some won't. I wasn't going to give it a second shot. EVERY setup I've had, I have been able to stay aiptasia free, even after having thousands of them...by using vinegar and a copperband butterfly. I have taken in free rock that was covered with aiptasia, and it's always been killed off. I currently have a 125g display (about 245g system volume) and a 150g stock tank, and not a single aiptasia.
If you couldn't get my point then it's useless trying to have a logical discussion with you. You want to be nothing but sarcastic and argumentative and I have no time for that. You can disagree with my approach I can disagree with yours. Fortunately people can read through threads and try what they think is best.Yeah, and I heard a lfs tell a person that a figure 8 puffer would go great with mollies too. I'd love to hear some proof that an aiptasia bloom was cause by vinegar. It did get dark that night, right? Maybe that's what caused it. You're simply tying together two things that are likely not even related. THAT is what I'd call irresponsible. I am still waiting on an explanation of how you think aiptasia or spores can survive with a ph of about 2.2. It is a coral. What coral can survive that ph?
I tried aiptasia x. Made it worse. The peppermint shrimp made quick work of it also. Plus if any other pop up, their toast. When their are no Aiptasia to eat they like Reef Flakes. Easy to care for.According to engloid nothing works other than vinegar. We're all wrong! Lol. Peppermint shrimp, file fish, natural predators work great and proven. If only we knew about vinegar.......
My advice is that next time you want to dispute somebody's experience, don't do exactly what you're accusing me of above.If you couldn't get my point then it's useless trying to have a logical discussion with you. You want to be nothing but sarcastic and argumentative and I have no time for that. You can disagree with my approach I can disagree with yours. Fortunately people can read through threads and try what they think is best.
Maybe one day you'll realize there's many ways to reef and others can give advice and opinions of there own. I never said your way didn't work, again as I repeat myself for you. You state your method is full proof and I say there's always risks when injecting anything into aptaisia. Agree to disagree sir. Inject away.My advice is that next time you want to dispute somebody's experience, don't do exactly what you're accusing me of above.
Well just got gave the file fish to a buddy.. completely wiped out my aptasia
Anyone having good success with the Laser method of burning them out and not having a continued problem ??
Thanks for following up on this thread! That's awesome he knocked them all out and you were able to pass him on! Good file fish!
I just got my first Aiptasia and I was thinking about using peppermint shrimp, how many shrimp would you recommend for a 10gal reef tank that has one clown fish living in it ?You could try a Aiptasia eating filefish, but there's not guarantee that they would eat them. My preferred method is peppermint shrimp but like you said, no sissies in your tank. I've also taken epoxy stick and buried those suckers under it and that's worked very well for me.