Aiptasia and Angels

[Marcus71]

is there a dwarf angel that kills aiptasia and are the reef safe?

 

[shabreeson]

from my research on dwarf angels I doubt it. dwarf angels are for the most part hit and miss when it comes to being reef safe at all, the fact that you would find both of those qualities in one dwarf angel is unlikely.

peppermint shrimp do the job though(that is granted your able to have them)

 

[ScubaDiver93]

I have never heard of an angel that eats aiptasia. And the hit or miss is true. You get a good or bad one. Tomorrow im gonna try an eibli. fingers crossed. Good luck on the aptasia!

 

[nathenvan]

go on ebay and search for Joe's juice. it really works

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Re: Aiptasia and Angels

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10966294#post10966294 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Marcus71
is there a dwarf angel that kills aiptasia and are the reef safe?

Marcus- I haven't heard of any Centropyge taking Aiptasia but some of the larger Pomacanthids will. It wouldn't surprise me if somebody's very hungry Pygmy Angelfish sampled an Aiptasia.

 

[shabreeson]

...unless you have hundreds of them

that is why i think it would be best to get some peppermint shrimp, very consistent and saltwaterfish.com sells 5 for 20 dollars, i think it's better than wasting time individually killing them.

and Aptaisa can survive in low light so it is hard to find them all

 

[supervdl]

Try Berghia Nudis, that's what I do right now. I bought them from salty underground.

 

[Marcus71]

thanks, i cant keep peppermints alive, i dont know who the corporate is, i have a purple tang, blue spot naso tang, starkii damsel, arc eye hawk, cleaner shrimp, and a green bristle starfish.

 

[loosecannon]

The Arc eye hawk eats shrimp!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10967566#post10967566 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by loosecannon
The Arc eye hawk eats shrimp!

yup

 

[Blindmelonbob]

I've used peppermint shrimp and a scat to eat aptasia.

 

[Marcus71]

darn i really like my arc, he must be picky, cause i have had my cleaner for a year now, does he eat emerald crabs? they disapear too.

thanks to everyone with the help