Aiptasia eating angel?

[ratziel]

About 9 months ago I put a Keyhole angel (Centropyge tibicen) in my 55 that I was having a problem with aiptasia in. After about a month or so I noticed there were no longer any small aiptasia in the tank and a few of the medium sized ones looked chewed on while the larger ones were untouched. I suspected the keyhole angel but never caught him in the act. Two weeks ago I put in a rock infested with small aiptasia and within 4 days all of the smaller ones were gone and I actually caught him in the act of chomping down on a small aiptasia. I cheered like my team just scored the winning goal at the superbowl (You have to understand how much I hate aiptasia) Of course he is now my favorite fish. My question is, has anyone else experienced this with this fish or is my guy a little freak of nature?

 

[Blown 346]

Some Angels will pick at aipstasia, and corals as well.

 

[jiggy]

usually fi the angel eats aptasia.. it will also eat anemones, and other lps.. peppermint shrimp work well at aptasia control too..

 

[McCrary]

I have heard of Copper banded butterfly fish eating aptasia, but never a centropyge angel. That angel is golden.

 

[Crusty Old Shellback]

I've got copper banded's, peppermint shrimp and berghi nudie's and none of them has touch a single apstia in my tank.

Wonder if I should try one of these? I also have a wantanabie angel in that tank and he dosen't touch them either.

I have heard that most butterflies will eat them but they also eat coral poylops so that's kind of out of teh question.

 

[jimmy n]

I'm 2 for 2 on majestic angels that eat aptasia.

The majestic in my first setup did for sure. It cleaned them out quickly.

My current majestic went in after a CBB.. The CBB dissapeared while I was on vacation. The sump has aptasia in it, but they have never resurfaced in the main tank. I assume it's the majestic.

Jim

 

[ratziel]

Thanks for your replies guys. I wasn't aware of any angels that would eat aips. It makes sense since they all seem to be rock and coral pickers. I received no replies about a keyhole angel so I guess they are not that common, even though he wasn't really all that expensive of a fish.