Aiptasia killing technique

[Spracklcat]

If you can, ask for a 16 gauge needle. 18 gauge works ok too, but you have to make the paste a bit thinner. Either way, once you get the kalk liquid in the body of the anemone, it's a goner.

 

[dickenscd]

One worker in Fishtown USA told me today that peppermint shrimp can get rid of aiptasia easily as long as you don't have anenome in the tank.

Has anyone heard or experienced about it?

James

 

[billsreef]

Peppermint shrimp will work on small ones, as well as a few other things like the rest of the critters that will eat aiptasia.

 

[dickenscd]

Bill,

Do you mean peppermint shrimp does not guarantee eating all the aiptasias? Only the small one, not the big ones?


Does peppermint shrimp will also eat the anemone family such as zoas and mushrooms?

Is there anyway to get rid of aiptasias later on in my 215G tank?

Does "racoon butterfuly" is a better guarantee to get rid of aiptasia?

I saw the huge beautiful live rocks in the last LIRA meeting in my office, I am thinking if I should use them or just discard them because of hundreds of aiptasias on them, and I don't have time to take them out one by one. are "Butterfly", "peppermint shrimp" are my only choices?


James

 

[billsreef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11087203#post11087203 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dickenscd
Bill,

Do you mean peppermint shrimp does not guarantee eating all the aiptasias? Only the small one, not the big ones?

Correct. They will often leave the big ones alone.

Does peppermint shrimp will also eat the anemone family such as zoas and mushrooms?

They can pick on those as well. Mostly the smaller types of anemones and zoas.

Is there anyway to get rid of aiptasias later on in my 215G tank?

There is always a way

Does "racoon butterfuly" is a better guarantee to get rid of aiptasia?

They will eat both the big and small, but might not always get the last little bit out of the hard to reach nooks and crannies.

I saw the huge beautiful live rocks in the last LIRA meeting in my office, I am thinking if I should use them or just discard them because of hundreds of aiptasias on them, and I don't have time to take them out one by one. are "Butterfly", "peppermint shrimp" are my only choices?

No guarantee that fresh rock wouldn't have aiptasia, after all that's where they came from in the first place Those are some really nice pieces and worth the effort of cleaning up IMO. A combination of peppermint shrimp and the butterfly would work well. The raccoon will get the big bits and the shrimp will clean up whatever the raccoon doesn't get. One other option is to get a few Berghia nudibranchs, the only they eat is aiptasia and they do a good job of it.

 

[dickenscd]

quote:
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Originally posted by todd rose
Berghia nudi branch
www.saltyunderground.com
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The above supplier claimed

"Berghia nudibranchs eat only one thing: the dreaded aiptasia anemone, AKA glass or rock anemone (not to be confused with majano anemones). That’s all Berghia eat, nothing else, not one other thing. And, they are completely reef safe. "

Is that true?

If it's true, isn't it the best choice for my situation?

James

 

[billsreef]

It is true, and why I mentioned them

Check with Christine first, she was working on rearing them but I'm not sure how far along she is with that project. I also believe that Joe sometimes has a few from time to time at Atlantis.