Deerhunter
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title says it all.
any new methods for getting rid of aptasia???
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Tunguska
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I also don't have anything new, but applying kalk paste with a syringe is very effective. If you want to reach somewhere you can't otherwise reach, use some stiff plastic airline tubing and attatch that to the syringe with some of the flexible tubing. Suck the kalk into the end of the stiff airline as if it were the end of the syringe. You now have a "wand of aipstasia-death."
Ooulophilia
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After trying everything I have to come to the conclusion that this is the best method: epoxy. Find the hole it tucks into and stick a small piece of epoxy over the hole, or if is on rock use a flat piece and epoxy over the whole area.
), especially useful if there are any aiptasia in b/w colonies of, ie zoas.The Berghia is quite expensive. They do work, but I have found that getting them in the tank is an issue. The fish peck at them, and that getting them to live can be troublesome. I have worked with them in both small nano situations where I can easily control the feed ratio, and in large holding systems.
Ed
stony_corals
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Copperband butterfly fish
daytonians
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Use a syringe and a liquid calcium. I used Kents. Inject it right into them. They will not come back. I had a bunch before treating, and they are now all gone. It's been like 8 months since I did it, and still none in my tank.
zigzag1
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I've tried many methods, kalk paste, lemon juice, joe's juice, etc via syringe, copper band butterflys, peppermint shrimp, etc on my 2 year old 125 gal reef. They just kept spreading no matter what I tried. It was frustration to no end and gettting worse ever days. Along with the big ones, tiny ones were appearing everywhere. Even the wife would see them, know them, and my dispise for them.
Then I spent the best $50 on my reef yet. Bergia are the way to go; simply amazing the difference. I can't find an aptaisia anywhere in my reef now.
Berghia Nudi's all the way!!!!
Then I spent the best $50 on my reef yet. Bergia are the way to go; simply amazing the difference. I can't find an aptaisia anywhere in my reef now.
Berghia Nudi's all the way!!!!
Malifluous
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Geno7, Do you want to sell or trade those peppermints? I like the idea of having guaranteed aiptasia eating peppermints cos i heard it was hit or mis with them.
A good method I heard once, was to heat a bucket of saltwater to 95+ degrees, drop your rock in the bucket, the apitasia will leave the rock to go to the top of the bucket to get the cooler water. Once all the nems are on the side of the bucket simply remove the rock and place back in the tank. Granted this only is feasible if the rock has no coral on it. 2 Peppermints keep mine eradicated.
This type of thread keeps popping up. Some butterflys will deifinately wipe out aptasia, but they will also eat corals.
At last count, there are at least 5 species of pepermints that all look much the same. If you get one that eats aptasia, great. If not...
Bergias can greatly reduce massive infestations, but seldom get every last one.
calk paste works for some, but not most.
etc.
etc.
etc.
I am glad I do not have aiptasia in my current setup. I now quarantine absolutely everything.
Fred
At last count, there are at least 5 species of pepermints that all look much the same. If you get one that eats aptasia, great. If not...
Bergias can greatly reduce massive infestations, but seldom get every last one.
calk paste works for some, but not most.
etc.
etc.
etc.
I am glad I do not have aiptasia in my current setup. I now quarantine absolutely everything.
Fred
iamwhatiam52
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Do the same methods apply to zoanthids? Ugly brown ones thrive in the holes in my rock and I cn't get them off.
