aptaisia removal fish?

[stevercleeze]

which do you guys think is the best fish to help to control/rid my tank of these aptaisia anemones?

 

[david pinder]

molted file fsh ate mine

 

[tymon]

Kleins butterfly

 

[eyeluvcoral]

I like the Kleins butterfly. They do an excellent job at clearing out aptasia.

 

[reefinmo]

I was very happy with my matted filefish. I kept having them pop up and got tired of blow-torching the little buggers, so I got the matted filefish. I probably only had 3-4 small ones in the tank when I added him, but after that, I never saw another one.

 

[sanchoy]

filefish!!!

 

[magikfly]

Two banded butterfly, after eating the aiptasia they'll take to your corals though

 

[SeanT]

Copper Banded Butterfly hands down.

But remember, if you buy an animal to "do" something in your tank, that animal is still in your tank after the job is done, so be prepared to care for its dietary requirements.

 

[Fig]

Filefish is great , but if you have lps corals, they might go after those to.

 

[125G Reefer]

Filefish is great , but if you have lps corals, they might go after those to.

^^ +1 ^^ I'd stay with the CopperBanded Butterfly or Peppermint Shrimp.

 

[glenns]

Kleins has worked great for me. They are typically hardier than Copperbands.

 

[sanchoy]

Copperbands and kleins also have the potential of going after your corals as well. So if you don't care have at it.

 

[MarkGP]

Copperband or Raccoon butterfly.

 

[scar79]

Question: Do any of these fish have appetites for Majanos as well?

 

[tozzi]

I got a copper band for mine. It didnt eat 1. Hit or miss like anything else