<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11946938#post11946938 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ricks
Once the aiptasia are in your system the fish only control them. Once the fish is gone they will reappear, any predator needs to be full time or they will again gain a foothold...
Happy Reefing
perhaps -
once spotted them in our system...
and the subsequent spreading... i bleached ALL the LR they were attached to (about 40# worth out of 200+# = small dent overall and small sacrifice) and threw out the coral colonies that were even in close proximity - couldnt trade/sell these - there was ONLY one FAIR option in my mind atleast!... and have waited it out not done anything w/ this tank... for prob going on 6 mos now... was wanting to wait and see what was going to happen and wanted to avoid further 'demoralizing' - (what a learning curve in this hobby ay?)
after reading/RESEARCHING this pest
wasnt worth it to take a chance!
thats why its so important
to get any signs of them removed right away...
interesting that following RC
some people think its a simple matter to deal w/... and have seen reported cases of people just zapping one or 2 and the problem is gone (seemingly atleast???)... i think Melev has documented this on his site... but have also read here on RC where someone thought it was a simple matter zapped it and they kept coming back...
by that time - its (probably) too late!
there is no guarantee
that i stopped this infestation but atleast havent seen any rear their ugly heads either! and the bleached rock has been returned to the system - eventually to become 'LIVE' again (already getting coralline!)... luckily our tank is out away from the wall about a foot and i have a acrylic removable back on it so i can periodically check behind all the LR in the dt - for any signs of these pests... i still wonder if there are any somewhere in the LR in the refugium or even hiding in some of the chaeto (where have removed some originally)...
but only time will tell!
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