Stubborn Aiptasia

[dabob79]

I need some help with some pesky aiptasia. I've tried lemon juice and AiptasiaX, and neither seem to be doing the trick. The lemon juice just ****ed them off and made them put out spores and multiply. The AiptasiaX appears to work at first, but after a couple weeks they start popping back out. And it's not spores, it's the original aiptasia coming back out. Any other ideas?



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[Djbeasley05]

I would look into the more natural options. Nudibanch and peppermint shrimp are hit or Miss unless you find a proven one someone will lend or sell to you.

 

[Lance A. Lot]

I have a file fish you can have. He will eat all of the aiptasia but when he is done he will start going after zoas.

 

[Nanook]

Klein's butterflies work well as do file fish.

 

[tonysi]

Berghias worked for me in the past. Sodium hydroxide also worked for me in another tank where the outbreak didn't need me to spend the effort in getting the berghias.

 

[dabob79]

I have a file fish you can have. He will eat all of the aiptasia but when he is done he will start going after zoas.

How big is he? This is a 34 gallon Biocube that already has 4 fish


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[Nanook]

Berghias work in low flow tanks with no predators.

 

[Lance A. Lot]

About 2 inches. Not that big.

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[dabob79]

Berghias work in low flow tanks with no predators.

Know anyone that has any? Looking online they appear to be hard to come by at the moment.


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[Nanook]

Rams has some.

 

[clevername]

I actually can say i have the EXACT same experience. Really annoyed at the aptasia X not working since i paid for it.
Next time i visit my father, im going to grab one of his (used) insulin needles and hopefully inject them with some baking soda mix.

Any one know of a sure fire way (not natural). I have about 4 total, couple in the sump too.

 

[dabob79]

Rams has some.

Does he get on here often?


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[reefslugs]

fish

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Get the file fish........ I have a 200g which is 7 feet long. I had aptasia bad. He cleaned it out in about two weeks. You can get it out when he is done. They are very easy to catch. I found the one I have now,does not touch corals, so he's a keeper. He waits up at the top of the tanks front glass for me to feed him.

 

[Lance A. Lot]

Get the file fish........ I have a 200g which is 7 feet long. I had aptasia bad. He cleaned it out in about two weeks. You can get it out when he is done. They are very easy to catch. I found the one I have now,does not touch corals, so he's a keeper. He waits up at the top of the tanks front glass for me to feed him.[/QUOTE

[MENTION=329984]dabob79[/MENTION] I can drop the file fish off at your office any weekday morning lol.

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[dabob79]

Get the file fish........ I have a 200g which is 7 feet long. I had aptasia bad. He cleaned it out in about two weeks. You can get it out when he is done. They are very easy to catch. I found the one I have now,does not touch corals, so he's a keeper. He waits up at the top of the tanks front glass for me to feed him.[/QUOTE

[MENTION=329984]dabob79[/MENTION] I can drop the file fish off at your office any weekday morning lol.

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Yeah, I'll probably take you up on that, I'll message you later. Thanks!


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[Nanook]

Does he get on here often?


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He used to back in the day

 

[rams]

I will check my tank when I get home to see what I've got left. Just a note on berghia, they take a while to establish and make a difference. I thought I lost them all until one day I started seeing eggs. Then I started seeing more berghia than aiptasia and now I have trouble keeping them fed. Anything you add to your tank to eat aiptasia will also eat the berghia.

 

[dabob79]

I will check my tank when I get home to see what I've got left. Just a note on berghia, they take a while to establish and make a difference. I thought I lost them all until one day I started seeing eggs. Then I started seeing more berghia than aiptasia and now I have trouble keeping them fed. Anything you add to your tank to eat aiptasia will also eat the berghia.

It's only a 34 gallon tank, would it take long for the nudi to do much?


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[rams]

It's only a 34 gallon tank, would it take long for the nudi to do much?

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In my experience yes, depending on how many aiptasia you have and the count of berghia it could take a while. For me 4 - 6 weeks I started noticing a difference. But you are talking about complete extermination if berghia survive and nothing eats them.

 

[Reef-theapist]

Berghia worked for me and you can grab them here in st louis