What is best way to get rid of aptasia?

[Chiefillini]

Any advice on getting rid of aptasia? I've been using aptasia X and every time I think I have it all a few more pop up.

Thanks for your help.

 

[rich130981]

Peppermint shrimp have always been a great solution for me. The one time they didn't work I bought a ile fish and. He did the Job.

 

[Chiefillini]

What is an ile fish?

 

[Texanjordan]

File fish, he forgot the F.

A matted file fish will eat the Aptasia, but there is a good chance it will also eat corals

 

[Chiefillini]

Thanks, wouldn't want to add anything that would eat my coral.

 

[Timber77]

kalk paste and a syringe

 

[johnike]

kalk paste and a syringe

This.
I use pickling lime.

Matted filefish work great, but mine went after corals after he was done.

 

[ghostman]

+1 on using kalk paste for a few of them. My matted filefish did a great job, but then went after zoas when there were no more aiptasia. I still have a few to kill.

 

[Duc1098]

Lemon juice works well to. But I would get a few peppermint shrimp.

 

[Texanjordan]

I have been zapping them with kalk paste as I see them, they sure are a pain! I did buy 3 peppermint shrimp, I acclimated them, and as soon as I dropped them in the water my Melanarius Wrasse attacked and ate one of them. After it was finished with its meal, it started stalking the rock they hid behind. I havent seen them in weeks, Im really grateful that I was able to provide a 15 dollar meal for him!

 

[lolgranny]

Aptasia X has worked wonders!

Ive bought about 2 dozen pep shrimp and they went to town on them then stopped. A mixture would work best if you ask me!

Get them NOW! Do not wait

 

[topenjoin]

Peppermint shrimp did wonders on my aptasia

 

[ghostman]

I have been zapping them with kalk paste as I see them, they sure are a pain! I did buy 3 peppermint shrimp, I acclimated them, and as soon as I dropped them in the water my Melanarius Wrasse attacked and ate one of them. After it was finished with its meal, it started stalking the rock they hid behind. I havent seen them in weeks, Im really grateful that I was able to provide a 15 dollar meal for him!

I've always wanted to try the peppermint shrimp solution, but my wrasses eat them before they even hit the sand. I've also tried the berghia nudis, and they may have become snacks too as I never saw them again. I ordered a ton of them too.

 

[Texanjordan]

Thats a shame those nudibranches are expensive. I have heard that any wrasse wil eat them though. Maybe if you can catch the wrasse and put it in your sump long enough for the nudibranches to eat all the aptasia that would work. Just a thought.

 

[BumpyJohnson]

If you don't have to many you could encase them in super glue.

 

[gig]

I've heard that peppermints can be touchy with corals, I guess you buy a blue throat trigger to take out the peppermints after they are done with the shrimp

 

[arioch]

I've heard that peppermints can be touchy with corals, I guess you buy a blue throat trigger to take out the peppermints after they are done with the shrimp

And then a barracuda to take care of the trigger.

 

[Texanjordan]

you can add a shark to take care of the barracuda when it is done with the trigger

 

[DopeCantWin]

you can add a shark to take care of the barracuda when it is done with the trigger

While the shark is still small, you can add an Orca Whale to take care of it.

 

[SEEMAC]

Peppermint shrimp I just bought two about 3 weeks ago...all aptasia are now gone...