Zero aiptasias anyone?

[juan jose]

Has anyone got to the point of having zero aiptasias? Can they be totally eliminated. Do they always reappear? IÃ"šÃ‚´m trying the popular suggestions but I still donÃ"šÃ‚´t know if they can be eliminated 100%. Any succesful attempts?

 

[FDinPA]

I have none in my tank. I QT everything that goes in and have been fortunate. My personal method of destruction is lemon juice from a hypodermic needle. That is an easy solution in the QT tank but some folks may balk at having the byproducts in their display.

 

[MarkD40]

I have not had aiptaisias for many years. I have not added any live rock for years either. When I started out I thought aiptaisias were cool and actually fed them! Then I found out the truth.

They just seemed to go away on their own over time. I didn't really have a problem with their appearance and thought they looked natural and accepted them as a a natural part of the reef. That is probably why they died off, they didn't bother me. I I had hated them my tank would be covered by now. Maybe I should start liking cyanobacteria and feed it!

 

[juan jose]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6943759#post6943759 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MarkD40
I have not had aiptaisias for many years. I have not added any live rock for years either. When I started out I thought aiptaisias were cool and actually fed them! Then I found out the truth.

They just seemed to go away on their own over time. I didn't really have a problem with their appearance and thought they looked natural and accepted them as a a natural part of the reef. That is probably why they died off, they didn't bother me. I I had hated them my tank would be covered by now. Maybe I should start liking cyanobacteria and feed it!

You are right when I started the hobby I loved the aiptasias thinking my tank was doing fine. After reading at RC I found out the truth, and now they look so out of place now.

 

[RLMainers]

We don't have any in our tank. Never have had any, either.

 

[Mr James]

I had them but quickly rid them from my system with one dude!! Mr Copperband Butterfly. I actually have a video (somewhere) of him devouring an Aip the size of a Volkswagon Beetle. Now that's entertainment. Peppermint Shrimp never worked in my tank. The ole CBB got to be so good at it that I would trade rocks with a friend of mine, just to clean his rocks and then return them or trade for something.

 

[Swanwillow]

when I first started my 55 gallon, I had them... and then, I found a nice peppermint shrimp!!!

in my current seahorse tank, I saw one. it had climbed onto my fake plastic plant.... freshwater does wonders to the little buggers!!!!

currently, I don't have any... that I know of. I'm wanting to get some peppermints though, just in case.

 

[juan jose]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6944346#post6944346 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mr James
I had them but quickly rid them from my system with one dude!! Mr Copperband Butterfly. I actually have a video (somewhere) of him devouring an Aip the size of a Volkswagon Beetle. Now that's entertainment. Peppermint Shrimp never worked in my tank. The ole CBB got to be so good at it that I would trade rocks with a friend of mine, just to clean his rocks and then return them or trade for something.

wow!!! I want my butterly to do that, it even seems entertaining, sipping a beer and watching the CBB eating aiptasias jajaja it would make my day. If you find the vid please post it.

 

[cheeks69]

Had some in my first tank got some Peppermint shrimps and they were gone in a few weeks never to return. In my new tank I bought some Zoo's that had some on the rock they were attached to, broke it apart and removed them never seen them again.