what will eat aiptasia

MRICKEN1012 · 05/27/2008, 10:35 PM

I have some aiptasia mixed in with some zoas and I cant get to it.
Will anything eat it??

shag26272 · 05/27/2008, 10:37 PM

peppermint shrimp

plateboy3293 · 05/27/2008, 10:39 PM

copperbanded butterfly and peppermint shrimp but their both hit or miss

demonsp · 05/27/2008, 10:40 PM

By the time you get them and if they even eat it the problem will only get worse. You need to remove it manually. And removing the rock is the only way. Another reason to QT coral and frags. I would act fast or 1 yr from now you maybe removeing all the rock to get them all.

shag26272 · 05/27/2008, 10:42 PM

I have used Joes Juice with great success, I have only had a few though. Some people say it doesnt work which I cannot believe. They must be using it wrong because it kills them in about 1 second every time.

MRICKEN1012 · 05/27/2008, 10:45 PM

I have joes but I can get in close enough. How much luck have you had w peppermint shrimp? Will they pick at zoas or any other coral?

MRICKEN1012 · 05/27/2008, 10:45 PM

I have joes but I can get in close enough. How much luck have you had w peppermint shrimp? Will they pic at zoas or any other coral?

shag26272 · 05/27/2008, 10:50 PM

what I do is turn off all the pumps and such and let the joes juice drift out of the syringe towards it until the aptasia eats it, that is if you can get close enough. It is hit or miss with the peppermints but they are so cheap its worth a shot

MRICKEN1012 · 05/27/2008, 10:52 PM

how about with them eating other corals?

shag26272 · 05/27/2008, 10:59 PM

nope, wont touch them

MRICKEN1012 · 05/27/2008, 11:00 PM

cool thanks

MrRoo · 05/27/2008, 11:57 PM

I purchased some LR from a fellow RCer and my tank blew up with aiptasia the following weeks! I had 2 peps in there and I can now start to see the aiptasia forest disappearing. I would highly suggest you 2-3 peps tomorrow and let them do their thing.

Aztlan_LA · 05/28/2008, 01:41 AM

I attacked them with Joe's Juice and a couple Peppermint shrimps.

What ever was left over the shrimps took care of them.

Kdocimo90 · 05/28/2008, 05:47 AM

peppermint shrimp took care of mine

rickh · 05/28/2008, 10:03 AM

The shrimp work great, but I can't keep them around for more than a month.
They aren't hiding, no aggressive fish or other inverts. I have had six over the last year on a Nano. R

shag26272 · 05/28/2008, 10:08 AM

probably they run out of food after the aptasia are gone

drillsar · 05/28/2008, 10:12 AM

why do you have to take rock out? What about boiling water I heard that works.

rickh · 05/28/2008, 10:13 AM

They would run out and snatch fish food. There are a lot of worms and tiny brittle star hitchhikers in that tank. Could a 2" worm capture a Peppermint Shrimp??

tmz · 05/28/2008, 10:15 AM

Lysmata wurdemanni (peppermint shrimp) work for me. I have seen some eat zoanthus although not often and not many.

drillsar · 05/28/2008, 10:19 AM

Aiptasia-x by red sea any good check it out on you tube. looks like it works

snatchbak · 05/28/2008, 11:59 AM

peppermint. hard worker.

my hobbies · 05/28/2008, 12:04 PM

I found a seagrass filefish and he has done wonders. he ate all the aiptasia' s and now eats with the other fish. (unless an aiptasia pops up then he will eat that. ) he hasn't touched any corals. i have had him for 3 months as of now so i don't know of long term effect.

my hobbies · 05/28/2008, 12:07 PM

everyone says peppermint shrimp but my wrasse made an expensive lunch of them. and joes juice works but they seem to grow more in a week and i never could eliminate them totally.

naish84 · 05/28/2008, 12:07 PM

Hi dude, there is this new thing that kills them by red sea. check it out on the site, it shows you on a video

drillsar · 05/28/2008, 12:10 PM

Naish84 I already told him about it, its called Aiptasia-X it works check out the video, I got some today and stuff does what it says.

05/27/2008, 10:35 PM	#1
MRICKEN1012 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: michigan Posts: 662	what will eat aiptasia I have some aiptasia mixed in with some zoas and I cant get to it. Will anything eat it??

05/27/2008, 10:37 PM	#2
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	peppermint shrimp __________________ .

05/27/2008, 10:39 PM	#3
plateboy3293 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hillsborough, New Jersey Posts: 1,038	copperbanded butterfly and peppermint shrimp but their both hit or miss __________________ Wars come and go but my soldiers stay eternal Current Tank Info: 155 gallon bow

05/27/2008, 10:42 PM	#5
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	I have used Joes Juice with great success, I have only had a few though. Some people say it doesnt work which I cannot believe. They must be using it wrong because it kills them in about 1 second every time. __________________ .

05/27/2008, 10:50 PM	#8
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	what I do is turn off all the pumps and such and let the joes juice drift out of the syringe towards it until the aptasia eats it, that is if you can get close enough. It is hit or miss with the peppermints but they are so cheap its worth a shot __________________ .

05/27/2008, 10:40 PM	#4
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	By the time you get them and if they even eat it the problem will only get worse. You need to remove it manually. And removing the rock is the only way. Another reason to QT coral and frags. I would act fast or 1 yr from now you maybe removeing all the rock to get them all.

05/27/2008, 10:45 PM	#6
MRICKEN1012 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: michigan Posts: 662	I have joes but I can get in close enough. How much luck have you had w peppermint shrimp? Will they pick at zoas or any other coral?

05/27/2008, 10:52 PM	#9
MRICKEN1012 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: michigan Posts: 662	how about with them eating other corals?

05/27/2008, 10:59 PM	#10
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	nope, wont touch them __________________ .

05/27/2008, 11:00 PM	#11
MRICKEN1012 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: michigan Posts: 662	cool thanks

05/27/2008, 11:57 PM	#12
MrRoo Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alta Loma, CA Posts: 629	I purchased some LR from a fellow RCer and my tank blew up with aiptasia the following weeks! I had 2 peps in there and I can now start to see the aiptasia forest disappearing. I would highly suggest you 2-3 peps tomorrow and let them do their thing.

05/28/2008, 01:41 AM	#13
Aztlan_LA Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 113	I attacked them with Joe's Juice and a couple Peppermint shrimps. What ever was left over the shrimps took care of them. __________________ 55 Gallon Acrylic RIP {1 Dragon Goby 1 Gold Head Sleeper Gpby 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Green Chromis, 1 Yellow Tail Damsel 1 Cleaner Shrimp,1 Pepppermint Shrimp} Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon Acrylic FOWLR

05/28/2008, 05:47 AM	#14
Kdocimo90 Superior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 6,175	peppermint shrimp took care of mine __________________ ¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯) VISIT MY HOME PAGE (¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸ ¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯) TO SEE MY 210G TANK (¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸ -Kevin Current Tank Info: 210 Gallon Softy/LPS Reef Tank

05/28/2008, 10:03 AM	#15
rickh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lost_in_Michigan Posts: 1,306	The shrimp work great, but I can't keep them around for more than a month. They aren't hiding, no aggressive fish or other inverts. I have had six over the last year on a Nano. R

05/28/2008, 10:08 AM	#16
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	probably they run out of food after the aptasia are gone __________________ .

05/28/2008, 10:12 AM	#17
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	why do you have to take rock out? What about boiling water I heard that works.

05/28/2008, 10:13 AM	#18
rickh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lost_in_Michigan Posts: 1,306	They would run out and snatch fish food. There are a lot of worms and tiny brittle star hitchhikers in that tank. Could a 2" worm capture a Peppermint Shrimp??

05/28/2008, 10:15 AM	#19
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	Lysmata wurdemanni (peppermint shrimp) work for me. I have seen some eat zoanthus although not often and not many. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

05/28/2008, 10:19 AM	#20
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	Aiptasia-x by red sea any good check it out on you tube. looks like it works

05/28/2008, 11:59 AM	#21
snatchbak Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 196	peppermint. hard worker. __________________ ~werD Current Tank Info: Oceanic BioCube 29 ~ Born July 2007 ~ LED Upgrade

05/28/2008, 12:04 PM	#22
my hobbies Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: berlin nj Posts: 124	I found a seagrass filefish and he has done wonders. he ate all the aiptasia' s and now eats with the other fish. (unless an aiptasia pops up then he will eat that. ) he hasn't touched any corals. i have had him for 3 months as of now so i don't know of long term effect. __________________ so much to learn so little time Current Tank Info: 90 gal rr ,500 watts mh, chiller, 2 6025 pumps, 1 korilla 4 , 20 gal sump,

05/28/2008, 12:07 PM	#23
my hobbies Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: berlin nj Posts: 124	everyone says peppermint shrimp but my wrasse made an expensive lunch of them. and joes juice works but they seem to grow more in a week and i never could eliminate them totally. __________________ so much to learn so little time Current Tank Info: 90 gal rr ,500 watts mh, chiller, 2 6025 pumps, 1 korilla 4 , 20 gal sump,

05/28/2008, 12:07 PM	#24
naish84 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Malta Posts: 30	Hi dude, there is this new thing that kills them by red sea. check it out on the site, it shows you on a video

05/28/2008, 12:10 PM	#25
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	Naish84 I already told him about it, its called Aiptasia-X it works check out the video, I got some today and stuff does what it says.