Dwarf Angels and Aiptasia???

Chaloupa · 04/29/2006, 04:54 PM

K...just at a LFS and he's telling me that Dwarf Angels (specifically Elibi) commonly eat Aiptasia...anyone ever heard of this? I thought this was strange but hey, maybe something I don't know...? any comments would be appreciated! Thanks so much for looking!

BTTRFLYGRL · 04/29/2006, 05:39 PM

Never heard that..Many Butterflys eat aiptasia..also Peppermint shrimp do a good job for small tanks

Flyflicker · 04/29/2006, 05:49 PM

I have never had an Elibi but I know my flame, bicolor, coral beauty, and singapore angels didn't do much about aiptasia.

leebca · 04/29/2006, 06:11 PM

Almost all dwarf angels prefer a nearly herbivore diet and should be offered foods along those of the herbivore feeds in the link below:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=785228

Chaloupa · 04/30/2006, 11:43 PM

I've actually kept dwarf angels before...but when he made this claim.....Just makes ya wonder if I missed the boat on something! He also claimed that all his reef customers kept dwarf's and they NEVER touched any corals....I just had to see what others had to say....oh another claim;if you have copper pipes in your house don't use the hot water tap for any top up as that will contain copper (cold won't) as the hot water causes the copper to come out of the piping. Ok hello....
ah well...passed up on the angel.......when mine jumped ship I was considering adding another but I think I will fill the spot with a Mimic Tang....not sure yet.....I just don't have a really good "Centre Piece" fish.

BigWaveDave2 · 05/01/2006, 11:10 PM

I had a previous problem with Aiptasia, tried peppermint shrimp, and they got rid of some of them, but the larger ones still got around. I didn't want to purchase a Bergia nudibranch and have it starve after all were eaten, so I got a product called Stop-Aiptasia by Chem Marine, and it took care of all of them really quick. Only two of maybe 30 survived the first dose, but a week later I used it on those two, and they were dead in less than a day.
I'd try that if you still have problems

Chaloupa · 05/02/2006, 12:21 AM

Hey BigWaveDave2-where do you get this? Do you know if it is available in Canada..I have never heard of it...how did you use it? The same as Joe's Juice or? Please let me know. Thanks!

Anemone · 05/02/2006, 11:54 AM

Yes, in my experience, some centropyge angels will eat some aiptasia. When I was first starting out, I had some small hitch-hiking aips, but I didn't know what they were. I also had a coral beauty pygmy angel. I watched the coral beauty consume one of the aips one day. I didn't have too many aips, but within a few weeks they were all gone.

Conclusion - some pygmy angels will eat aiptasia, but I think the aips need to be small, and it certainly isn't a sure thing.

FWIW,
Kevin

Chaloupa · 05/02/2006, 06:32 PM

Hey Anemone! Thanks...I hadn't heard it...wondered if this guy was pulling things out of a hat!

JerseyReef · 05/02/2006, 07:39 PM

while not technically a centropyge angel, Bi-Color angels will eat Majano Sp.

jimbo045 · 05/02/2006, 07:39 PM

Never heard of it. I have heard of the Copperband Butterfly for that. JD

04/29/2006, 04:54 PM	#1
Chaloupa Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver Island, BC Canada Posts: 412	Dwarf Angels and Aiptasia??? K...just at a LFS and he's telling me that Dwarf Angels (specifically Elibi) commonly eat Aiptasia...anyone ever heard of this? I thought this was strange but hey, maybe something I don't know...? any comments would be appreciated! Thanks so much for looking! __________________ No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Sarah Current Tank Info: 65g hexagon reef,120g anemone and LPS, 34g RSM, 150g SPS and zoos, 40g frag/Q tank

04/29/2006, 05:39 PM	#2
BTTRFLYGRL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: INDY Posts: 2,857	Never heard that..Many Butterflys eat aiptasia..also Peppermint shrimp do a good job for small tanks __________________ AKA Kim Hardie.. Current Tank Info: 240 gallon FOWLR, 180 gallon reef, 55 gallon for my Dwarf Lion

04/30/2006, 11:43 PM	#5
Chaloupa Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver Island, BC Canada Posts: 412	I've actually kept dwarf angels before...but when he made this claim.....Just makes ya wonder if I missed the boat on something! He also claimed that all his reef customers kept dwarf's and they NEVER touched any corals....I just had to see what others had to say....oh another claim;if you have copper pipes in your house don't use the hot water tap for any top up as that will contain copper (cold won't) as the hot water causes the copper to come out of the piping. Ok hello.... ah well...passed up on the angel.......when mine jumped ship I was considering adding another but I think I will fill the spot with a Mimic Tang....not sure yet.....I just don't have a really good "Centre Piece" fish. __________________ No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Sarah Current Tank Info: 65g hexagon reef,120g anemone and LPS, 34g RSM, 150g SPS and zoos, 40g frag/Q tank

05/02/2006, 12:21 AM	#7
Chaloupa Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver Island, BC Canada Posts: 412	Hey BigWaveDave2-where do you get this? Do you know if it is available in Canada..I have never heard of it...how did you use it? The same as Joe's Juice or? Please let me know. Thanks! __________________ No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Sarah Current Tank Info: 65g hexagon reef,120g anemone and LPS, 34g RSM, 150g SPS and zoos, 40g frag/Q tank

05/02/2006, 11:54 AM	#8
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	Yes, in my experience, some centropyge angels will eat some aiptasia. When I was first starting out, I had some small hitch-hiking aips, but I didn't know what they were. I also had a coral beauty pygmy angel. I watched the coral beauty consume one of the aips one day. I didn't have too many aips, but within a few weeks they were all gone. Conclusion - some pygmy angels will eat aiptasia, but I think the aips need to be small, and it certainly isn't a sure thing. FWIW, Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s

04/29/2006, 05:49 PM	#3
Flyflicker Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 203	I have never had an Elibi but I know my flame, bicolor, coral beauty, and singapore angels didn't do much about aiptasia.

04/29/2006, 06:11 PM	#4
leebca Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: So. CA Posts: 2,902	Almost all dwarf angels prefer a nearly herbivore diet and should be offered foods along those of the herbivore feeds in the link below: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=785228

05/01/2006, 11:10 PM	#6
BigWaveDave2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 50	I had a previous problem with Aiptasia, tried peppermint shrimp, and they got rid of some of them, but the larger ones still got around. I didn't want to purchase a Bergia nudibranch and have it starve after all were eaten, so I got a product called Stop-Aiptasia by Chem Marine, and it took care of all of them really quick. Only two of maybe 30 survived the first dose, but a week later I used it on those two, and they were dead in less than a day. I'd try that if you still have problems

05/02/2006, 06:32 PM	#9
Chaloupa Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver Island, BC Canada Posts: 412	Hey Anemone! Thanks...I hadn't heard it...wondered if this guy was pulling things out of a hat! __________________ No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Sarah Current Tank Info: 65g hexagon reef,120g anemone and LPS, 34g RSM, 150g SPS and zoos, 40g frag/Q tank

05/02/2006, 07:39 PM	#10
JerseyReef Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 1,120	while not technically a centropyge angel, Bi-Color angels will eat Majano Sp. __________________ Regards, Mike Current Tank Info: Tank currently is...?

05/02/2006, 07:39 PM	#11
jimbo045 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aiea, HI. Posts: 1,788	Never heard of it. I have heard of the Copperband Butterfly for that. JD