Aiptasia again?

drillsar · 02/04/2009, 03:27 PM

I have Aiptasia all over once again, isit possible to recure the rock and kill the aiptasia or thats not a option? I have a clown and some snails.

It seems I can never get rid of it, I have a 29 gal cube.

Brandon M · 02/04/2009, 03:41 PM

Get some peppermint shrimp. I have had tremendous success with them eating all of my aiptasia in 3 different tanks.

indydog1 · 02/04/2009, 04:15 PM

i agree some waht. peppermints are the way to go first. just dont feed your tank the day you add them so they dont find extra food to eat instead of the aptasia.

as a ? are you sure it is aptasia and not majanos? sp

if it is the latter, peppermints wont help. so manual removal is the best for you. hope this helps you out.

drillsar · 02/04/2009, 07:00 PM

peppermint shrimp in a nano though?

indydog1 · 02/04/2009, 07:05 PM

absolutely. they will fix your problem and when they are done, you can find lots of people who would love to take them off your hands to help them rid aptasia.

drillsar · 02/05/2009, 03:48 PM

ok how many?

Brandon M · 02/05/2009, 03:58 PM

I think 2-3 would be fine

Brandon M · 02/05/2009, 03:59 PM

Also, try and get peppermints that come from Florida. Its my understanding that some peppermints do not eat aiptasia, but the ones from the Caribbean are known to have a taste for them.

nanewbie · 02/05/2009, 04:30 PM

+1 on the different types of peppermint shrimp. Had 'em and never ate any of my aiptasia.

brianx45 · 02/05/2009, 05:22 PM

you could try bergia nudibranch's.

drillsar · 02/06/2009, 01:59 PM

I got one peppermint shrimp yesterday is that enough?

Sinful Aquatics · 02/06/2009, 02:03 PM

When I had aiptasias. I just bought two peppermint shrimps. Never seen it since

drillsar · 02/06/2009, 02:41 PM

so I should buy another shrimp?

Brandon M · 02/06/2009, 03:07 PM

I would try just one for a week or two and see how it works out. If he doesn't clear it up then grab another.

velfamily · 02/07/2009, 12:02 PM

curious, did this work?

(have a friend with the same problem)

drillsar · 02/08/2009, 12:35 AM

not sure yet, I will let you know.

squealy · 02/08/2009, 08:06 AM

Is it advisable to QT the peppermint shrimp before putting them in your tank?

Stormvillefish · 02/08/2009, 05:29 PM

I had about a dozen aptasias in my tank ... tried injecting some with boiling vinegar and that seem to get rid of the ones I injected (not easy to do ... they disappear into their holes very quickly) for a couple of weeks, but then they seemed to return. Yesterday I picked up two peppermint shrimp from my lfs ... this morning I woke up and the aptasia is all gone!!! I would definitely get a couple of peppermint shrimp ... it worked for me!

drillsar · 02/08/2009, 07:57 PM

Nothing improved so far but I only got one

FREEZY POP · 02/08/2009, 08:04 PM

A butterfly fish may be an option you want to explore as well. I have heard that peppermint shrimp can nip at some species of soft coral. I kill aptasia by injecting them with liquid eco calcium. it works well for me!

02/04/2009, 03:27 PM	#1
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	Aiptasia again? I have Aiptasia all over once again, isit possible to recure the rock and kill the aiptasia or thats not a option? I have a clown and some snails. It seems I can never get rid of it, I have a 29 gal cube.

02/04/2009, 03:41 PM	#2
Brandon M Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,116	Get some peppermint shrimp. I have had tremendous success with them eating all of my aiptasia in 3 different tanks. __________________ Brandon Current Tank Info: 315g 84"x24"x36" FOWLR

02/04/2009, 04:15 PM	#3
indydog1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: round lake, il Posts: 1,590	i agree some waht. peppermints are the way to go first. just dont feed your tank the day you add them so they dont find extra food to eat instead of the aptasia. as a ? are you sure it is aptasia and not majanos? sp if it is the latter, peppermints wont help. so manual removal is the best for you. hope this helps you out. __________________ Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself Current Tank Info: 210 gal

02/04/2009, 07:05 PM	#5
indydog1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: round lake, il Posts: 1,590	absolutely. they will fix your problem and when they are done, you can find lots of people who would love to take them off your hands to help them rid aptasia. __________________ Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself Current Tank Info: 210 gal

02/05/2009, 03:58 PM	#7
Brandon M Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,116	I think 2-3 would be fine __________________ Brandon Current Tank Info: 315g 84"x24"x36" FOWLR

02/04/2009, 07:00 PM	#4
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	peppermint shrimp in a nano though?

02/05/2009, 03:48 PM	#6
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	ok how many?

02/05/2009, 03:59 PM	#8
Brandon M Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,116	Also, try and get peppermints that come from Florida. Its my understanding that some peppermints do not eat aiptasia, but the ones from the Caribbean are known to have a taste for them. __________________ Brandon Current Tank Info: 315g 84"x24"x36" FOWLR

02/05/2009, 04:30 PM	#9
nanewbie Moved On Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 555	+1 on the different types of peppermint shrimp. Had 'em and never ate any of my aiptasia.

02/05/2009, 05:22 PM	#10
brianx45 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56	you could try bergia nudibranch's.

02/06/2009, 01:59 PM	#11
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	I got one peppermint shrimp yesterday is that enough?

02/06/2009, 02:03 PM	#12
Sinful Aquatics Nano Reefer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At Home Posts: 5,262	When I had aiptasias. I just bought two peppermint shrimps. Never seen it since

02/06/2009, 02:41 PM	#13
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	so I should buy another shrimp?

02/06/2009, 03:07 PM	#14
Brandon M Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,116	I would try just one for a week or two and see how it works out. If he doesn't clear it up then grab another. __________________ Brandon Current Tank Info: 315g 84"x24"x36" FOWLR

02/07/2009, 12:02 PM	#15
velfamily Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 168	curious, did this work? (have a friend with the same problem)

02/08/2009, 12:35 AM	#16
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	not sure yet, I will let you know.

02/08/2009, 08:06 AM	#17
squealy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 113	Is it advisable to QT the peppermint shrimp before putting them in your tank?

02/08/2009, 05:29 PM	#18
Stormvillefish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York Posts: 152	I had about a dozen aptasias in my tank ... tried injecting some with boiling vinegar and that seem to get rid of the ones I injected (not easy to do ... they disappear into their holes very quickly) for a couple of weeks, but then they seemed to return. Yesterday I picked up two peppermint shrimp from my lfs ... this morning I woke up and the aptasia is all gone!!! I would definitely get a couple of peppermint shrimp ... it worked for me!

02/08/2009, 07:57 PM	#19
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	Nothing improved so far but I only got one

02/08/2009, 08:04 PM	#20
FREEZY POP Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 110	A butterfly fish may be an option you want to explore as well. I have heard that peppermint shrimp can nip at some species of soft coral. I kill aptasia by injecting them with liquid eco calcium. it works well for me! __________________ THE THINGS I THINK AND DO NOT SAY ARE THE THINGS YOU SAY BECAUSE YOU DO NOT THINK! IM NOT FALLIN FOR ANOUTHER BANANA IN THE TAILPIPE!!! Current Tank Info: 55 GAL MIXED REEF 5X 54W T5'S + HIGH OUTPUT LED'S 20 GAL FUGE MRC SKIMMER PHOSBAN REACTOR