Removing Aiptasia..

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  1. chadwielinga

    chadwielinga Astrea Snail

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    So I have a small aiptasia problem and another problem removing it. I'm curious if anyone knows how to get rid of it without physically doing so or if there is a fish/invertebrate that can do so without being eaten by my 6inch cortez sting ray..

    Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, thanks!
     
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  3. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    copperband butterfly or true peppermint shrimp. thats about all that will eat em
     
  4. d3monchild622

    d3monchild622 Astrea Snail

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    other than that aptasia X
     
  5. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    I used 5 peppermint shrimp and lemon juice injected into the mouth of the aptasia when I had a BAD outbreak in my 55g. They were all gone in a couple weeks.
    I killed the big ones and the peps took care of the little ones.

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  6. RHorton

    RHorton Pajama Cardinal

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  7. UnderTheSea

    UnderTheSea Feather Duster

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    I just got some of that Aiptasia-X stuff, and it works great. It has gotten rid of all of my Aiptasia that I can see. I recommend it.
     
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  9. samsdb0

    samsdb0 Bristle Worm

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    the aiptasia x has only worked about 50% for me

    better than nothing
     
  10. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    Aptasia x and joes juice are pretty much kalk paste. Lemon juice does the same thing and you can knock out a full tank of aptasia for about 3 dollars.

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  11. Fragged_It

    Fragged_It Astrea Snail

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    Just toss in a few peppermint shrimp. They are a healthy part of a clean up crew, so after the aiptasia are gone, you don't have a new nuisance.
     
  12. glampka

    glampka Coral Banded Shrimp

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    If you can take the rock out, torch them with a propane torch.