get rid of Aiptisia
 

My tank is a 220 gal.
What is the easiest and best way to get rid of aiptisia.
I tried injecting boiling hot water it didn't work. I tried injecting them
with kalk. That seems to work but I have a lot of them. I can't try
butterfly fish because I have multiple corals. I was going to try peppermint
shrimp. But I have a hawkfish I heard they eat the shrimp. I heard of joe's
juice not sure of it. Vinegar ? All this requires injection. There are too
many. Any other suggestions?

Jim

I have a copper banded butterfly and it doesnt touch any corals.
Biggest problem with him was buying it. It took a couple of months to
find one that looked healthly and eats frozen food.
Had him for 6 moths now and the aiptasia is gone. Only think I have
noticed in my tank since getting him is that along with the aiptasia
being gone, i dont see any pods anymore, or i should say I see a lot
less then i use to.
I should add that i had tried various treatments including the hot
water and was never able to rid my tank. It is a 92 gal with a 30 gal
sump.

Ken


jim wrote:
My tank is a 220 gal.
What is the easiest and best way to get rid of aiptisia.
I tried injecting boiling hot water it didn't work. I tried injecting
them
with kalk. That seems to work but I have a lot of them. I can't try
butterfly fish because I have multiple corals. I was going to try
peppermint
shrimp. But I have a hawkfish I heard they eat the shrimp. I heard of
joe's
juice not sure of it. Vinegar ? All this requires injection. There
are too
many. Any other suggestions?

Jim

"jim" wrote in message
...
My tank is a 220 gal.
What is the easiest and best way to get rid of aiptisia.
I tried injecting boiling hot water it didn't work. I tried injecting them
with kalk. That seems to work but I have a lot of them. I can't try butterfly
fish because I have multiple corals. I was going to try peppermint shrimp. But
I have a hawkfish I heard they eat the shrimp. I heard of joe's juice not sure
of it. Vinegar ? All this requires injection. There are too many. Any other
suggestions?

Jim

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/in...a/aiptasia.htm
Nudibranchs,

Most popular is the little, almost invisible Berghia verrucicornis, are great
obligate (this is all they eat) Aiptasia destroyers... do remember to "pass your
specimen(s) on" a few weeks after your Glass Anemones are apparently gone.
Otherwise the Berghia will perish from lack of food.

Hermit Crabs;

Perhaps the best (cheapest, most readily available, easiest to track and
remove...) Aiptasia nemesis are a few Hermit Crabs. In particular the more
common "Red Legged ("Hairy") Hermit Crab, Dardanus megistos (Image) is an
almost-all-the-time reef-safe animal that also eats pest algae. One or two to a
tank is all it takes.

A double saddle backed butterfly worked fine for me and left most corals
alone. After two and a half years he took a dislike to anything blue and
soft (especially discosomas) and now lives in my sump, waiting to be part of
a part exchange deal.

Mark


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"jim" wrote in message
...
My tank is a 220 gal.
What is the easiest and best way to get rid of aiptisia.
I tried injecting boiling hot water it didn't work. I tried injecting
them with kalk. That seems to work but I have a lot of them. I can't try
butterfly fish because I have multiple corals. I was going to try
peppermint shrimp. But I have a hawkfish I heard they eat the shrimp. I
heard of joe's juice not sure of it. Vinegar ? All this requires
injection. There are too many. Any other suggestions?

Jim

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/in...a/aiptasia.htm
Nudibranchs,

Most popular is the little, almost invisible Berghia verrucicornis, are
great obligate (this is all they eat) Aiptasia destroyers... do remember
to "pass your specimen(s) on" a few weeks after your Glass Anemones are
apparently gone. Otherwise the Berghia will perish from lack of food.

Hermit Crabs;

Perhaps the best (cheapest, most readily available, easiest to track and
remove...) Aiptasia nemesis are a few Hermit Crabs. In particular the more
common "Red Legged ("Hairy") Hermit Crab, Dardanus megistos (Image) is an
almost-all-the-time reef-safe animal that also eats pest algae. One or two
to a tank is all it takes.

Joe's juice works great no injection just squirt over mouth and feed it to
the aiptisia. They should die off quickly. It's reef safe but I wouldn't
squirt directly at any corals.






"Mark Elliott" wrote in message
.. .
A double saddle backed butterfly worked fine for me and left most corals
alone. After two and a half years he took a dislike to anything blue and
soft (especially discosomas) and now lives in my sump, waiting to be part
of a part exchange deal.

Mark


"George" wrote in message
news:Wkn4e.1143$g65.361@attbi_s52...

"jim" wrote in message
...
My tank is a 220 gal.
What is the easiest and best way to get rid of aiptisia.
I tried injecting boiling hot water it didn't work. I tried injecting
them with kalk. That seems to work but I have a lot of them. I can't try
butterfly fish because I have multiple corals. I was going to try
peppermint shrimp. But I have a hawkfish I heard they eat the shrimp. I
heard of joe's juice not sure of it. Vinegar ? All this requires
injection. There are too many. Any other suggestions?

Jim

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/in...a/aiptasia.htm
Nudibranchs,

Most popular is the little, almost invisible Berghia verrucicornis, are
great obligate (this is all they eat) Aiptasia destroyers... do remember
to "pass your specimen(s) on" a few weeks after your Glass Anemones are
apparently gone. Otherwise the Berghia will perish from lack of food.

Hermit Crabs;

Perhaps the best (cheapest, most readily available, easiest to track and
remove...) Aiptasia nemesis are a few Hermit Crabs. In particular the
more common "Red Legged ("Hairy") Hermit Crab, Dardanus megistos (Image)
is an almost-all-the-time reef-safe animal that also eats pest algae. One
or two to a tank is all it takes.