Aiptasia Control!!!

[sergiotami]

Tried Aiptasia Control-X & Peppermint shrimp with poor results.....Getting desperate, have a new batch of aiptasis growing, breaking down and thinking of a copperband butterfly fish, cant get the nudibranchs, have a wrasse and arrow crab, so it would be a waist of money......Would like input from forum members...

Also, going to S.A. this wekend, would like to pick it up if anyone has one, can do trade or cash...:)

[alton]

Of the two copperbands I have had, one ate em , the other did not.

[ShAgMaN]

I know that Louis from Elegant Reef has a proven copperband butterfly for sale. He's around six years old and from another aquarist's tank. He looked real good, so much that I was tempted to get him, but can't take the risk he wont eat my small zoas. Good luck.

[sergiotami]

That bites....How did they do as far as your coral...I lots of zoas growing on my rocks..Wife loves them, personally I wouldnt mind them being trimmed back, also clams, montipora, Sps..... Elegant Reef??? Where's store located???

[ShAgMaN]

If you have clams then don't even think about it - IMO. Everything else would probably be cool, you could always let him mack down on the aptasia, then catch and re-home. But the clams...

Store is off Nakoma close to West Ave. just off 281. Check sponsor forum area for exact address - it's attached to Line-X.

[sergiotami]

Thanks Terry, will cont to trap the peppermints and move the arrow crab, introduce the nudi's at night.....

[BA]

isnt the CBB at elegant reef in a tank with clams???

[buck27]

Got rid of most of mine with a pen style blowtorch and my diy aptasia gun.

[sergiotami]

Just spoke with Louis of Elegant Reef, doesnt really recommend due to my clams, apprently the one he had started nipping at his clams...Have enclosed pics of my tank, its a 90 gallon Oceanic with 50+ of lie rock, its over three years old and very well established.....Need to get control before apitasia take control...Have German Blue Polyp Ora for trade if anyone's interested???11831118321183311834

[ShAgMaN]

isnt the CBB at elegant reef in a tank with clams???

It was, not anymore - though I'm not sure why (if it started nipping or what) I know I wouldn't trust it if I had clams, but you could be totally fine. I'm sure Louis could give anyone the heads up on how the fish reacted in that tank.

[ShAgMaN]

Just spoke with Louis of Elegant Reef, doesnt really recommend due to my clams, apprently the one he had started nipping at his clams...Have enclosed pics of my tank, its a 90 gallon Oceanic with 50+ of lie rock, its over three years old and very well established.....Need to get control before apitasia take control...Have German Blue Polyp Ora for trade if anyone's interested???11831118321183311834

There you go... thanks.

[ErikH]

KILL IT WITH FIRE!

[Louis]

He was fine up until he discovered the clams yesterday morning. When he started showing interest I yanked his butt out of the clam tank and into our fish system. He was scooped up a short time later. There are always exceptions to the rule but in this case he was a clam eater!

Keep an eye on that wrasse, he may end up eating your peppermints and others in your clean up crew if he gets hungry enough. Makes fighting aiptasia the natural way very difficult to do.

Maybe try one of those aiptasia zappers or a heavier dose of Aiptasia X?

See you this weekend!
Louis

[sergiotami]

Sorry, misinformed you the wrasse I have is a Melanurus Fairy Wrasse, not a Lunar wrasse....

Dumb question??? Thsi is last week of my vacation, is there a way or a coral dip that I can use to remove them???

[Louis]

Here is some information on how to use hypo/hyper-salinity to dip your rocks with aiptasia, don't do this to rocks with corals attached!

Getting Rid of Aiptasia (http://www.coralreefkeepers.com/trackback/96)

That Milanarus wrasse will also munch on crustaceans, I read mixed reviews when it comes to the wrasse eating shrimp but they do love snails and crabs. Keep a watchful eye on him.

Louis

[sergiotami]

Thanks Louis.....Will keep an eye on him....

[Big_Pun]

if you get a big syringe with very hot water you can melt them away. a few people have done it with success. I've done it in my tank and my girlfriend also in her tank.