Aiptasia Control!!!

[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???Attachment 11831Attachment 11832Attachment 11833Attachment 11834

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

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.