a lot of aiptasia in my aquarium

waelaase · 05/22/2017, 06:30 AM

Hello,

i have 100 liter aquarium, and now it is full of Aptasia
i tried a lot of solution but it did not work,

now i removed all corals and fish to a new aquarium with no rocks
and boiled/dry all my rocks and i will start again

the problem is that all corals and clams have Aptasia on it

how to get rid of it (i dont want to loose them as they are in the aquarium for years)

WatDatThing · 05/22/2017, 06:58 AM

Picture?

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waelaase · 05/22/2017, 07:47 AM

i will get a photo when i go home

thegrun · 05/22/2017, 08:03 AM

Scrape them off in a separate bucket of water. Be sure to remove all of the aiptasia or it will grow back.

Raoul5Duke · 05/22/2017, 08:09 AM

Matted Filefish...

Sk8r · 05/22/2017, 08:22 AM

Peppermint shrimp.

nereefpat · 05/22/2017, 08:40 AM

It is quite dangerous to boil liverock.

WatDatThing · 05/22/2017, 08:44 AM

Does aptasia attach to coral and clam?

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waelaase · 05/22/2017, 08:48 AM

Hello WatDatThing,

it is attached to the rock with corals, and on the clams shell

kennytze · 05/22/2017, 08:48 AM

My Matted Filefish cleaned up my 180 gal. mixed reef tank in about three weeks.

Sk8r · 05/22/2017, 08:52 AM

put the shrimp or filefish into the tank with the coral and clams, and just let them work for a living, while you cycle a tank using your rock and sand. By the time the tank is ready for inhabitants, the shrimp/filefish should have eaten the aiptasia, and they can go into the new set up to take care of any that may have survived.

ckw_1980 · 05/22/2017, 10:22 AM

It can definitely grow on clams. Good luck

ckw_1980 · 05/22/2017, 10:24 AM

Also I recommend aiptasia X. Sometimes takes a couple shots but it's always worked for me

scooter31707 · 05/22/2017, 10:53 AM

Berghia Nudibranch, IMO would be the best solution in a reef tank. IME, you have to be real careful to not get the Aiptasia X on no corals. I did that one time and it burnt my coral. Never used it again. Then I tried the peppermint shrimp route and it worked but it came with a price. Once the aiptastia was gone, they started going after my corals, acans, ducans, hammers, torches, and blasto. So I have found the nudibranchs to be the best bet, but once all gone, they can die also.

reefling · 05/22/2017, 11:40 AM

Peppermint shrimp look at lps like they are caviar. Acans, blastros, and hammer/frogspawn went first.

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JUNBUG361 · 05/22/2017, 10:10 PM

File fish

bxbe888 · 05/23/2017, 12:47 AM

2 x Peppermint shrimps will take care all of your Aiptasia in no time. They are run $7.00 each in my LFS. I have 2 in my 180G, and they don't touch any of my LPS or SPS

TokiHacker · 05/23/2017, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sk8r

Peppermint shrimp.

go for the peppermint shrimp like sk8r said. Much better than file fish in my opinion.

jd371 · 05/24/2017, 12:19 PM

I didn't buy him for it, but my Copper Band has taken care of the Aptasia in my tank. It's been a month now since the CBB has been in the DT and I don't see much Aptasia anymore, the ones I do see are big and I believe once they reach a certain size the CBB won't eat them. I don't see the small Aptasia like before I had the CBB.
I look for Aptasia when I'm doing the wc, last weekend all I could find is one big one. Before the CBB I would spend a lot more time trying to knock them back with Aptasia-X.

scooter31707 · 05/25/2017, 10:15 AM

You better have a good way of catching them when they go after your coral.

JDWells · 05/29/2017, 11:00 AM

Jury still seems to be out on whether peppermints will or won't eat corals. I just got rid of 2 because they were crawling all over my LPS, ****ing them off. They weren't eating them though. Worst case, you get unlucky and they do eat corals and you pull them. It's not that hard to catch them. Easier than a fish in my experience.
You can also use kalk just like aiptasia X. It's worked well for me in the past.

bif24701 · 05/29/2017, 11:05 AM

Aiptasia eating nudies cured my 180 from thousands of them. Took about 3-4 months to reproduce upto the numbers needed to eat them all but it worked!!! Haven't seen one in 6 months! They are pricy but worth it.

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divetoday · 05/29/2017, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sk8r

Peppermint shrimp.

Mega plus one!

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ericarenee · 05/29/2017, 04:45 PM

I have 3 tanks ,Refugium Tanks all connected to a central sump in my basement..

I had a Aiptasia outbreak.. I mean like 3 weeks all tanks over ran.. I bought 10 peppermint shrimp a file fish and a Copper Band Butterfly....

So
i put CBB in the 240 gal display
File fish in the Coral grow out tank.
4 shrimp in the fuge
4 shrimp in 70 gallon tank
2 shrimp in my sump where my DSB resided 5 1 gallon buckets of sand..

Its now about 2 months later and NOT One aptasia except in the exterior over flow box and a few in my skimmer chamber in the sump where the shrimp cant get to..

I say all 3 methods work....... My Test is NOW Concluded ..

ohh the file fish has a taste for Bristle worms as well.
Cbb also took care of a few flat worm i have spotted on a mushroom colony..

You gotta live Natural cures

FireReeferSteve · 05/29/2017, 09:03 PM

Copper band took care of mine, but when it was gone it took a while to get him to eat other food.

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05/22/2017, 06:30 AM	#1
waelaase Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Egypt Posts: 128	a lot of aiptasia in my aquarium Hello, i have 100 liter aquarium, and now it is full of Aptasia i tried a lot of solution but it did not work, now i removed all corals and fish to a new aquarium with no rocks and boiled/dry all my rocks and i will start again the problem is that all corals and clams have Aptasia on it how to get rid of it (i dont want to loose them as they are in the aquarium for years)

05/22/2017, 08:22 AM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Peppermint shrimp. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

05/22/2017, 08:40 AM	#7
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	It is quite dangerous to boil liverock. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

05/22/2017, 08:52 AM	#11
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	put the shrimp or filefish into the tank with the coral and clams, and just let them work for a living, while you cycle a tank using your rock and sand. By the time the tank is ready for inhabitants, the shrimp/filefish should have eaten the aiptasia, and they can go into the new set up to take care of any that may have survived. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

05/24/2017, 12:19 PM	#19
jd371 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Long Island Posts: 615	I didn't buy him for it, but my Copper Band has taken care of the Aptasia in my tank. It's been a month now since the CBB has been in the DT and I don't see much Aptasia anymore, the ones I do see are big and I believe once they reach a certain size the CBB won't eat them. I don't see the small Aptasia like before I had the CBB. I look for Aptasia when I'm doing the wc, last weekend all I could find is one big one. Before the CBB I would spend a lot more time trying to knock them back with Aptasia-X. Last edited by jd371; 05/24/2017 at 12:28 PM.

05/22/2017, 06:58 AM	#2
WatDatThing Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 830	Picture? Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

05/22/2017, 07:47 AM	#3
waelaase Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Egypt Posts: 128	i will get a photo when i go home

05/22/2017, 08:03 AM	#4
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Scrape them off in a separate bucket of water. Be sure to remove all of the aiptasia or it will grow back.

05/22/2017, 08:09 AM	#5
Raoul5Duke Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Near Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,070	Matted Filefish...

05/22/2017, 08:44 AM	#8
WatDatThing Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 830	Does aptasia attach to coral and clam? Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

05/22/2017, 08:48 AM	#9
waelaase Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Egypt Posts: 128	Hello WatDatThing, it is attached to the rock with corals, and on the clams shell

05/22/2017, 08:48 AM	#10
kennytze Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Oak Forest, IL Posts: 44	My Matted Filefish cleaned up my 180 gal. mixed reef tank in about three weeks.

05/22/2017, 10:22 AM	#12
ckw_1980 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 32	It can definitely grow on clams. Good luck

05/22/2017, 10:24 AM	#13
ckw_1980 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 32	Also I recommend aiptasia X. Sometimes takes a couple shots but it's always worked for me

05/22/2017, 10:53 AM	#14
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	Berghia Nudibranch, IMO would be the best solution in a reef tank. IME, you have to be real careful to not get the Aiptasia X on no corals. I did that one time and it burnt my coral. Never used it again. Then I tried the peppermint shrimp route and it worked but it came with a price. Once the aiptastia was gone, they started going after my corals, acans, ducans, hammers, torches, and blasto. So I have found the nudibranchs to be the best bet, but once all gone, they can die also.

05/22/2017, 11:40 AM	#15
reefling Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 153	Peppermint shrimp look at lps like they are caviar. Acans, blastros, and hammer/frogspawn went first. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

05/22/2017, 10:10 PM	#16
JUNBUG361 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Antioch,CALIFORNIA Posts: 1,091	File fish

05/23/2017, 12:47 AM	#17
bxbe888 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Jupiter FL Posts: 108	2 x Peppermint shrimps will take care all of your Aiptasia in no time. They are run $7.00 each in my LFS. I have 2 in my 180G, and they don't touch any of my LPS or SPS

05/25/2017, 10:15 AM	#20
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	You better have a good way of catching them when they go after your coral.

05/29/2017, 11:00 AM	#21
JDWells Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 54	Jury still seems to be out on whether peppermints will or won't eat corals. I just got rid of 2 because they were crawling all over my LPS, ****ing them off. They weren't eating them though. Worst case, you get unlucky and they do eat corals and you pull them. It's not that hard to catch them. Easier than a fish in my experience. You can also use kalk just like aiptasia X. It's worked well for me in the past.

05/29/2017, 11:05 AM	#22
bif24701 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Florida, FWB Posts: 3,389	Aiptasia eating nudies cured my 180 from thousands of them. Took about 3-4 months to reproduce upto the numbers needed to eat them all but it worked!!! Haven't seen one in 6 months! They are pricy but worth it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 180 Mixed Reef SRO-5000 Skimmer Neptune APEX Gold Kessil AP700/ MP60+6105 Kalk+2 part/ Cheato Fuge Current Tank Info: 180 SPS Dominant

05/29/2017, 04:45 PM	#24
ericarenee Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Louisville Kentucky Posts: 3,110	I have 3 tanks ,Refugium Tanks all connected to a central sump in my basement.. I had a Aiptasia outbreak.. I mean like 3 weeks all tanks over ran.. I bought 10 peppermint shrimp a file fish and a Copper Band Butterfly.... So i put CBB in the 240 gal display File fish in the Coral grow out tank. 4 shrimp in the fuge 4 shrimp in 70 gallon tank 2 shrimp in my sump where my DSB resided 5 1 gallon buckets of sand.. Its now about 2 months later and NOT One aptasia except in the exterior over flow box and a few in my skimmer chamber in the sump where the shrimp cant get to.. I say all 3 methods work....... My Test is NOW Concluded .. ohh the file fish has a taste for Bristle worms as well. Cbb also took care of a few flat worm i have spotted on a mushroom colony.. You gotta live Natural cures __________________ 240+G Mixed BB Reef tank.. 350 G Marine Pond. And the expensive stuff that runs it. Chic's are for Chic's You silly men Go Fishing or something... Current Tank Info: 240= gal Reef /550 Gallon Saltwater pond 72 G Bay front Tropical aquarium

05/29/2017, 09:03 PM	#25
FireReeferSteve Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 138	Copper band took care of mine, but when it was gone it took a while to get him to eat other food. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk