Aiptasia found in tank!!!

[Will Godfrey]

Need suggestions on getting rid of this pest!!!

 

[Paullawr]

Need suggestions on getting rid of this pest!!!

Best solution is to to remove rock and treat outside of tank.

Any treatment inside is likely to result in reproduction.

There are plenty of remedies. Not too certain they are that reliable. But one option.

 

[HarlequinTuskReef]

Couple of doses of kalk mixed with water killed mine. Used a bottle with a needle at the end used for acrylic glue to inject directly into aptasia.

 

[DSC reef]

If you can remove the rock from the tank that's always my preferred method. Injecting them can cause an outbreak. I've tried many different methods over the years. Kalk paste can work but it's more of a maintenance for me. These pests can survive and spread like no other.

 

[HarlequinTuskReef]

Make sure you get them all... they spread fast

 

[Swoody]

Will super hyper salinity kill them? I’ve got a few in my overflow where I could apply this without any effect on my tank.

 

[brandon429]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/a...-have-to-live-with.347264/page-2#post-4334960

agreed w Paul
three evils of reefing are aiptasia, invasive dinos and neomeris annulata.

 

[Swoody]

The other ones I’ve seen in my sump, I pulled the rock and literally burnt them off.... the ones in my ovflo .... no possible way to kill them out of the tank... BUT at least I can segregate while killing!!

 

[GoVols]

Need suggestions on getting rid of this pest!!!

Will,
Is it going into an outbreak mode?

 

[Kalibur2]

I had them and used peppermint shrimp and they were all gone in a few days

 

[mike werner]

peppermint shrimp are the way to go and it's an all natural.if your purchasing them now this is what I do.i drip acclimate them first.they do much better and tend to shock out if ya don't.then i put them in a clear floating container in the tank.this way I can feed them in the tank for a few days while I watchem alive and well.then I release them at night just so the fish don't screw up and sample one.keep an eye out for them when you feed the tank.they are great hiders and a flashlight at night is the best way to see them.once you know they are alive and well STOP feeding the tank for a day or 2.they will get really hungry at this point and eat and eat aiptasia.works everytime I've done it.
as for an overflow.microwave a cup of water until it boils.get a turkey baster and suck up as much hot water as you can and squirt it on them.they will melt and not break apart and multiply all over the tank.this method also works for spot killing them on rocks without spreading them.

 

[Dragon52]

Since you can keep it segregated in the overflow i would think you could use straight ice cold tap water & then add chlorine remover before letting it go to the sump or does anyone think this is a bad idea. Or remove the overflow if possible to get rid of them

 

[O'l Salty]

My Matted Filefish loves aiptasia.

 

[EmdeReef]

Tahitian butterfly...obviously only if compatible with your system, it will clean up aiptasia in no time, hardy gorgeous fish, and it readily eats all food. It’s not 100% reef safe, will go after some LPS and maybe other anemones...

 

[Jeepguy242]

i had a friend that found a couple in his tank.... he added 8 peppermint shrimp in a 125 gallon tank... we called them the peppermint mafia... they all lived in a cave in the rock together and eradicated the aptasia in a couple of days...

they would also come out every time we put something in the tank....


he used to purposely find frags from the LFS that had aptasia on them and get them just to watch them work... it was almost comical...

 

[Will Godfrey]

Will,
Is it going into an outbreak mode?

no, its just 2 at a time, and I kill them then in a few weeks there are 1 or 2 back