Aiptasia on the move

[ducati1212]

I went from killing 1 Aiptasia every 3 weeks to one every 2 weeks ..... now im killing 3 a day.

I have Aiptasia X and it works great but every single night at feeding I see 1, 2, 3, ... more.

I am not pulling my rock out so I guess I just battle em like this? Cant find a peppermint shrimp anyplace right now.

Just complaining

 

[ndrwater]

Skip the peppermints and get a copperband butterfly.
Peppermints are the devil. I have stood on my soapbox many a time shouting as loud as I can on the subject..

 

[ducati1212]

Skip the peppermints and get a copperband butterfly.
Peppermints are the devil. I have stood on my soapbox many a time shouting as loud as I can on the subject..

So in my last tank I got a peppermint and it did eat aiptasia it also ate all my corals.IT used to sit on top of my hammer corals like a nest and just eat it.

 

[jd371]

They're expensive and I don't know how much of an infestation you have to warrant using them, but Berghia Nudibranch will do the trick. I used them in the past took a while but they got the job done, as long as there's nothing to prey on them and they multiply.
I have peppermints in my anemone tank and they do eat the aptasia, can't comment on eating corals because besides the anemones there isn't much coral in there. The Copperband and Filefish can be hit and miss, I have both. The CBB I've had for over 3 years now and he has never payed attention to the aptasia. The Filefish is a recent addition and although at first I don't think he was eating any I think he finally came around because I don't notice them out in the open anymore, just ones that are out of his reach.