Aiptasia

[JayM]

There was exactly one Aiptasia 2 weeks ago on the other side of the tank. Now this:

But thanks to Reeftown, I now have this:

Hopefully they’re the cold-blooded killers that they’re made out to be.

 

[Reefer Matt Verified Media Partner]

There was exactly one Aiptasia 2 weeks ago on the other side of the tank. Now this:

But thanks to Reeftown, I now have this:

Hopefully they’re the cold-blooded killers that they’re made out to be.

Good luck!

 

[Dburr1014]

There was exactly one Aiptasia 2 weeks ago on the other side of the tank. Now this:

But thanks to Reeftown, I now have this:

Hopefully they’re the cold-blooded killers that they’re made out to be.

There's probably more that you never saw. They could be under rocks behind the Rocks where you can't see in your overflow or sump.
I hope that you do have more because the berghia will not go after just the three aptaisia or that are very sparse apart and live very long. Berghia is a great tool but you need to have a lot in the tank so they can find them all before they die.

 

[VintageReefer]

My reeftown berghia order arrived today also! I am watching them explore with the lights out

 

[JayM]

There's probably more that you never saw. They could be under rocks behind the Rocks where you can't see in your overflow or sump.
I hope that you do have more because the berghia will not go after just the three aptaisia or that are very sparse apart and live very long. Berghia is a great tool but you need to have a lot in the tank so they can find them all before they die.

There's plenty more. That's just the largest concentration that was easy to get a picture of. I'm actually thinking about snatching some aiptasia and putting them in an acclimation box. Hopefully, when I'm confident the Berghia's have done their job I can lure at least some of them in and rehome them so that they don't just wither away and die.

 

[VintageReefer]

They cleared my 75g tank of aptasia about 2 years ago. I had hundreds

Now I have a population growing again and I decided they worked so well last time I’ll order again.

It takes a few months then suddenly they are gone.

 

[dnprall]

I got peppermint shrimp from Biota Group last year. Ordered 3, 2 survived and are big at this point. But aiptasia was gone pretty quickly. Now the only aiptasia I have is growing in my ReefMat. What I like about the peppermint shrimp is that they are much cheaper and can survive on things other than aiptasia once there is no aiptasia in the tank.