Aiptasia

[mw892017]

Hello I have aiptasia in my nano tank.

I have some f aiptasia treatment. However I have no aiptasia on my rocks it’s mainly in two of my corals.

The bottle says f aiptasia will kill coral. So I’m guessing I can’t use it?

 

[BiggestE22]

I would avoid using magic elixirs. Kalk or nudibranch

 

[mw892017]

I would avoid using magic elixirs. Kalk or nudibranch

What would you use?

 

[Dipi]

I had the exact same problem and peppermint shrimp solved it for me

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Depends where it is. If it's not close to flesh, go ahead. If it's near flesh I wouldn't do it. If you are to use it do it in a separate container of SW.

 

[deome]

I would avoid using magic elixirs. Kalk or nudibranch

What is Kalk?

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

What is Kalk?

Kalkwasser

 

[Uncle99]

Hello I have aiptasia in my nano tank.

I have some f aiptasia treatment. However I have no aiptasia on my rocks it’s mainly in two of my corals.

The bottle says f aiptasia will kill coral. So I’m guessing I can’t use it?

I use F-Aptasia and it works way better than Aptasia -x as it creates a hard coating around the pest.

But if you get it on a coral polyps, it will kill that polyp.

Aptasia cannot directly connect to coral polyps so you should be able to kill the pest, not the coral.

 

[NYCMAN]

I had peppermint shrimp and no Aiptasia in tanks, and then the opposite, so mixed bag. Maybe there are other variables like how much other stuff they are eating. What seems to be the most simple and effective is a needle syringe with a jab of lemon juice. Obviously you have to hit them manually one at a time, but in a nano / small tank should be easy.

 

[Chrisv.]

The nudibranchs do an excellent job, but it takes a while. Typically the offspring of the ones you actually buy are what zap your problem. That is, unless you have something that eats them.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

What would you use?

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[NYCMAN]

The nudibranchs do an excellent job, but it takes a while. Typically the offspring of the ones you actually buy are what zap your problem. That is, unless you have something that eats them.

Yes, they say it takes 3 months.

 

[Chrisv.]

Yes, they say it takes 3 months.

It can be difficult to be patient about it. The nudibranches are very cryptic. You can go weeks without seeing them. All the while the aiptasia are multiplying and it feels like you're not doing anything.

 

[TKCorals]

Berghia Nudibranchs work best against aiptasia since their only diet is aiptasia. But like many others have said patience is key with these guys. Only way you can eliminate the issue quickly will require purchasing larger quantities which of course isn't the best on the wallet but they will save your tank quickly especially in a situation when you are losing corals due to aiptasia.

I breed and sell Berghia Nudibranchs and I have saved 100's of tanks over the years.

A lot of customers that have purchased from me in the past have used chemicals and unfortunately in some cases it only caused the aiptasia to spread all over the tank.