AIPTASIA'S BACK ARGH

[SALTYwaterDOG]

IV purchased some Aiptasia X, and the LFS has a Matted file that I was thinking of deploying as well. I have some LPS and am wondering how safe they will be with the file fish in the tank. Anyway if you could share your experience to help me decide I would appreciate it thanks

 

[Oscar47f]

they have a file fish in a tank with lps at my LFS and the lps haven't been picked on or i haven't noticed any difference...

 

[Caseyoidae]

I'd just stay on top of it with the apt x.

 

[SALTYwaterDOG]

Thanks for your responses. I'm on the fence on this one

 

[Caseyoidae]

By the time you qt a file fish and introduce it you could more than likely take care of them yourself. Adding a new fish without qt may bring new problems.Just my logic

 

[Oscar47f]

I agree with Casey, you can try to eradicate them yourself but its a long battle, but safer than not QT a fish..

 

[Caseyoidae]

Hunting down aptasia has been a pastime of mine for about 20 years now lol. turn off flow/ get needle close then begin depressing the syringe before you poke them.

 

[Kershaw]

I am in similer situation. I have tried all the not live stock options. I dicided to buy a bunch of peppermint shrimp. I have 4 now and will be adding atleast another 4. I figure the risk of adding shrimp is significantly lower then a non qt fish. And if I add enough of them I think they will be more likely to eat the aptaisa because there is less food to go around. So far the four I have, had made some dissapaer.
In the past I used a copperband. But like I said shrimp lower the risk of adding something else to my tank I don't want. I am sure there is still a chance of them adding somthing I don't want.

 

[Vaughn17]

I recently added an ORA matted file fish to eradicate aiptasia from my 20 gal QT. It did eat all the aiptasia, eventually, but it also ate pulsing zenia (all of it), picked polyps off of a plate coral, and picked at zoas, so beware. Also, I re-homed the fish and now, surprise-surprise, all the aiptasia is back.

 

[ColoDan]

I've used berghia in the past with great success. My 90 gal and sump was full of aptasia (100 plus) added 6 berghia and about a month later no aptasia at all.

 

[SALTYwaterDOG]

Thank you all for your input. I have had success with peppermints. But never had a Matted file and wanted to give one a try. Not sure how I gave the impression there would not be a QT ? I have a QT on line 24-7. All new get ttm and dipped before the QT tho