Aiptisa?

[Robert59]

How do I get rid of it ?

 

[Homer Allman]

file fish, pepermint shrimp are the natural way

 

[jsker]

I found that getting a Matted File Fish was my best option after trying peppermint shrimp, and aiptisa X http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/79-fish-profile

 

[Robert59]

Do the local stores carry file fish

 

[Robert59]

So file fish is the best way not peppermint shrimp?

 

[Robert59]

Going to have to locate one

 

[Robert59]

Will they eat my coral?

 

[Homer Allman]

Both are hit or miss. I have so many aiptasia, I really can't tell if my file fish is working on them or not. I have not saw it eat one yet. I have aiptasia that are as big as 50 cents pieces. Mine is just a little dude. I will give it some more time, it's been in the tank for two months now.

 

[Robert59]

I have I think just one as I see but they multiply like crazy I here

 

[Robert59]

And in that tank it has been sitting fallow for just over a month and I don't really want to put a fish yet

 

[Homer Allman]

Get them before the spread. they are the weeds of a reef.

 

[ReeferBob]

Bhergia Nudibranch is the most effective way to get rid of them. The ONLY thing they eat is Aiptasia.

http://www.saltyunderground.com/?gc...2aR1KVLw8pF_g4gR00OFp_cecDcOFagy7gaAh2x8P8HAQ

 

[Desmond]

If its only a few you can use aptasia X from red sea worked a treat for me

 

[WetWhistle]

I find I don't fully trust the Matted File Fish. Most of them work great at controlling Aptasia but some just don't want to touch them. Some start out great but end up being coral nippers. You can probably cut down on the coral biters a little by upping feeding but that will just mean they eat less Aptasia. I find the Aptasia X from red sea like Desmond mentions works great for me.

 

[bblumberg]

+many on the matted file fish (aka aiptasia eating file fish). I have one that cleaned out dozens of aiptasia in a 24g nanocube and then did the same in my 75 g reef. Better yet, it also eats pellets and does not seem to bother any corals that I have seen.

Bruce

 

[Greenstreet.1]

My green filefish did the job for me in my 20g that was packed with aptasia but they do take they're time. Imo if you get one don't feed the tank as much and let him hunt for food that's what I did when I see that he was not eating them fast.

 

[Robert59]

Well going to need to get one but the tank is sitting fallow so I have to wait another 37 days I'm letting ick die off

 

[Robert59]

I'm going to have to order 1 of them matted filefish don't know if lfs carrys them

 

[Greenstreet.1]

I'm going to have to order 1 of them matted filefish don't know if lfs carrys them

Hmmmmmm Just seen that you are on the island what part

 

[meir]

So file fish is the best way not peppermint shrimp?

Be very careful with filefish as they may nip at coral and once on coral it will eat any corals it cld so be wary of them peppermint shrimp may be your best natural bet but again it's a gamble some do some don't as for non natural remedies there are a variety of additives such as aptasia x but u can also try a mechanical way such as lasers that burn the aptasia anemone threw the glass so no worries abt tearing apart the aquascape but this is a one by one process which is somewhat impractical for an infestation