Aptasia in sump ok?

NanoNathan · Jul 11, 2012

My DT is spotless from algae, and aptasia. My sump has about 20 aptasias that I can see.. Is this ok? Should I aptasia x them? Will they make it into my DT sooner or later?

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Steven R · Jul 11, 2012

No they spread fast as heck. Go get two or three peppermint shrimp or kalk paste on the oral disk will work great. Good luck and I would get on them in a hurry before they over run your system.

NanoNathan · Jul 11, 2012

Steven R said:
No they spread fast as heck. Go get two or three peppermint shrimp or kalk paste on the oral disk will work great. Good luck and I would get on them in a hurry before they over run your system.

thanks going to get pep shrimp for ones i cant see and kalk them to death!! 8)

NanoNathan · Jul 13, 2012

well i went into a LFS where a buddy of mine works and i was surprised to see a ton of wild caught fish from his vacation. puffers, file fish, and a ton other these fish where soooo small all most a dime size, well they where free i picked me up four file fish and there now living in my sump and im hoping the get hungry and eat up my aptasi

chris13115 · Jul 13, 2012

please tell me you got Acreichthys tomentosus, or you will be very disappointed.

NanoNathan · Jul 13, 2012

Yup there the right ones looked them up at.the store

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MattL22 · Jul 13, 2012

I have a ton of them in my overflow I guess I'll throw a peppermint in there I have 0 in my display I guess my peppermint keeps them in check !

BenjaminS · Jul 19, 2012

Don't they create spores that drift into your main? They can swim too can't they lol. Aptasia is like a disease

BenjaminS · Jul 19, 2012

On the other hand. heard that people have successfully used Aptasia as a form of filter. I read a book : Book of Coral Propagation by anthony Calfo. that explained this set up. Maybe someone can help give better info on this for me?

Steven R · Jul 19, 2012

They do filter feed but you would have to really isolate them and IMO it is not worth the risk of a epidemic if they get into the main system. Think of it this way the more you use for filtration the more probable they are going to migrate to the main system. And I do believe he was talking about using it as filtration for a peppermint shrimp brood stock tanks. could be wrong though.

mainereefer · Jul 19, 2012

BenjaminS said:
Don't they create spores that drift into your main? They can swim too can't they lol. Aptasia is like a disease

+1 yes

if they get irritated they spill there guts releasing 1000's of babies I use a siphon and suck them out with any water around them but I have only had a few here and there

psionicdragon · Jul 20, 2012

Ya, they will eventually get into your main display.

NanoNathan · Aug 5, 2012

Well a little update the 4 file fish in my sump have cleaned house!!! they ate them all that I can see.

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Steelerfan747 · Aug 5, 2012

NanoNathan said:
Well a little update the 4 file fish in my sump have cleaned house!!! they ate them all that I can see.

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That is awesome. I'm glad to hear they solved your issue, I had never heard of having them in the sump.