Aptasia problem

[Brassmonkey]

Hey guys I have found some aptasia around a few of my new coral frags and two are right at the base where the coral meets the frag plug. I have glued a couple in and they haven't been back but a couple are pretty slick and keep popping up. They are super small at the moment and was wondering if there is something I can do before it gets out of hand.
Also they are so close to the corals that I don't want to hurt them.
Thanks

 

[vetteguy53081]

Inject with either lemon juice or better yet- Kalkwasser powder mix with tank water into a paste, the consistency of toothpaste and then inject into the very center core of aptasia and it will melt away.

 

[Brassmonkey]

Inject with either lemon juice or better yet- Kalkwasser powder mix with tank water into a paste, the consistency of toothpaste and then inject into the very center core of aptasia and it will melt away.

Ok I will try with the kalk. They are very small. Do I need to get it inside them or just around?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ok I will try with the kalk. They are very small. Do I need to get it inside them or just around?

Go for the center and smother the top

 

[Bj’s Reef]

I tried a little bit of everything to get rid of the aptasia in my tank. I finally got a copper band butterfly fish. Since then I haven’t seen a aptasia in over two years now.

 

[Utubereefer]

Peppermint shrimp worked for me. I had at least a dozen aptasia. Threw in a pack of 10 peps from WWC and they seem to be handling the issue.

 

[reefz]

Inject with either lemon juice or better yet- Kalkwasser powder mix with tank water into a paste, the consistency of toothpaste and then inject into the very center core of aptasia and it will melt away.

Do what you want, but I would'nt use lemon juice. A guy on here told me to do that, and it killed any coral that was near the aptasia when sprayed. Would not recommend.

 

[reefz]

Peppermint shrimp worked for me. I had at least a dozen aptasia. Threw in a pack of 10 peps from WWC and they seem to be handling the issue.

+1 on peppermint shrimp. Got 25 for my 150g that was covered in aptasia, and after a week it was completely gone!

 

[Utubereefer]

O yeah I have a 120 gallon tank. 10 would be too many for a smaller glass box

 

[davescj]

I had a couple starting up....had kalk kill a couple NOT near corals, then added 2 peppermint shrimp....never have seen them again. But several months later, the peppermint shrimp are still in tank (I know their cave, so I look in on them).

 

[davescj]

I had a couple starting up....had kalk kill a couple NOT near corals, then added 2 peppermint shrimp....never have seen them again. But several months later, the peppermint shrimp are still in tank (I know their cave, so I look in on them).

oh - I have the 2 peppermint in a 125 gal.