Aptasia

[GHOSTLY]

So on coral I have small bits of aptasia. How can I get rid of it? It's next to some expensive zoas and a expensive chunk of rainbow monti

 

[KingTideCorals]

So on coral I have small bits of aptasia. How can I get rid of it? It's next to some expensive zoas and a expensive chunk of rainbow monti

F-Aiptasia or Kalkpaste! Cake those monsters up! Usea syringe and shoot it straight in their mouths.

 

[Zer0]

There are many ways to get rid of aiptasia in spot treatments. You can inject them with a syringe, using lemon juice, or kalkwasser. Or you can use super glue gel and basically just paste it over them.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

feed them chunk food then inject them with lemon juice when they have the food they cant retract into the rock...

 

[KrisReef]

Put the food chuck on the end of the syringe! (Nice tactically assault @thatmanMIKEson)

Or get those Burghia nudibranches to eat them alive.

These things always show up next to the nicest or most delicate coral that you want to keep.

 

[Oxydjinn]

So on coral I have small bits of aptasia. How can I get rid of it? It's next to some expensive zoas and a expensive chunk of rainbow monti

F-Aiptasia - Reef Safe Aiptasia Fix - Frank's Aquarium Products - Bulk Reef Supply

 

[GHOSTLY]

Is apitasia x safe? I found a old bottle lying around. Must have bought it at the start of my journey

 

[Emptyness]

For me - Peppermint shrimp worked like a charm.

 

[Udest]

if you can get the rock out what i do is i fire up my soldiering iron and shove it down into its hole.

 

[GHOSTLY]

I would use peppermint shrimp but I heard they pick on corals to and are jerks

 

[jaganshi066]

Is apitasia x safe? I found a old bottle lying around. Must have bought it at the start of my journey

Aiptasia x had always worked for me but I don’t know if there is an expiration date

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Fire. Pit of a volcano.
D

 

[Emptyness]

I would use peppermint shrimp but I heard they pick on corals to and are a**holes

I have mine for about 3 weeks now and it didn't picked any of my corals (zoas, duncans, acan), but I am still monitoring it closely and try to spot feed him with frozen food mix.

Yes, it runs over the corals sometimes, irritating them for a few moments, but nothing scary.

I always prefer "the natural way", but every way has it's ups and downs.

 

[Carson789]

if you can get the rock out what i do is i fire up my soldiering iron and shove it down into its hole.

Lol thats definitely gonna kill it

 

[N3mo]

I had a shrimp which ate the aiptasia then turned onto zoas and duncan.

Now I just kalk paste it, it will come back eventually but I try to keep under control. So when I see one I nuke it same time.

 

[ScottR]

I’d just like to add, lemon juice and aiptaisa x will kill aiptaisa. But then in a week, you have dozens more. They release spores or something when being stressed. Best to get something to eat them. Peppermints work for me. Once they eat all the aiptaisa, I have a hawkfish for the shrimps

 

[arking_mark]

A word of caution. Killing Aiptasia with many of these products if not done correctly can lead to their spread. If possible, I recommend removing the coral from the tank into a small bucket. Apply your chosen approach (F-Aptasia, AIptasia-x, Kalk Paste, etc...). That way any baby AIptasia isn't released into your tank. Then if possible super glue over where the Aiptasia was.

 

[GHOSTLY]

A word of caution. Killing Aiptasia with many of these products if not done correctly can lead to their spread. If possible, I recommend removing the coral from the tank into a small bucket. Apply your chosen approach (F-Aptasia, AIptasia-x, Kalk Paste, etc...). That way any baby AIptasia isn't released into your tank. Then if possible super glue over where the Aiptasia was.

I'll do that. Approach is going to be aptaisia x along with a hot melting pole

 

[ScottR]

I'll do that. Approach is going to be aptaisia x along with a hot melting pole

Aiptasia X will only spread them sadly. It’s best to leave them alone if you can’t take them out of the tank for treatment.

 

[jaganshi066]

Aiptasia X will only spread them sadly. It’s best to leave them alone if you can’t take them out of the tank for treatment.

I used it, I had three in my tank and they’ve never came back