ID please!!

Erick Merfeld · Dec 27, 2015

ID please! How do I get rid of these things? They are taking over my tank!!

Lionfish Lair · Dec 27, 2015

Those are aiptasia.

TheEngineer · Dec 27, 2015

Joes juice, aiptasiaX, kalk paste, peppermint shrimp are all options

TheEngineer · Dec 27, 2015

Oh and berghia nudibranches. They might be a good option for how many you have.

Lionfish Lair · Dec 27, 2015

Appy Zapper.

Lemon Juice.

Vinegar.

Boiling Water.

Erick Merfeld · Dec 27, 2015

Use a turkey baster? How much?

TheEngineer · Dec 27, 2015

For which one? You can inject them directly with lemon juice or vinegar. You need to use a needle to do that though and they'll retract as soon as you touch them.

Lionfish Lair · Dec 27, 2015

Which were you thinking to try...... first

I say "first" because they aren't easy to get out of there and all of us have probably tried a few over time.

Lionfish Lair · Dec 27, 2015

icecool2 said:
For which one? You can inject them directly with lemon juice or vinegar. You need to use a needle to do that though and they'll retract as soon as you touch them.

LOL! Oops! I change my answer to "Ditto".

Erick Merfeld · Dec 27, 2015

Which one should I try first? Someone that has experience with them what do you suggest?

markak · Dec 27, 2015

Copperband Butterfly fish

TheEngineer · Dec 27, 2015

Kalk paste is probably the least expensive and easiest to acquire. Find kalkwaser powder at a local store and mix it into a thick paste that you can inject with a wide tip syringe. Feed it to each polyp.

Erick Merfeld · Dec 27, 2015

They are everywhere! Even on the shell of my snails!

Lionfish Lair · Dec 27, 2015

What fish or inverts do you have in there? There's no chance you live in LA, is there?

Erick Merfeld · Dec 27, 2015

Nope. I have a clown goby 2 cardinals n a star fish

Reef kid · Dec 27, 2015

I had some polyps then got a peppermint shrimp,cleared em right out. But this isn't always the case, it is definitely not a guarantee

reefhobby · Dec 27, 2015

Get a a butterfly fish. They will wipe those out within days

Lionfish Lair · Dec 27, 2015

Erick Merfeld said:
Nope. I have a clown goby 2 cardinals n a star fish

Then I can't loan you my Appy Zapper!

You're not going to be able to do them all in one sitting or even day. Maybe mix up the treatments, like vinegar/lemon juice (potentially pH lowering) with something that has no effect oh pH, such as the boiling water.

I've been lucky in the peppermint department for maintenance.