Is my tank already doomed? (apatasia)

[ChrisW]

Not sure if this qualifies as tank emergency, but wasnt sure where else to post this, but
So I think I found aptasia on a frag plug last night, I pulled it scraped it heavily, dipped it and hopefully removed it, BUT my bigger concern is the frag has been in my system for 5 weeks. So is it inevitable that its now in my tank and only a matter of time before it shows up everywhere?
dang man...

 

[Johniejumbo]

Not necessarily. You did the removal of it outside the tank so you may not have anything to worry about ....... hopefully.....

 

[SPR1968]

Yes not really an emergency but.... oh and you forgot the blow the frag plug up!! Lol

I would just keep an eye out for new Aiptasia appearing and then deal with them as soon as they appear.

I use Red Sea Aiptasia X personally but there are other methods to keep them under control

 

[marlinmon]

Not sure if this qualifies as tank emergency, but wasnt sure where else to post this, but
So I think I found aptasia on a frag plug last night, I pulled it scraped it heavily, dipped it and hopefully removed it, BUT my bigger concern is the frag has been in my system for 5 weeks. So is it inevitable that its now in my tank and only a matter of time before it shows up everywhere?
dang man...

I wouldn’t worry about it too much. There are lots of ways to manage aptasia.

 

[Corals.com]

Peppermint Shrimp are great at keeping Aiptasia at bay. Thanks for sharing!

 

[ChrisW]

I did. Hopefully. How fast does that spread? Any idea?
Thanks for the response

 

[marlinmon]

Peppermint Shrimp are great at keeping Aiptasia at bay. Thanks for sharing!

I had some but they ate at my rock anemones

 

[ChrisW]

Peppermint Shrimp are great at keeping Aiptasia at bay. Thanks for sharing!

I do have two of those in the tank, so I hope they do take care of it if it shows up more
Thanks for the tip

 

[Corals.com]

I had some but they ate at my rock anemones

Really? I've never heard that before. That's very interesting, thanks for sharing that!

 

[cracker]

Same issue here Chris . I'm going to try a couple peppermint shrimp 1st they are supposed to eat them but bot a sure deal. There are meds, Apastia x , I use a kalk paste & syringe . That gets them every time but ya can't get to all . A file fish may eat them . How big is your tank? Iv'e had good success with Copper bands but they must have a good sized tank. None are a sure cure. So don't let it get ya down too much . They do look bad & I hate them like every body else. but not the end.

 

[Corals.com]

I do have two of those in the tank, so I hope they do take care of it if it shows up more
Thanks for the tip

No problem! Some of them are more interested in eating it than others. Not sure they would eat any that are big and established though, but should keep new/smaller ones at bay.

 

[Mical]

If the dreaded aptasia appears a filefish is the only way to go. I tried the kalk method, aptasia X and even a copperband but the ORA raised filefish blasted through an infestation I had.

 

[ali.farzinrad]

Hey
Remove any Aptasia you see under any circumstances or you'll have to remove the tank and all corals
I didn't remove the Aptasia so they killed all my corals

 

[BestMomEver]

Peppermint shrimp for the little ones and aptasia x for the larger ones.... works for me!

 

[Fin]

I had some but they ate at my rock anemones

This ^ Don't trust them. It is a roll of the dice if you find one that will eat aiptasia or ignore them.

 

[ChrisW]

Same issue here Chris . I'm going to try a couple peppermint shrimp 1st they are supposed to eat them but bot a sure deal. There are meds, Apastia x , I use a kalk paste & syringe . That gets them every time but ya can't get to all . A file fish may eat them . How big is your tank? Iv'e had good success with Copper bands but they must have a good sized tank. None are a sure cure. So don't let it get ya down too much . They do look bad & I hate them like every body else. but not the end.

Its a 100gal tank. I went home at lunch and I see like a "fan" so-to-speak sticking out between the heads of the zoa. Im wondering if I should just toss the zoa. I was heading to the LFS after work and see if they had the Aptasia X stuff... man I just dont know what I should do here..

 

[cracker]

Don't toss the zoa ! try the apastia x & see if that works for ya. Just keep trying other things. I personally like natural predators. thry some peppermint shrimp next. see if they will munch on them these little guys can get to spots we can't even see let alone get to .
if the shrimp don't work, try a couple file fish they're not pricey

 

[Katrina71]

Aiptasia are ugly? Darn. There goes my nem business plan. I have nudibranches in my tank now taking care of mine. Hopefully.

 

[ChrisW]

The peppermint shrimp I have are a bit odd, they only hang out in one certain spot and don’t venture around the rest of the tank, like ever. They’re always active and moving just only in a certain area and never leave it. Maybe I should move the frag to their section of the tank?
. I pulled the frag and have it in a bowl of tank water right now and I can see the aptasia between the heads of the zoa. I want to scrap and try to pull it out but I’m afraid of harming the zoa

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

I love using the Aiptasia X and watching them act like nuclear bomb went off.