Protecting Corals Within Aquarium

[piranhaman00]

Hello all,

I have some aiptasia in my tank that I have been handling with F aiptasia. I can only find them if I look hard but I can never seem to eliminate them all. I want to go with peppermint shrimp to eat them but I vowed off peppermints after they decimated by acans, which are my favorite corals. However, I really want that aiptasia gone. Ive debated a few ideas but I got to thinking about enclosing the acans I have with something so that they peppermints cant reach them. Then after a few months, remove the peppermints to the sump and hope the aiptasia are all gone? Wishful thinking, idk.

I dont want to give up acans. I was thinking about trying a Kleins butterfly as well but the goal is to remove the aiptasia predator at some point so my acans can be free without being nipped at.

Does anyone deal with aiptaisa as it comes like I have been?

Any ideas or other suggestions are greatly welcomed!

Thanks!

 

[Retro Reefer]

I think Berghia nudi’s are one of the best way to deal with aiptasia and they won’t bother anything else in your tank.

Berghia Nudibranch for Sale

Aiptasia eating Berghia Nudibranch for sale

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[Malifry97]

I think Berghia nudi’s are one of the best way to deal with aiptasia and they won’t bother anything else in your tank.

Berghia Nudibranch for Sale

Aiptasia eating Berghia Nudibranch for sale

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^^^

 

[piranhaman00]

Man they are just so expensive. How many would I need in a 180 gallon display? Wont fish try to eat them?

 

[CivicS14]

Man they are just so expensive. How many would I need in a 180 gallon display? Wont fish try to eat them?

If you have wrasses... which is why I can't get them. Between my leopards and six line, they would be just an expensive treat.

 

[GlassMunky]

Man they are just so expensive. How many would I need in a 180 gallon display? Wont fish try to eat them?

Yes a lot of fish will try, especially wrasses

 

[piranhaman00]

I do not have any wrasses. Id rather not watch them get destroyed lol.

 

[CivicS14]

I do not have any wrasses. Id rather not watch them get destroyed lol.

What fish do you currently have?

 

[Dilan Patel]

I do not have any wrasses. Id rather not watch them get destroyed lol.

I have a 180 and I think I bout 300ish dollars worth of high flow nudis friom saltyunderground. It worked extremely well. If you want I can send you pics before and after . Also now I keep a butterfly as they are cool and they do eat the occasional aiptasia if any were to make it up. Hope this helps.

 

[piranhaman00]

1x Sailfin Tang
1x Lieutenant Tang
1x Reef Chromis
1x Fire Goby
2x Links goby? See pic to help me ID lol
2x Chalk Bass
1x Splendid Dottyback
3x Lyretail anthias

 

[piranhaman00]

Id like to try the nudibranch route. Any of these fish attempt to eat them?

 

[Dilan Patel]

Dottback will eat them...Had to catch mine plus my other wrasses. I used a trap and got them easily...then again they were always hungry so it was pretty easy to catch those fish lol.

 

[piranhaman00]

Dottback will eat them...Had to catch mine plus my other wrasses. I used a trap and got them easily...then again they were always hungry so it was pretty easy to catch those fish lol.

Ya theres no way I could catch the dottyback, he is shy.

My preferred route would be peppermints but I need to protect the acans, any intake hides?

 

[Dilan Patel]

I never really had luck with peppermint shrimp...so now I will take the backseat and let somebody else with more experience with peppermint shrimp chime in