To be aptasia or not aptasia??

CFQTPye · Sep 9, 2014

Just noticed this popping up in my tank. Does it look loke aptasia to anyone?

Daniel@R2R · Sep 9, 2014

Yep. That's aiptasia.

KorD · Sep 9, 2014

CFQTPye said:
[h=1]To be aptasia or not aptasia??[/h]

That is the question!

Sorry but yes it is

CFQTPye · Sep 9, 2014

whats the most effective way tog get rid of it?

fishroomlady · Sep 9, 2014

yes, it is aiptasia. There are many ways to get rid of it. Perhaps one of the easiest is with a "zapper."

CFQTPye · Sep 9, 2014

what's a zapper?

lynyrdskynyrd12 · Sep 9, 2014

It's called the wand, it basically shoots electricity into and burns it or almost like melts it. If this is a bad description someone please chime in.

lynyrdskynyrd12 · Sep 9, 2014

You can try peppermint shrimp need a few though and they don't always work. Butterfly tangs could also work but also tricky. There's a type of filefish that works too so I've been told but it also has a tendency to eat your corals as well

GenSkiR6 · Sep 9, 2014

I always squirt them with boiling RODI a cpl times and then just suck them out. If that doesn't work I make them recede and then just super glue over them.

ygon · Sep 9, 2014

1+ on the superglue, thanks GenSkiR6 this worked for me as well.

Reefing Madness · Sep 9, 2014

Super Glue
Kawlk Paste
Joes Juice
Lemon Juice
Aiptasia X
Laser
Peppermint Shrimp
Copperband Butterfly

nimrod.jj · Sep 10, 2014

Hey nena

SeahorseKeeper · Sep 10, 2014

Berghia nudibranches are also effective in aiptasia control. The downside to them is that they only eat aiptasia. I would only use them if the tank was severely infested.