Tons of aiptasia in between zoanthids.

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How can I get rid of all these tiny aiptasias between my zoa polyps. Glue isnt an option due to them being so spread out over the zoas. Kalk paste would destroy the whole colony of zoas, and manual removal isnt possible because they are deep between the polyps. What's my next best option?

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It's a 10g tank so wouldn't berghias be a little overkill? And its only this one frag that has them for the past 4 or 5 months
I also have a large banded coral shrimp which I would assume would be a predator
 
Buy 2 peppermint shrimp. Fairly inexpensive
 
I also have a large banded coral shrimp which I would assume would be a predator
Nope.

Maybe peppermint shrimp, you have a 50/50 chance.
Carefully scrape the zoas off that plug with a razor blade and transfer them somewhere else. Do this in a separate container so if they release spores it's not in the tank.
Or scrap the frag and don't shop where you got them anymore.
 
What did you do? I have the same problem and my high end zoas are dying from themI I need a quick fix and I know nudis work but takes a while
 

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