Aiptasia Question

[lehner]

So I know how to get rid of aiptasia chemically. Has anyone tried peppermint shrimp with any success in getting rid of them without destruction to the tank? I have a small 5g tank and have 1 giant aiptasia and I think 1 or 2 smaller guys.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Lehner

 

[Munch]

If that's all you have, squirt a lil kalk paste into their mouths with a syringe..

 

[SynDen]

Ya Kalk paste is the easiest way to kill them. Peppermints can work, but they can also be lazy ****s and do nothing, then they die.
Just mix some kalwasser with a bit of ro water to get a thick paste, then turn off all pumps on the tank. Apply the paste with a small syringe directly into the mouth of the apsatia. If you can apply over the top of it when it retracts too. Let it sit for about 30 min and then turn pumps back on. Be sure none of the kalk paste gets on corals or other critters as it will burn anything it lands on.

 

[lehner]

Ok cool thanks guys

 

[DJBM3]

I got two peppermints from aquatic art this weekend and they have been munching on them. I only had a couple attached to a frag and they found them rather quickly.

 

[Shaunv]

Shrimp are hit or miss. Some eat it and some don't. Just ask at the LFS if they can throw a rock with aptasia on it in with the shrimp to see if they eat it.

 

[Haddonisreef]

If that's all you have, squirt a lil kalk paste into their mouths with a syringe..

+1

 

[Walter White]

I've always had great luck with peppermints as long as you are sure to get the right ones. They don't tend to go after very large aiptasia in my experience however so I'd say in this case Kalk paste.

 

[clowninaround7474]

I agree with the use of peppermint shrimp. Unfortunately, they are expensive snack for my wrasses... I have a lot popping up in my tank as they have taken over my overflow and I can't get to them. In your situation, if use Kalk paste as well

 

[Miah2bzy]

Ya Kalk paste is the easiest way to kill them.

+1 It's super easy and then you also have the Kalk powder for adding calcium if needed to your top off.

 

[Miah2bzy]

Aiptasia Question

+1

 

[cmacias]

Peppermint shrimp work for me in both of my tanks with great success.

 

[edekgb]

I think you really have to starve the tank to get peppermint shrimp to eat the large aptasia. I would use Aptasia X

 

[Luke.Fraizer]

File seamonkeys did the trick for me! And he is just so freaking fun to watch! I would recommend it! I got some from macro and it worked its way into my dt so I stuck him in the sump and 2 days later it was gone. Pulled him out and in the dt and now the 2 tiny heads I saw are completely gone!

 

[Luke.Fraizer]

My wife thinks it's funny to change fish in my phone to seamonkeys.......

 

[lehner]

Since my tank is so little and all my rock pieces are pretty small I ended up just pulling the one with the aiptasia on it. I don't see others around as of now. I have been thinking of adding a new invert to my tank (though I am sure I have enough) so I was contemplating peppermints but I will probably use Kalk in the future. Save the space for a pom pom or something.

 

[lehner]

My wife thinks it's funny to change fish in my phone to seamonkeys.......

I was confused for a moment. Googled "file seamonkeys" in case I was missing the hot new fad in the hobby. Filefish makes a lot more sense.

 

[SkyShark]

My wife thinks it's funny to change fish in my phone to seamonkeys.......

Hahaha that is a great prank!

 

[Luke.Fraizer]

Sorry just thread jacked that a bit.... Manually pulling is always doable. Get tweezers and Yank till there is no more foot.