Just venting!!!!

[Unarce]

I've added 11 peppermint shrimp in the last month to take care of a couple of aiptasia, and each and every one were taken out by my tangs :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

 

[Anonymous]

That's some expensive snacks.

Louey

 

[Len]

I added six to mine and my cleaner shrimps cannibalized them all. I saw them hunting and catching the smaller peppermints!

I've since used Joe's Juice and have gotten most of the Aiptasia. There's a couple popping out again but I expect I'll be able to get them all with a few more rounds of the stuff.

 

[fishinsouthga]

1 peppermint shrimp, guess i got lucky

 

[Unarce]

Yes! I used to be able to get something good for $100. Now, it's just for Sohal treats :?

 

[Anonymous]

no luck with Berghai nudis?

 

[Unarce]

Haven't tried them yet. Have you seen them locally?

 

[Anonymous]

Squirt super glue on them and bury them in epoxy. Works great and you can remove the epoxy later if you like.

This has worked 100% of the time for me.

You can wipe out shrooms and polyps this way too.

I am suprised more people don't do this.

If you have boat loads of them, well, then, this might not be an easy way to get rid of them.

Louey

 

[Unarce]

I did try that on a couple, but they seem to squeeze their way out through another crevice :?

 

[ChrisRD]

I've always had good results with Peppermints for small and medium size aptasia and for preventing reinfestation, but not so much for large ones.

What I do with the larger ones is as follows:

Mix up some kalkwasser to about a milk / heavy cream consistency and then microwave it in a glass until it's boiling. Turn off all circulation/pumps. Use a syringe or turkey baster to squirt this stuff on the aptasia. The consistency will seem a lot thicker underwater - basically like paste.

Don't get too close with the tip of the baster/syringe - you don't want the aptasia to retract right away. Let the little blobs stand for at least a few minutes before turning pumps back on.

Personally, I've never had an aptasia survive this process but maybe I'm just lucky...

HTH

 

[Anonymous]

My LFS had a huge problem in a 600G display tank (SPS). About 6 weeks ago they dropped in a copper banded butterfly (chelmon rostratus) and the tank is clear. Have read here about the use of butterflys being a bit hit and miss, but having watched this beastie at work, if (when) I ever get aiptasia, this would be the first thing I try!

 

[Anonymous]

no luck with Berghai nudis?

You mean those things that can't stand flow and disappear into a reef tank like a needle in a hay stack?

Karl, don't waste your money, they're pretty much worthless in a higher flow reef system.

 

[Anonymous]

I've added 11 peppermint shrimp in the last month to take care of a couple of aiptasia, and each and every one were taken out by my tangs

 

[Anonymous]

I've added 11 peppermint shrimp in the last month to take care of a couple of aiptasia, and each and every one were taken out by my tangs

You've got the best emoticons ever.

 

[Anonymous]

You've got the best emoticons ever.

 

[bradl.]

I read some where that Joes is just Kalk and salt. I have 2 small Peps. that do an excellent job tho.