Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia - Page 2

Octoman · 05-03-2008, 08:44 AM

What about the aiptasia eating nudibranchs? Berghia?

SJS · 05-03-2008, 09:47 AM

I am going to go with other - i have tried the boiling water - took care of them - for awhile - same one's grew back so I must not have gotten it into the base. Then I tried Kalk - same result. I have now taken out the piece of rock and spot treated it with muriatic acid. I will let you know the results.
I dont want to add a critter to eat a few (5) offending weeds.
I think the best defense to these things is inspecting every rock you put intot he tank. I know mine came from a mushroom rock. Had it in QT found both aptaisia and bubble coral. Got rid of it - so I thought - put it in the dt - both came back. Said rock is now back in QT...

SJS · 05-03-2008, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Octoman

What about the aiptasia eating nudibranchs? Berghia?

Only problem is they will starve once the problem is gone.

msbdiving · 05-04-2008, 12:34 AM

I have tried the aiptasia stuff from blue vet with no luck. I also have tried peppermints and never saw any reduction. The aiptasia are small and have not grown in size but I find new colonies poping up every now and then.

With that being said, I am not sure if the peppermints were tank raised and never got a taste for it or had too much other stuff to eat. So for now, I will go with the nuclear bomb response.

plecosword · 05-04-2008, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SJS

I am going to go with other - i have tried the boiling water - took care of them - for awhile - same one's grew back so I must not have gotten it into the base. Then I tried Kalk - same result. I have now taken out the piece of rock and spot treated it with muriatic acid. I will let you know the results.
I dont want to add a critter to eat a few (5) offending weeds.
I think the best defense to these things is inspecting every rock you put intot he tank. I know mine came from a mushroom rock. Had it in QT found both aptaisia and bubble coral. Got rid of it - so I thought - put it in the dt - both came back. Said rock is now back in QT...

I have seen their babies that are jelly fish swimming around, size of copepods, so you still may have some even when killing the large ones. boiling water works with small ones.

Fish Crazy · 05-04-2008, 01:10 AM

I had a copper banded and it did great then i died a couple of weeks ago and now the apitaisia are back - I tried Joe's Juice buy it only seems to work for a short period of time

JWarren · 05-04-2008, 01:39 AM

I use hot kalk.

One tablespoon to three tablespoons of water then in the micro for 30 seconds. Syringe it into the center of the aptasia and it is never seen again. Also works on majanos, except it doesn't kill the majano outright but shrinks it. A couple of hits and they are gone.

Mark - "What about the aiptasia eating nudibranchs? Berghia?"

I see them as a pest! I had some of these hitchhike in on a rock loaded with Zoa's. The berghia took on the color of the zoa's and eat the skirts off of eight zoa's before I realized what was going on. I found three of them on a patch of green zoa's and they also took on the green color and eat the skirt off of one polyp. No more for me thanks!

I made a positive match on these nudi's by a friend at HBF and here:

Berghia Nudibranchs, The Size of Aiptasia Destruction!

The Slug Site

T_kuemmet · 05-07-2008, 02:23 PM

OMG so i just tried the pepps! 5 days no aiptasia anymore ! i cannot believe they did that so fast! even the ones that were about .75" long :O)

AnotherLousy1 · 05-08-2008, 01:04 PM

I have to agree with Octoman ... Berghia Nudibranch

They stay very tiny and do a GREAT job of cleaning up aptasia. They have some sort of chemical in them that when they eat the aptasia, it doesn't come back to the same place it was. TERRIFIC little guys. I have 3 in my 29 gallon Biocube and where they've cleaned up is amazing.

You can do some reading about them here

Berghia Nudibranch Breeder, Berghia Verrucicornis Kill Aiptasia Anemones to Control Aiptasia

lcstorc · 05-08-2008, 01:18 PM

Why won't my peppermints eat the stupid things.
They are in the display in places I cannot reach without moving all of the rockwork and my overflow is infested with them. Joe's has worked great but there are many in the overflow I cannot reach.
Guess I will try adding even more peppermints and put a few in the overflow as well as the tank. I have tried this before and the peppermint disappeared from the overflow and the ones in the tank are fat and dumb.

Emg · 05-08-2008, 05:38 PM

How long have you had them in the tank ? It took my pepps a few weeks before they started munching on my aptasia.....they've been keeping my tank aptasia free ever since....

lcstorc · 05-08-2008, 05:55 PM

Months

plecosword · 05-08-2008, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T_kuemmet

OMG so i just tried the pepps! 5 days no aiptasia anymore ! i cannot believe they did that so fast! even the ones that were about .75" long :O)

Theres a success story!

T_kuemmet · 05-08-2008, 08:09 PM

theyve only been in the tank a week! i just lucked out i think from what i read. I wasnt expecting them to work so fast, but i just noticed that i didnt seee the aiptasia anymore, anywhere

SJS · 05-08-2008, 10:46 PM

Well. I've tried the muriatic acid - they came back! Thinking of trying it again with more acid - less water. Persistent buggers...

View Poll Results: What is the most effective way or removing aiptisia
Cooperband Butterflyfish/Angelfish or another fish	4	7.14%
The Red- Legged Hairy Hermit Crab	0	0%
Boiling water method	3	5.36%
Lemon juice	0	0%
Joe's juice	19	33.93%
Peppermint Shrimp	22	39.29%
Other	8	14.29%
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05-03-2008, 08:44 AM	#16 (permalink)
Octoman Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,045 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia What about the aiptasia eating nudibranchs? Berghia? __________________ Mark "If you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?" My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

05-03-2008, 09:47 AM	#17 (permalink)
SJS Neon dottyback Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SO CAL - Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 616 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia I am going to go with other - i have tried the boiling water - took care of them - for awhile - same one's grew back so I must not have gotten it into the base. Then I tried Kalk - same result. I have now taken out the piece of rock and spot treated it with muriatic acid. I will let you know the results. I dont want to add a critter to eat a few (5) offending weeds. I think the best defense to these things is inspecting every rock you put intot he tank. I know mine came from a mushroom rock. Had it in QT found both aptaisia and bubble coral. Got rid of it - so I thought - put it in the dt - both came back. Said rock is now back in QT... __________________ Steph Dream like you're going to live forever, Live like tomorrow is your last day... 300 gallon dt, 90 gallon fuge, 35 gallon fuge, 35 gallon sump. T-5 lights (\_/) This is Bunny. Bunny and his family ( . .) have now invaded my backyard. If Bunny keeps c(")(") eating my veggie garden he will be evicted in a safe and humane way!!!

05-04-2008, 12:34 AM	#19 (permalink)
msbdiving Midas Blenny Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 96 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia I have tried the aiptasia stuff from blue vet with no luck. I also have tried peppermints and never saw any reduction. The aiptasia are small and have not grown in size but I find new colonies poping up every now and then. With that being said, I am not sure if the peppermints were tank raised and never got a taste for it or had too much other stuff to eat. So for now, I will go with the nuclear bomb response.

05-04-2008, 01:10 AM	#21 (permalink)
Fish Crazy Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 118 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia I had a copper banded and it did great then i died a couple of weeks ago and now the apitaisia are back - I tried Joe's Juice buy it only seems to work for a short period of time __________________ "Work Hard, Play Hard, buy more Fish"

05-04-2008, 01:39 AM	#22 (permalink)
JWarren Achilles Tang Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 869 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia I use hot kalk. One tablespoon to three tablespoons of water then in the micro for 30 seconds. Syringe it into the center of the aptasia and it is never seen again. Also works on majanos, except it doesn't kill the majano outright but shrinks it. A couple of hits and they are gone. Mark - "What about the aiptasia eating nudibranchs? Berghia?" I see them as a pest! I had some of these hitchhike in on a rock loaded with Zoa's. The berghia took on the color of the zoa's and eat the skirts off of eight zoa's before I realized what was going on. I found three of them on a patch of green zoa's and they also took on the green color and eat the skirt off of one polyp. No more for me thanks! I made a positive match on these nudi's by a friend at HBF and here: Berghia Nudibranchs, The Size of Aiptasia Destruction! The Slug Site __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. The 10 gallon quarantine tank. The 55 gallon. Help build ReefPedia!

05-07-2008, 02:23 PM	#23 (permalink)
T_kuemmet Fire Coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Stevens Point WI Posts: 72 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia OMG so i just tried the pepps! 5 days no aiptasia anymore ! i cannot believe they did that so fast! even the ones that were about .75" long :O) __________________ Travis Reefaholic My tanks Biocube 29 with stock lighting and 2x powerbrite LEDS in 10000k Second BC 29 with some lps, and getting more!

05-08-2008, 01:04 PM	#24 (permalink)
AnotherLousy1 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Salty Haven Posts: 134 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia I have to agree with Octoman ... Berghia Nudibranch They stay very tiny and do a GREAT job of cleaning up aptasia. They have some sort of chemical in them that when they eat the aptasia, it doesn't come back to the same place it was. TERRIFIC little guys. I have 3 in my 29 gallon Biocube and where they've cleaned up is amazing. You can do some reading about them here Berghia Nudibranch Breeder, Berghia Verrucicornis Kill Aiptasia Anemones to Control Aiptasia __________________ Lynnette Keep up with my small piece of the ocean 29 Gallon Bio-Cube "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" - Dr. Seuss

05-08-2008, 01:18 PM	#25 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,449 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia Why won't my peppermints eat the stupid things. They are in the display in places I cannot reach without moving all of the rockwork and my overflow is infested with them. Joe's has worked great but there are many in the overflow I cannot reach. Guess I will try adding even more peppermints and put a few in the overflow as well as the tank. I have tried this before and the peppermint disappeared from the overflow and the ones in the tank are fat and dumb. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

05-08-2008, 05:38 PM	#26 (permalink)
Emg Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 296 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia How long have you had them in the tank ? It took my pepps a few weeks before they started munching on my aptasia.....they've been keeping my tank aptasia free ever since.... __________________ A blog of my fw and sw fish and tanks...along with some other critters I own...... http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/

05-08-2008, 05:55 PM	#27 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,449 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia Months __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

05-08-2008, 08:09 PM	#29 (permalink)
T_kuemmet Fire Coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Stevens Point WI Posts: 72 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia theyve only been in the tank a week! i just lucked out i think from what i read. I wasnt expecting them to work so fast, but i just noticed that i didnt seee the aiptasia anymore, anywhere __________________ Travis Reefaholic My tanks Biocube 29 with stock lighting and 2x powerbrite LEDS in 10000k Second BC 29 with some lps, and getting more!

05-08-2008, 10:46 PM	#30 (permalink)
SJS Neon dottyback Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SO CAL - Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 616 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Most Effective way of removing Aiptisia Well. I've tried the muriatic acid - they came back! Thinking of trying it again with more acid - less water. Persistent buggers... __________________ Steph Dream like you're going to live forever, Live like tomorrow is your last day... 300 gallon dt, 90 gallon fuge, 35 gallon fuge, 35 gallon sump. T-5 lights (\_/) This is Bunny. Bunny and his family ( . .) have now invaded my backyard. If Bunny keeps c(")(") eating my veggie garden he will be evicted in a safe and humane way!!!

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