aiptasia issue

[anthonys_aqua]

Ive been dealing with aiptasia in my lagoon and they just keep spawning.

I've used aiptasia-x from red sea and its ass, its probably causing the growth of them.

Looking for a solution besides fish/inverts. I tried nudi and they just disappeared the moment they went in, my tank is fishless at the moment.

 

[joseserrano]

Berghia is your best bet. You may have not bought enough, are impatient with results, or heater chemistry/acclimation wasn’t great

 

[vetteguy53081]

Trust me on this-
Add a Bluehead Kleini Butterfly. MUST BE BLUE head, not yellow version. The bluehead is colorful, eats aptasia like candy, friendly , eats all dry and frozen foods and will NOT bother coral.

 

[isaacalves]

I have a Klein's that keeps my aiptasia at bay. I've had luck with peppermints too. But if you want something chemical....I've done just thick Kalk paste and it works great...but you'll never get "rid" of the aiptasia. It would just be managing them yourself until you get a predator to keep them out of your main display. They'll be in your overflows and pipes.

 

[Brady4000]

+1 peppermints. They go to town. Had good luck with buying them from Fish Frenzy in Temecula FYI.

 

[phamster]

i used to separate rock into a diff container and throw in a peppermint.

 

[drexel]

Berghia are the only guaranteed natural predator of aiptasia. All others are a 50/50 shot. The big issue with berghia is predation by other tank inhabitants, wrasses, shrimp, etc... Also, check your overflow for aiptasia, that's where they set up shop and continue to spread throughout the tank.

 

[reefingwithyou]

The best for me was a cbb.

 

[sharkbait]

Best bet are peppermint shrimp they are cheap easy to find and if they do work for you you can always catch them easy with a bottle trap the try a different set of shrimp

 

[mattyzang]