Aiptasia out of control. Berghia?
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@emac
Tagged you in a post, someone just listed some in marketplace
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Emac has the best deal on bergia
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If you dont have zoas File fish has been great. Also heard good things about Australian Stripey. Bherghia have been hit or miss with me. I think my fish eat them or go through the powerheads.
anthonys_aqua
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Depends on your tank size but Ive had peppermint shrimps work but I try to remove them afterwards cause they sometimes pick on your corals
Berghia worked in my sump then I thought they died but they made there way into my tank and only come out at night time, I probably have around 6-8 but I doubt theyre going faster than the aiptasia reproducing
When I had a large size stripey he wiped out 90%, he couldnt eat the small ones cause he was too big but he jumped out through my feeding hole
now I got a baby one about the size of a quarter and he hasnt eaten anything yet
Berghia worked in my sump then I thought they died but they made there way into my tank and only come out at night time, I probably have around 6-8 but I doubt theyre going faster than the aiptasia reproducing
When I had a large size stripey he wiped out 90%, he couldnt eat the small ones cause he was too big but he jumped out through my feeding hole
now I got a baby one about the size of a quarter and he hasnt eaten anything yet
Stripey works well , but can be nippy to acans , I got lucky and got one when it was pretty small and it was able to control the aptasia quickly , but also got huge in a span of a couple months . But still doesn’t nip my a acans
Research Monkey
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Berghia only worked for me when the aiptasia problem was really small. When it was out of control, it didnt seem to do anything. Aiptasia eating file fish work for the display but they won't get the out of reach aiptasia.
turbonut
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Do yourself a favor although bergs are great they aren’t a right now deal. Find yourself an Australian stripey. Done deal.
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turbonut
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Not really. PM Emac, but no response. And most of LFS wants like $20 each. I don't get it, why price it so high since they don't live that long.
Yea idk why either, i’ve always had them periodically. 5-8 would multiply to 30 then they starve and died after all the aptasia are gone. Now im looking for some and fb marketplace have a seller wanting 20-30 each!
anthonys_aqua
Member
I purchased some off of someone on fb, 4 for $50 large sized ones
I can see if he still has some
Appreciate it. Or if you're got some breeding, I'll take them off you.
anthonys_aqua
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actually maybe, I see them under my rocks at night, they cleared out most of the aiptasia
