Is Aipstasia a deal breaker for you?

[rassler215]

I saw a really unique coral at a local store (to remain nameless). Literally on the opposite side of the next frag over was a 1/4"+ aipstasia. I didnt buy the coral I liked. Ive dealt with aipstatia before and because I only have a 40 gallon tank, I spent $100 on nudibranches. Is seeing aipstastia in a common frag tank a deal breaker for you? I didnt see any on the frag I liked, but dint want to risk it. Thanks in advance.

 

[Confuse]

It totally would be if I didn't have them. Haha But yeah, I'd avoid them like the plague.

 

[babyjess210]

Not for me. Just spend $20 on peppermint shrimps

 

[Zoarder]

Not for me. Just spend $20 on peppermint shrimps

Dibs!!

 

[bboyvital]

May be weird but for me depends on the size. My peppermint has demolished any aps that sneak into the tank but it hasn't came across a large one yet.

 

[Greaser9999]

There's always something, so I say fudge it!! Get er done....

 

[babyjess210]

Dibs!!

Again????

May be weird but for me depends on the size. My peppermint has demolished any aps that sneak into the tank but it hasn't came across a large one yet.

Just get bigger peppermints. lol

 

[SJacob164]

Yeah I really don't get why everyone freaks out over aipstasia anemones. In even a tank overgrown peppermint shrimps make short work of them. Plus they are 7$ each locally in my area.

 

[peter]

Aiptasia doesnt really bother me, just take it off. I had an outbreak because they didnt really bother me but i decided to get a peppermint for $4 and it cleared my whole tank in a couple of days.

 

[KarL]

It would be pretty difficult for LFS to eliminate all aptasia since aptasia are found everywhere on fresh liverock and coral. Only way I think is if the store was 100% homegrown aquacultured.

 

[Zoarder]

Again????



Just get bigger peppermints. lol

Couldn't make it last time member lol and i think my other fish ate them lol

 

[StarBlenny]

Aiptasia, not really. Nuisance algae (like Bryopsis, Gelidium, and Dictyota) then yes.

 

[acbaldwin]

Aiptasia has never really been difficult for me either. Kalk paste if it's just a couple, peps if it's a problem. Plus peps are fun to watch.

 

[BeanMachine]

I think getting a few is unavoidable as the smallest one can get by you. I've had luck with Peppermint Shrimp as well, but I swear they will eat dying zoas also those little effers.

But I would buy that frag that I liked if I didn't see any on it. I'd probably think twice about buying a frag with one on it though... or cut it off with part of the plug before I put it in my tank.

 

[lowbudget]

aptasia, cut them off the frag. rinse boom no more aptasia

 

[JOSE CASAS]

Not really ........but i do have a peppermint shrimp in my tank at ll times. Btw peppermints will eat soft coral dying or not if they don't have aptasia to eat.

 

[MedicBMC]

So what about the people that don't have peppermint shrimp? I had an outbreak and probably had like 30. 2 weeks ago I bought a peppermint shrimp and now I visibly can only see 3.

I don't care about aips no mo!

 

[rayray]

Def not a dealbreaker. I use to need them when for my CBB when i went on vacay. Many ways to kill them off in the DT. When youre down to a few just kalk the heck out of them.