I have 4 tanks with 4 different aiptasia removal
Fish/inverts.
The 1st tank is the anemone tank this tank only has peppermint shrimps (2) in a 50 gallon frag tank.
No aiptasia. Each peppermint shrimp cost $10 so for $20 I have no aiptasia in this tank.
Tank 2 mix corals low boy frag tank.
In this tank I have one copperband. I had this copper band in a qt tank and he cleaned a rock with aiptasia and I was able to get him to eat LRS. He cleaned some of the frag racks and rock but not all. $60 for the copper band.
Tank number 3 this is also a 50 gallon frag tank.
In this tank I took a different approach with my aiptasia control. In this tank I used a Klein butterfly fish.
This fish is not 100% reef safe but I just have SPS in this tank and he has almost cleaned the whole frag tank.
This is by far the best fish to eat aiptasia fast. $40
Last tank tank number 4 I used Berghia Nudibranch.
I also added some of these Nudis to the display.
The ones I added to the display I believe became wrasse food. At $15 each from salty under ground that’s a very expensive meal. I got 10 nudis at salty under ground
For $15 each. So I spend $150 on nudis they work on small tanks/ frag tanks but on big displays with wrasses/ trigger fish they don’t have a chance.
I also learned that combining fish with nudis is not a good idea. Since copper band also love to eat the Berghia.
I also believe the peppermint shrimp will eat the Berghia as well.
So what your go to fish/inverts for aiptasia control ??
Fish/inverts.
The 1st tank is the anemone tank this tank only has peppermint shrimps (2) in a 50 gallon frag tank.
No aiptasia. Each peppermint shrimp cost $10 so for $20 I have no aiptasia in this tank.
Tank 2 mix corals low boy frag tank.
In this tank I have one copperband. I had this copper band in a qt tank and he cleaned a rock with aiptasia and I was able to get him to eat LRS. He cleaned some of the frag racks and rock but not all. $60 for the copper band.
Tank number 3 this is also a 50 gallon frag tank.
In this tank I took a different approach with my aiptasia control. In this tank I used a Klein butterfly fish.
This fish is not 100% reef safe but I just have SPS in this tank and he has almost cleaned the whole frag tank.
This is by far the best fish to eat aiptasia fast. $40
Last tank tank number 4 I used Berghia Nudibranch.
I also added some of these Nudis to the display.
The ones I added to the display I believe became wrasse food. At $15 each from salty under ground that’s a very expensive meal. I got 10 nudis at salty under ground
For $15 each. So I spend $150 on nudis they work on small tanks/ frag tanks but on big displays with wrasses/ trigger fish they don’t have a chance.
I also learned that combining fish with nudis is not a good idea. Since copper band also love to eat the Berghia.
I also believe the peppermint shrimp will eat the Berghia as well.
So what your go to fish/inverts for aiptasia control ??