Aiptasia removal

[iTzJu]

@amado i have a Klein that decimated all aiptasia and has bothered with anemone or anything. Although I have leather and a green preen leather that have turned for the worst. Maybe related.
Have you tried the butterfly with sps ?

@ecam , you have sps?

 

[amado]

I use a peppermint shrimp in each one of my tanks. I currently have 3 tanks
50g lowboy with 1 peppermint who has eliminated all aiptasia not a single piece in the tank in at least a year.
65g with 1 peppermint (originally two but I'm pretty sure he got too close to my pistol shrimp) they eliminated all aiptasia and I haven't seen one in this tank in about a year.
20g cube with a single peppermint shrimp and a single piece of aiptasia which he doesn't seem to pay attention to.

66% success with peppermints and they 100% do not touch any coral.

Yeah getting a natural predator is the best solution.

 

[ecam]

@ecam , you have sps?

Maybe

 

[DYIguy]

I'm trying to shut down my 40g, the rock is filled with amphipods and has good coralline on it- and would like to move it to the 75g. but the 40 has aiptasia. I've been using lemon juice with a syringe to kill them, but it seems like for every one I kill a couple of new ones pop up. I'm starting to wonder if the juice is causing this. I looked into Berghia Nudis but can't find any locally or cheap enough. Thinking about doing a fresh water dip- killing the coralline and pods and just calling it quits

 

[amado]

I learned from this thread is you need a something that will eat the aptasia all the time. Fish or invert

 

[MadReefer]

Try a Matte file fish.

 

[ericrodriguez]

I really recommend the Nuris!!!
Even if it’s a good ride!! Just be careful as fish would it then (wrasses).