Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
- El Scorpio
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Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
Hey guys. Got a little Aiptasia problem here, okay a big one. They're taking over! I've been using Zaptasia, which does seem to work, but it seems like for every one I kill with the stuff three more pop up for the funeral. They're really getting out of hand now, and some of them are quite big. There's currently nothing in my tank right now (except freaking Aiptasia) but the things are really turning into a scourge. Not sure if I'm using the zaptasia wrong or if there's something else I need to try. Help!
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
Get a Copperband butterfly or Green filefish.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
Get a Copperband butterfly or Green filefish.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
Peppermint shrimp?
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
Ive heard that a lot of people have had luck with peppermint shrimp, although ive heard if you want to go that route you need to get a group of them, more than 3, so ive heard.hadla wrote:Peppermint shrimp?
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
Peppermint shrimp are kind of hit and miss from what I hear... and some of these aiptasia are so big I think they would eat a peppermint shrimp!!
Gunner wrote:Ive heard that a lot of people have had luck with peppermint shrimp, although ive heard if you want to go that route you need to get a group of them, more than 3, so ive heard.hadla wrote:Peppermint shrimp?
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
Every pepp shrimp I've ever gotten, has gone missing.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
Lol, I noticed what I think is aptasia on one lr piece in the 10g so I got a shrimp for it... Just checked and I think the aptasia is gone... But I can't find the shrimp x(
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
I seem to have bad luck with saltwater shrimp... Had 2 peppermints before I got Lila, and they either died or disappeared. Then I got two cleaner shrimp for the tank after I got Lila and the bigger one disappeared... But the other one is still there.
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
I had a New Guena puffer that ate aptasia. It also are all my macro algae, sponges and coral.
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
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It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
Yes seems someone other than bed is trying thier hand at necrothreading.
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
5 yard penalty for necrothreading. By the way, aiptasia problem solved - due to unforseeable life events (much to my disappointment and frustration, I might add,) my tank has been torn down and is currently sitting in a storage unit along with my live rock, which is quite devoid of any such life at the moment. Apparently, the best way to kill an aiptasia outbreak in a saltwater aquarium is to remove the saltwater itself from the equation.
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
Certainly would work, aiptasia nuked in storage unit
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: Aiptasia are taking over my tank!!!
I did have to tear down a tulip nem infested tank. Stuck all the rock outside for the winter.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"