The Puffer Forum

I have started noticing aiptasia sprouting up on my LR!! I have heard many bad things about these critters and have started hitting them with kalk mixtures but seems like everytime i think i have it under control more sprout up the next day do any of you guys know a good treatment for this??

I haven't treated mine as of yet, but I was told superglue gel does wonders.

hmm might try that tom

what about these guys..Berghia Nudibranchs.... or do you think my puffer would try to eat it??

that I'd let one of the higher ups answer .. AFAIK all inverts are targets for puffers.

ya thats what i was thinking

In the UK people use Aiptasia - X (treatment), or you can inject the aip anemones with lemon juice or get an aiptasia eating filefish - . Are the best options for treating this pest

I had one of those filefish for about a year. One of my favorite fish. I was catching him out of my DT to transfer over to another aptasia-filled tank. he jumped when I was trying to catch him & landed far behind the tank, in a pile of salt. By the time I could get him out, he was dead.

Pufferpunk wrote:I had one of those filefish for about a year. One of my favorite fish. I was catching him out of my DT to transfer over to another aptasia-filled tank. he jumped when I was trying to catch him & landed far behind the tank, in a pile of salt. By the time I could get him out, he was dead.

IN A PILE OF SALT! Do you clean every once in a while? Just kidding, I've been experiencing salt building up in places and making a mess since going full salt.

Way in the back of the large tank, by the wall. That's why it took so long to get the fish out.

One of the only downfalls to a cabinet style stand instead of metal. If I had a fish jump out and behind he's still in the open and i can quickly grad em, well I have a metal stand until I get a larger tank (hopefully this weekend! )

thats a cool looking fish

That really sucks PP, what are the chances of that.

I just caught my big, healthy Copperband butterfly & moved him the the aptasia-ridden tank. Let's see how he likes them!

If something jumps behind one of my cabinets, it's gone, we can barely move it without a couple tanks on it. Steal case credenza.
I'm blocking the crack/space between the back and wall tomorrow.

Good idea!