Aiptasia control

[hammerandy]

Good morning,

I have had a problem with Aiptasia. I have in the past purchased a Numbibranch which controls Aiptasia. Two problems can't remember what it was called and the person I purchased this from went out of business. Second part of the question becomes that the Numbibranches work but they die from starvation when the Aiptasia is gone. You think that they are gone but the seedlings are still out there and eventually redevelope into an out break.


Next they say that peppermint shrimp help control small Aipt. Is it worth the other problems with the peppermint shrimp and eating on the corals.

Now one of the rock is loaded with them. I can pull this rock and my LRS says dip this rock overnight in a high contraction of Calicum.

Give me some insight.

[OrionGirl]

Bergia nudibranchs eat aiptasia.

For treatment, I prefer use a kalkwasser paste that you inject into the stump. Works, though it can require a couple weeks of treatment to get rid of them all.

[RothChyld]

I agree with Oriongirl. That is exactly what I do as well. If you use Kalkwasser make a paste with that and put it into a very small syringe. Inject the aiptasia with it so they consume it and die. Just be careful none of your good inverts/corals eat it. I usually shutoff all pumps when doing this (just my preference so it is better controlled).

If you use Reef Former Concentrate or some other liquid form of kalk just do the same thing but shake the bottle really good so the sediment (calcium) is in the injection.

RothChyld

[traip93]

I inject them with hot water (boiling)

pepermint shrimp can control smaller ones as will a copperband