Aiptasia Eliminator

[ace ventura]

Alrighty then.
ok i was gone for about 2 weeks from my tank (scuba diving) and when i come back, my fox coral is stung to death and i find aiptasia (those little

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anenomes that never seem to go away). Anyways, to get rid of these i need a peppermint shrimp right? i think so and if im wrong PLEASE tell me which shrimp eats these nuisances. Will that shrimp coexist with a cleaner shrimp cuz thats what i have in my tank and i dont want them fighting. THANK YOU! I NEED YOUR HELP!

 

[sandman12]

yeah if they arent too big pepermint shromp will eat them and some other formula, kalk water or something kills them and boiling water. Wait for more advise. Pep. shrimp shouldnt fight with ur skunk, if they do u can send the skunks to me

 

[fishman830]

i got aptasia, to.. in the infancy whats hould i do!?

 

[sebae0]

yes peps will eat smaller aptasia and the kalkwasser paste in a syringe is supposed to work too.
i have 3 peps with a cleaner in my tank no problems for more than a year.

 

[lovethesea]

ryebread just did a hands on picture by picture of what and how to get rid of aptasia. syringe, tubing, Do a search on a thread that beth did.

 

[karajay]

My lean, mean, aiptasia machine

 

[wablondie98664]

peppermints have been known to eat aptaisia, but mine wouldn't go near a huge one i had so a few weeks ago i got a cup of boiling water and squirted about 5 or 6 syringes full at the aptaisia and haven't seen it since

 

[nm reef]

Peppermints will do well keeping smaller ones under control. I keep 3 peppermints with my pair of cleaners with no problems. If the peppermints don't do the trick a paste of kalk injected into the oral disk will eliminate them!