How do I handle aiptasia?

[jdinger29]

Hello all, great work here! I am restarting in the hobby but still have some burning questions from my last (quite succesful) tank. I had a terrible aipstasia problem... It never really caused any problems with my live stock but I just didn't like looking at it...
Any tips?

 

[drew2005]

Originally Posted by jdinger29
Hello all, great work here! I am restarting in the hobby but still have some burning questions from my last (quite succesful) tank. I had a terrible aipstasia problem... It never really caused any problems with my live stock but I just didn't like looking at it...
Any tips?
You can try to shoot them directly with boiling water or you can get stuff called Joe's Juice and do the same thing. I hear it works well.
Welcome to the boards!

 

[mikeyjer]

Originally Posted by jdinger29
Hello all, great work here! I am restarting in the hobby but still have some burning questions from my last (quite succesful) tank. I had a terrible aipstasia problem... It never really caused any problems with my live stock but I just didn't like looking at it...
Any tips?
I have great luck using Joe's Juice and Peppermint Shrimp! If you go FOWLR, you can get certain butterfly fish and they'll eat'em all. :happyfish

 

[120reefer]

yeah, joe's juice

 

[diane4]

I have recently heard that making a small mix of kalkwasser and shooting it at the aptasia works just the same.
I tried the boiling water routine....didn't work for me.

 

[mikeyjer]

Originally Posted by diane4
I have recently heard that making a small mix of kalkwasser and shooting it at the aptasia works just the same.
I tried the boiling water routine....didn't work for me.
That is true, pretty much the samething with kalkwasser!!! :happyfish

 

[zanski]

JOES JUICE! :hilarious <

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APTASIA

 

[phishface]

If you catch them while they are small, peppermint shrimp is the way to go. IMO of course. Good luck. :happyfish

 

[omgsaltwat]

I keep shooting mine with joe's juice and thay come back in a few weeks.