Oh NOOOO......Aiptasia; What will eat this?

[lubeck]

I need to know the other options for this anemone, I have found it spreading all over my tank, I do not want to pour the hot water because I don't want to kill my lr. Is there another method as far as what would eat it.

 

[27mtaylor]

pepermint shrimp will eat them.

 

[blazehok68]

copper banded butterfly will eat them, and my lfs has a pygmy angel that eats them

 

[bang guy]

All of the Peppermints I have received from this site have eaten Aiptasia.

 

[hansgraf]

We had it growing everywhere. We bought one peppermint shrimp and within 48 hours he had wiped them cleam. he was a very wise purchase for us.

 

[bawood]

I got a camel shrimp as my LFS didn't have any peppermint. They said it would eat aiptasia as wel, as they are related species. I had quite an infestation, within two weeks I had none.

 

[lubeck]

Thanks everyone, I will be purchasing one of the peppermints soooon. Will see! Thanks again

 

[ctgretzky9]

Same here...fought the aptaisa for months with joes juice. Worked great, but it always returned since I could not get every one.
Just purchased a copperband butterfly and a few peppermint shrimp...has been working very well so far. Over half is gone now, and even better, the copperband has taken to mysis frozen and seaweed sheet, so I wont worry about it starving after the aptasia dissapears, which it shouldnt, because i do have some in my fuge and sump, which now I will leave so it can come back in the tank and both the CBB and PMShrimp wil have it to graze on forever.
Ok that didnt make a lot of sense but I dont feel like re-typing it.