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Thanks for that information Can you tell us which was the particular one is the pair you got Please ORA - Filefish?
Aiptasia as a Pest - and HOW to get rid of it
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Every one Please if you have and can upload and Photos of the animals you are been using. I want to update the main post with much as possible information for everyone reading the thread Please.
I'll appreciate every post from you to can build the perfect guide. Soon I'll check how many and what methods are been successful and not, and Will update each treatment/option by this.
At the moment I'm collecting information as much as possible.
I'll appreciate every post from you to can build the perfect guide. Soon I'll check how many and what methods are been successful and not, and Will update each treatment/option by this.
At the moment I'm collecting information as much as possible.
Mical
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Lovely!
Just in case and if I'm not disturbing you asking for that, but do you have photo of it (Personal one), I don't want to upload the Photo/image from the ORA website. If you can upload one to can add it to the main post I'll save me time looking for non branded and agreed to use them free (most google Images may be subject to copyright).
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Thank you very much mate! Thank you!
Here's my CBB swimming with the gang...
JMR5
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We've had two file fish, and both ate aptasia. One died, but the other one lives in the frag tanks, I just move him when I see aptasia in the other tank. He eats them quickly, though I did worry he was also nipping at coral, but I don't think so (aptasia are gone and corals are happy again). Aptasia X is ok, but tough to use (if they don't ingest it, it's pretty useless). There were two small ones in my DT, in the sand. I'm wondering if my tiger conch ate them, as they're gone, but I don't think I've ever heard of conchs doing that. Berghia died before doing any good.
CaliCajun
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Peppermint shrimp and more importantly a Green Scat took my infestation down to a sustainable level. The first picture is where I was, the whole tank looked like that. In the second picture bottom right is the Green Scat in front of the once infested rock.
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Thank you, I'll use the second photo. And probably will zoom a bit on it if you don't mind. All look really cool.Here you go, my apologies for the photo quality it was early. As I mentioned mine are shy and needed to be coaxed out with a "mini pellet snowstorm"
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What I'm reading about them, they grow surprisingly large. And usually are brackish water, but can be acclimated to NSW. Eat really much and are a bit messy (don't know what they mean with that). But it look good there.Peppermint shrimp and more importantly a Green Scat took my infestation down to a sustainable level. The first picture is where I was, the whole tank looked like that. In the second picture bottom right is the Green Scat in front of the once infested rock.
So this one take care of the aiptasia only? Is it picking on something else like Another Anem. or something else GSP, Zoas etc .. ?
Crotalus
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I'm in a quandary about what to do. I'm in the very early stages. I have 2 or 3 pop up every week. I used super glue. They kept appearing in other places. I take the rock out when possible and peroxide and hot water it. They appear somewhere else. I've used Kalk paste. Right now I don't see any. I got a file fish about 3 weeks ago but I'm told it can take a while for them to start eating them if ever. I'm thinking about getting a couple of Berghia, but can 2 cover a 200 gallon tank? I don't want to get more because I have so few for them to eat. The last Copperband I got only lived 3 months even though I put in a bottle of pods every month. So right now I manually attack every one I see.
CaliCajun
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Yes, they can grow large up to 12" I believe and a 125 gallon is the recommended minimum tank size. Juveniles are born in fresh or brackish water and most adults live in near full marine conditions. My local fish store keeps them in hypo about 1.015 and I had no problem drip acclimating him to my tank over several hours. He has done great and only goes after pest aptasia, I have had no issue with nipping at other corals. So far has been a very hardy fish with a great personality for me.
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PR_nano
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Just received the joe juice package, the active ingredient is Calcium hydroxide. Tested on a couple of large aiptasia and notice strings coming out of the body. I will monitor until the weekend the area and hit a few more on the weekend since I have an infestation.
Saw one of the berghia in the return chamber not sure how he got there and another in the sand bed. I'm thinking these were offspring due to the size but haven't seen the larger ones. I also have a ton of bristleworm which could eat the nudi eggs.
Saw one of the berghia in the return chamber not sure how he got there and another in the sand bed. I'm thinking these were offspring due to the size but haven't seen the larger ones. I also have a ton of bristleworm which could eat the nudi eggs.
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Not sure what to say. Berghia will have to find and to eat them, if the aiptasias are close to each other, probably putting the nudis near the aiptasia, they will find and eat them (and the area there). Someone say is getting 10 for 170 like I member, but not report back what's done there.
Really can't tell you which one will be 100% successful for you, I can say what I test already, like most of the methods I put in the main, work well for me, not all are that good, I only don't test ever the Filefish and the peppermint shrimp. 3 Berghia work very well for friend of mi having 150 tank, and he had to bread Aiptasia and put in the tank ;Woot ,to can keep the Berghia alive.
Good luck, you can try, 2 I don't think will be enough for 200, but if they catch them at the locations where you have aiptasia..., probably will be good point.
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do you turn all the pumps off during the treatment with the JoesJuice ?Just received the joe juice package, the active ingredient is Calcium hydroxide. Tested on a couple of large aiptasia and notice strings coming out of the body. I will monitor until the weekend the area and hit a few more on the weekend since I have an infestation.
Saw one of the berghia in the return chamber not sure how he got there and another in the sand bed. I'm thinking these were offspring due to the size but haven't seen the larger ones. I also have a ton of bristleworm which could eat the nudi eggs.
And the strings I think can reborn in new aiptasia, and they need to be melted or sucked before they spread.
PR_nano
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Yeah, I turn off return and wavemaker 10-15 minutes prior to treatment and leave off for at least 30minutes post.
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Next time if you can, try to suck up the falling strings, as they can be not melted/killed completely, and you can get ne aiptasia from them
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@gareefer1029 read the thread if you wish , can be very useful for you
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