So how big a deal is Aiptasia really?

[TheStrangler]

I don't know that I've ever not had to deal with aiptasia in a tank. You will always get a frag with a tiny aiptasia that you miss and a week or two after putting it into your tank you'll be able to see it. There is really no avoiding them, quarantine helps a lot but ultimately unless you're willing to toss a frag over that aiptasia that pops up, you have to deal with it just preferably before it reaches your display tank. I've seen them on snail shells, on frags, and as you said do your best not to introduce any contamination via water. My best piece of advice is don't fear aiptasia just be immediately ready to deal with one while its still one. If you think its no rush and you can deal with it while its one or two, no stress, It'll become one hundred or more and way less fun to deal with. Berghia do a great job, but once you've let them spread it becomes a game of reasonable containment rather than eradication.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

@Jeff-Ft-Lauderdale , to answer your question in the thread title, aiptasia aren't a big deal if you observe your tank and eliminate the individuals if/when you see them.

 

[Jeff-Ft-Lauderdale]

Only bad if they become invasive...

So do people buy these on purpose? I posted this link above...it seems to be someone selling them. It never occurred to me that anyone would want them on purpose - https://www.carolina.com/catalog/de...vrcFwKHHrjPnrT9ZOVFIjuiZHsjQbe7oaAvqcEALw_wcB

 

[MugenReef95]

man aiptasia is annoying but right when i see it i hit it with aiptasia x and always attack it right away before it gets worst and its always worked for me always see 1 or 2 here and there but just gotta stay on top of it

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Here's a decent article about diffe

So do people buy these on purpose? I posted this link above...it seems to be someone selling them. It never occurred to me that anyone would want them on purpose - https://www.carolina.com/catalog/de...vrcFwKHHrjPnrT9ZOVFIjuiZHsjQbe7oaAvqcEALw_wcB

People who breed and sell berghia nudibranches often need to also breed aiptasia since that's pretty much all they eat...

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

So do people buy these on purpose? I posted this link above...it seems to be someone selling them. It never occurred to me that anyone would want them on purpose - https://www.carolina.com/catalog/de...vrcFwKHHrjPnrT9ZOVFIjuiZHsjQbe7oaAvqcEALw_wcB

Ok, this link is to a company that supplies organisms for research /classroom education. Much different than selling to a hobbyist. Maybe the aiptasia they sell are the fruit flies of the cnidarian world