Aiptasia and Butterfly Fish
 

Hello All,

I have an on-going problem with Aiptasia Anemone. I have read that Butterfly fish find them a tasty treat! Is this true? Is there other fish that will eat Aiptasia Anemone. If only Butterfly, is there a small varity to be had in Calgary??

Thanks all......

I know Copperband Butterflyfish eat them. I have a friend who has an Auriga that loves them. Allways be aware however that they eat poyps, so zoanthids are also a treat, and some soft corals too. :eek:

That and there really isn't such a thing as a "small" butterfly.

I don't want to resuscitate this endless argument, but a fish will only grow as large as its environment will allow. IOW you buy a small butterfly and keep it in a small tank it will surely stay small. :biggrin:

Hello all,

Thanks for the replys. Albert I will pop by Gold's this weekend and pick up a Butterfly if you have any.......

Albert, I was in you store about a week or two ago asking about snails that eat green algae. Who ever I was chatting with was a big help and told me to watch for Cerith snails...Was it you? If it was you, did you get an in on the last order????



Thanks



Ken

SOME copperbands will eat aiptasia.

Don't peppermint shrimp eat it also?

Another way I've gotten rid of lot's of aiptasia is to inject boiling water right into the centre of it with a syringe that you can get at the pharmacy. I know it sounds dumb and barbaric, but it works great! :smile:

And I think I had a peppermint shrimp in my 33 gal at one time that liked to eat them.

aphaisa
 

I have good results from "Joes Juice" the big ones and peppermint shrimp the rest.
FWIW

Just like all those small oscars in the small tanks at Petsmart, right Bob?

I vote for the peppermint shrimp. The ones they have at golds right now, cleared my tank of aptasia in less than a week!

Robb