Device to SUCK up Aptaisia
 

Has anyone tried to suck up aptaisia off LR? I have used Joes Juice on several occasions, but they keep coming back. I feel that I have lost control over them. Is there anyother method to rid my tank of these?

1 peppermint shrimp ate 30+ of mine and completely cleaned my tank out of them in a night or two. I got rid of the shrimp shortly after, and I have not seen one come back to date.

Peppermint Shrimp? How large were your Aptaisia? Some of mine are about 2" diameter

I've had good luck with peppermints too. I had to buy two of them though. The first one did nothing but when I added another it didn't take long to get rid of my aptaisia. I did some looking into why I needed two peppermints and I found that depending on where the shrimp came from determines whether or not it will eat aptaisia. I also found some info saying that they prefer to be in groups.

HTH

Nice tank BTW

you also have to make sure that you're getting a real peppermint. often camelback shrimp are sold as peps since they look quite similar... the camels wont touch aiptasia. the camls have a pretty obvious humpback, whereas the peps are more smoothbacked. if you're unsure, dont buy until you are sure.

i use hot water in a syringe to boil them, after the syringe is empty...just suck up the dead tissue. works very well for me.

You always get a Copper Banded Butterfly fish. They regularly eat Aiptasia.

aptasia
 

another option is a berghia nudi.I've never had any problem with aptasia but if I did I think this would be my choice.They are apparently aptasia eating machines and all the people that I've heard of using them say there great.might be worth looking into.Clint

peppermint shrimp always did it for me too

If you would have asked me last November I would have given a 100% yes for peppermints as between kalk and them I went to zero aptasia and stayed that way until recently.

Now have noticed in about the last month a few small aptasia have come back but peppermint isn't interested. Have though gone from two to just one (second shrimp has been MIA since about March).