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Old 09-04-2007, 11:55 PM
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You always get a Copper Banded Butterfly fish. They regularly eat Aiptasia.
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Old 09-05-2007, 12:09 AM
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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
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peppermint shrimp always did it for me too
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Old 09-05-2007, 01:49 AM
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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).
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I managed to 'suck' up a bunch last night during my water change. I replaced the vacuum end of the python with the end of a baister to creat a hi velocity vacuum. It worked pretty good, however only on the larger ones. I found that in order to suck them from the rock, you had to hold the vacuum over them of about 10 seconds or at least until they let go.

I also purchased a half dozen peppermint shrimp to eat the rest... I hope.
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I got copper banded butterfly.. it take a while for the fish to get used the tank..but within 2 months.. around 20 aiptasia..small or big.. all gone.. ahaha even my Hawaiian tube warm is good as that fish start sucking on the tube worm after all aiptasia gone
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