Aptasia Issue

[HaZRaTTy]

Originally Posted by btymens

One of my rocks has just started growing this little bugger. Does anyone have any tips or tricks to get rid of them?

ZAPPPPPPPPPPPER!!!!

Pepermints, FileFish, or Nuds

But I would go with the Zapppper!

[btymens]

Originally Posted by HaZRaTTy

ZAPPPPPPPPPPPER!!!!

Pepermints, FileFish, or Nuds

But I would go with the Zapppper!

dumb ? what's a zapper?

[HaZRaTTy]

Originally Posted by btymens

dumb ? what's a zapper?

Google Aptasia Zapper. It's exactly as it sounds haha.

[monocus]

inject it with lemon juice,smother with kalkwasser.make sure you cover the whole foot as this is where the daughter cells are,and most importantly-do this during the day so it won't release the cells.if worse comes to worse and you get a large outbreak-pm me for berghia nudibranches

[btymens]

Originally Posted by HaZRaTTy

Google Aptasia Zapper. It's exactly as it sounds haha.

I saw the zapper video! Is it for sale anywhere here in edmonton? Must get one! LOL!

[HaZRaTTy]

Originally Posted by btymens

I saw the zapper video! Is it for sale anywhere here in edmonton? Must get one! LOL!

Most are just done DIY, I have no clue where to buy one I'm sure if you looked you could find one I remember stumbling across a site that carried some kind but that was awhile ago.

I have never had the need, but I would defiantly DIY it, to have the added satisfaction of destruction!!!!

[Oilers]

I've found Berghia to be the most effective against aptasia. I bought a CBB and it didn't even touch a single aptasia. I still love him though. Bought 4 Berghia from Martin and my tank is aptasia free within a few days.

[Magma]

I did 3 Berghia and 2 peppermint shrimp and I have a FOREST of the stuff in my tank, pretty sure the Berghia are long gone I saw them once but then I never saw them again and didnt see a reduction in the aptasia infection.

[monocus]

you normally won't see berghia-except at night.if you see any egg coils -that means they are reproducing.it also depends on how many berghia you put in the tank.it is recommended 6-8 berghia for a normal infestation per 100 gallons-more if you have a forest.it also matters how you place them in the tank.aptasia will eat berghia if they fall into the arms.i tell everyone after acclimation,to put them in a shot glass and sink it and let them crawl out on their own.it also takes 3 months for a egg to reach 5/8" adult.the berghia will also go after smaller aptasia first before eating the larger ones.i have put 20-30 medium aptasia in my breeding tanks at night,and they are gone by morning .(40-60 berghia)the berghia do more noticeable aptasia cleaning if they are kept in a group as they swarm the aptasia colonies. dispersing individual berghia around the tank will not only produce slower results-they can't mate and lay fertile eggs which will produce the swarms.once you start seeing the egg coils-in about 10 days they will hatch,in a month tiny berghia about 1/8" will start decimating the aptasia.it doesn't happen overnight and could take 3-6 months to get rid of the aptasia-but it will be all gone with nothing left for the aptasia to reproduce