how to get rid of aptasia(?)

[reefmaster12345]

does any one know the email i can talk to the guy at red coral i have millons and millons of aptasia i just want it gone or trade the rock let me know i have coral for sale as well and fish want everything gone i will sell everything in my tank for 1000

[Aquattro]

Filefish do the job and will eat real food once it's done with the aptasia.

[reefmaster12345]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Filefish do the job and will eat real food once it's done with the aptasia.

file fish will eat all your lps coral before they will even go near the aptasia the best bet is to talk to the guy at red coral he may take the rock and trade u

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by reefmaster12345

file fish will eat all your lps coral before they will even go near the aptasia the best bet is to talk to the guy at red coral he may take the rock and trade u

no, mine doesn't touch anything. It ate all the aptasia, now it eats pellets and mysis. Doesn't touch the LPS, zoos or mushrooms. Not sure I've heard of them eating corals at all..

edit: I have one in each of my tanks, and I've had a few that I lost. All of them behaved the same, so I didn't just get lucky.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by reefmaster12345

file fish will eat all your lps coral before they will even go near the aptasia the best bet is to talk to the guy at red coral he may take the rock and trade u

ive had 2 file fish, the older one one never touched anything at all and not only did he clear my tank out of plaque proportions he ate frozen and was always swimming around being friendly.the younger one i had was in a tank full of zoanthids and lps and he nipped a bit but caused no real harm, he cleaned out the tank of aiptasia in no time no more risk than adding an angel to a reef some will nip some wont. nudis are a expensive and slow process the nudis themselves are expensive and 2 dont do anything for you especially in a bigtank so you need to buy lots or breed them...strength in numbers... and that takes more time.ive done both raised nudis and had the filefish and ill have a filefish in every tank from now on just cause i find them to be fast and reliable and less maintanance.

[Red Coral Aquariums]

Originally Posted by reefmaster12345

does any one know the email i can talk to the guy at red coral i have millons and millons of aptasia i just want it gone or trade the rock let me know i have coral for sale as well and fish want everything gone i will sell everything in my tank for 1000

I have 4+ adults nearly 1" long in a tank with plenty of aptasia. I am hoping they start to breed as I can no longer afford to bring these guys in. I would though consider a prepaid group order for them. My # at the shop is 403 338-1880.
Kevin

[Oilers]

What type of file fish is the most effective in term of getting rid of the aptasia?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Oilers

What type of file fish is the most effective in term of getting rid of the aptasia?

Matted Filefish, Acreichthys tomentosus

[reefmaster12345]

Originally Posted by Red Coral Aquariums

I have 4+ adults nearly 1" long in a tank with plenty of aptasia. I am hoping they start to breed as I can no longer afford to bring these guys in. I would though consider a prepaid group order for them. My # at the shop is 403 338-1880.
Kevin

well kevin let me know if u need aptasia or if u would like to swap rock some of the rock has got lots of gsp on it if not i may just boil the rock as this is to much i have wasted about a grand in coral

[monocus]

banner fish also clean up aptasia-breeding berghia right now-will have 20-30 by next month ready to go