Aiptesia

[xnmuller]

You know what always seems to work for me, peppermint shrimp. I get them from Kevin at Red Coral and they always do the job. The only problem is they usually end up being the main course for my six-line wrasse.

[Davidbugera]

Originally Posted by xnmuller

You know what always seems to work for me, peppermint shrimp. I get them from Kevin at Red Coral and they always do the job. The only problem is they usually end up being the main course for my six-line wrasse.

My pair of mantis shrimp kill them super quick I tried to buy 10 of them plus a few crab to distract the mantises and the still only last three days not even a nuff time to start on the problem

[Mike-fish]

for lemon juice just pick up a bottle of lemon juice and a large bore syringe and your set. just draw up a shot of juice and stick the needle into their mouth and feed them some they will retract fast typically and may "implode" if they do just about sure fire you got them. iv done this in the middle of zoa colonies before ( watch your aim)

[acepumping]

peppermint shrimp ate 25 of mine haha, took him 3 months but he got it done

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Davidbugera

My pair of mantis shrimp kill them super quick I tried to buy 10 of them plus a few crab to distract the mantises and the still only last three days not even a nuff time to start on the problem

If you have a sump, just temporarily banish your Mantis' while you deal with your infestation

[xnmuller]

Originally Posted by Davidbugera

My pair of mantis shrimp kill them super quick I tried to buy 10 of them plus a few crab to distract the mantises and the still only last three days not even a nuff time to start on the problem

I'm a little luckier than that, my peppermints lasted a couple of weeks, just long enough to take care of the issue. But just the other day I thought I saw one Aiptasia rearing its ugly head and now I'm torn about whether or not I should get another pepermint and send him to his inevitable death.

[Otardifus]

+1 for lemon juice and a seringe. I have also put verry salty water in seringe that works too. just make shure you poke right into it than inject
good luck!

[Rogue951]

I go for the kalk paste and smother method myself.
I seem to go through calcium pretty fast so Ive never had a problem with water chemistry.
Done it in and around hard/soft corals and the softies get ****ed for a bit but come through fine after.