How to permanently get rid of Aptasia

[monocus]

berghia are the best but take time.my bannerfish ate all my aptasia,or you could try a file fish.if your using acid,lemonjuice,kalkwasser,aptasia x etc. do it during the day as aptasia is more prone to releasing daughter cells at night if they are stressed.a pencil blow torch is another fun way to get rid of them but you have to take your rock out of the display.you also might want to check your nitrates as i found aptasia spreads like wildfire with higher nitrates.personally i like to have aptasia in my overflow and sump as they polish the water

[The Guy]

I had a couple in my 33g tank, so I invited a couple of peppermint shrimp to stay and after 2-3 days aptasia all gone.

[mark]

Was being overrun so got a matted filefish. Some of the aptasia where nearly as big as the fish, took a little bit but basically all gone. Occasionally can still find a little one in the rock but they don't last for long. Haven't noticed the fish go for anything else than flake or pellets. Little funny looking but interesting to watch.

[Reef Pilot]

Pearlescales were the answer for me. Easier to keep than Copperbands and don't bother my corals. And they look a lot nicer than a filefish...

[gobytron]

there are literally SO many threads about this all over the internet.

You won't hear anything here that you won't find already posted somewhere else.

Use your google.

[mark]

Originally Posted by gobytron

there are literally SO many threads about this all over the internet.

You won't hear anything here that you won't find already posted somewhere else.

Use your google.

everything has already been posted

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mark

everything has already been posted

Pretty much. To get rid of them for good, bleach or acid soak. Otherwise, use one of the popular control methods. Fish, slugs, shrimps, chems or lasers. Everyone will have their favorite go-to solution, none really being any better than the others. Except lasers. That's just cool!

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Pearlescales were the answer for me. Easier to keep than Copperbands and don't bother my corals. And they look a lot nicer than a filefish...

Isn't that a fancy gold fish?

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by gobytron

Isn't that a fancy gold fish?

Well, if you think Butterfly fish look like goldfish... lol.