Aiptasia and Butterfly Fish

kennyv · #1 12-02-2004, 12:44 AM

Hello All,

I have an on-going problem with Aiptasia Anemone. I have read that Butterfly fish find them a tasty treat! Is this true? Is there other fish that will eat Aiptasia Anemone. If only Butterfly, is there a small varity to be had in Calgary??

Thanks all......

Bob I · #2 12-02-2004, 02:10 AM

I know Copperband Butterflyfish eat them. I have a friend who has an Auriga that loves them. Allways be aware however that they eat poyps, so zoanthids are also a treat, and some soft corals too.

albert_dao · #3 12-02-2004, 02:30 AM

That and there really isn't such a thing as a "small" butterfly.

Bob I · #4 12-02-2004, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

That and there really isn't such a thing as a "small" butterfly.

I don't want to resuscitate this endless argument, but a fish will only grow as large as its environment will allow. IOW you buy a small butterfly and keep it in a small tank it will surely stay small.

kennyv · #5 12-02-2004, 04:30 AM

Hello all,

Thanks for the replys. Albert I will pop by Gold's this weekend and pick up a Butterfly if you have any.......

Albert, I was in you store about a week or two ago asking about snails that eat green algae. Who ever I was chatting with was a big help and told me to watch for Cerith snails...Was it you? If it was you, did you get an in on the last order????

Thanks

Ken

EmilyB · #6 12-02-2004, 06:59 AM

SOME copperbands will eat aiptasia.

G1GY · #7 12-02-2004, 08:22 AM

Don't peppermint shrimp eat it also?

Another way I've gotten rid of lot's of aiptasia is to inject boiling water right into the centre of it with a syringe that you can get at the pharmacy. I know it sounds dumb and barbaric, but it works great!

And I think I had a peppermint shrimp in my 33 gal at one time that liked to eat them.

IslandReefer · #8 12-02-2004, 09:01 AM

I have good results from "Joes Juice" the big ones and peppermint shrimp the rest.
FWIW

Cap'n · #9 12-02-2004, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob_I

Quote:

Originally Posted by albert_dao

That and there really isn't such a thing as a "small" butterfly.

I don't want to resuscitate this endless argument, but a fish will only grow as large as its environment will allow. IOW you buy a small butterfly and keep it in a small tank it will surely stay small.

Just like all those small oscars in the small tanks at Petsmart, right Bob?

RobbAdams · #10 12-02-2004, 03:16 PM

I vote for the peppermint shrimp. The ones they have at golds right now, cleared my tank of aptasia in less than a week!

Robb