aptasia control

[clayspst]

which is better? copperbanded butterfly or peppermint shrimp?
pros and cons. please thank you

[acrodave]

In my opinion both are not reef safe. I would go with Berghias

[The Saltman]

Both are hit and miss. Joe's Juice is a highly recommend solution.

[clayspst]

ok after all the aptasia are gone. does the dead berghias polute the tank?

[clayspst]

joe juice hasnt worked for me. i have a big tank so i wont be able to find them all

[acrodave]

I traded most of them out but the ones i left in did nutting to the tank

[clayspst]

how long did it take to clear them out? how many did you have?

[Roy G. Biv]

Syringe + Needle + Boiling water = DEAD Aptasia.

[clayspst]

that works for the ones i can see. where do i get a needle and syringe?

[sufunk]

My peppermint shrimp did a great job of clearing aiptasia but became a MAJOR pain when trying to feed my corals, especially my scolymias. I would have to stand guard with a baster for literally 1-3 hours after feeding them or the peps would reach in them and snatch out whatever i fed.

I killed them off when i did a redbug treatment after being unseccessful in trapping all of them for about a month.

My aiptasia has come back though in the last 6 months though and joes juice and kalk arent helping alot. I'm actually considering putting more peps in to get rid of the aiptasia

[sufunk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11764513#post11764513 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clayspst
that works for the ones i can see. where do i get a needle and syringe?

My vet gave me 2 after i explained to her what i needed them for. I have been going there for like 10 years though and shes pretty sure i'm not a heroin addict or anything,lol.

[Roy G. Biv]

http://stores.ebay.com/Cammda-Adhesive-Dispensing-Solution

[Dubbin1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11764513#post11764513 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clayspst
where do i get a needle and syringe?

Any place that has a pharmacy will have them.