Ichthys
Well-known member
Well I have the live rock in the tank, water parameters look good, was getting ready to transfer the few things i had holding in my nano tank when what do i see? Aiptasia! So, after reading the faq's and having a fairly good understanding of the methods, I thought i would ask the forum for input.
Option 1) Butterfly Copperband or racoon. Seeing as it is a new tank with LR only at this point, I am hesitant to add a Copperband Butterfly, I would prefer to establish a bit more before adding fish, although I was planning on transfering my clowns sometime soon.
Option 2) Peppermint shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni , have heard that the Haiti variety eat more Aiptasia than the Florida ones. Have also read they are more effective when in groups rather than singly. One concern I have with them is what do i feed them after they have eaten all the aptasia.
Option 3) Nudis, uhm struggling with this one, they look too much like those things Kahn put in Chekovs ear in the Star Trek Movie. But seriously, have read some good and bad on this one, not too sure about it.
Option 4) Boil the tank and start over. Have read that raising temperature dramatically will eradicate Aiptasia, but I am hesitant to lose my life rock and all that great Coraline growth.
Option 5) grab a syringe and have at em with lemon juice/kalk paste/vinegar/boiling water/Joe's Juice/etc.. Not my idea of "enjoying" my reef hobby, coming home from work everynight and huddling above my tank with a syringe of death like some Marine version of Dr. Strangelove.
I am leaning towards the shrimp, although the Butterfly idea is appealing, just afraid to add fish after tank has only been up a week or 2, even though the rock was established and "cured" for years in another members tank.
What are your thoughts? What has and hasnt worked well for you? Leaning towards BR in Renton as good place to get shrimp or butterfly if i go that route.
Thanks
Ichy
Option 1) Butterfly Copperband or racoon. Seeing as it is a new tank with LR only at this point, I am hesitant to add a Copperband Butterfly, I would prefer to establish a bit more before adding fish, although I was planning on transfering my clowns sometime soon.
Option 2) Peppermint shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni , have heard that the Haiti variety eat more Aiptasia than the Florida ones. Have also read they are more effective when in groups rather than singly. One concern I have with them is what do i feed them after they have eaten all the aptasia.
Option 3) Nudis, uhm struggling with this one, they look too much like those things Kahn put in Chekovs ear in the Star Trek Movie. But seriously, have read some good and bad on this one, not too sure about it.
Option 4) Boil the tank and start over. Have read that raising temperature dramatically will eradicate Aiptasia, but I am hesitant to lose my life rock and all that great Coraline growth.
Option 5) grab a syringe and have at em with lemon juice/kalk paste/vinegar/boiling water/Joe's Juice/etc.. Not my idea of "enjoying" my reef hobby, coming home from work everynight and huddling above my tank with a syringe of death like some Marine version of Dr. Strangelove.
I am leaning towards the shrimp, although the Butterfly idea is appealing, just afraid to add fish after tank has only been up a week or 2, even though the rock was established and "cured" for years in another members tank.
What are your thoughts? What has and hasnt worked well for you? Leaning towards BR in Renton as good place to get shrimp or butterfly if i go that route.
Thanks
Ichy
