can some one tell me what these are....

[forumfsq]

can someone tell me what these are and how to get rid of them they have taken over my tank...

[rluix]

can someone tell me what these are and how to get rid of them they have taken over my tank...

Oh man, i think you have a bad case of Aipstasia, they are pests, and will sting the corals on contact, you need to get rid of them, there are various products for these.

[forumfsq]

ya i know there a pest thanks for giving me the name of them but can someone tell me the best way of getting them out of the tank

[rluix]

ya i know there a pest thanks for giving me the name of them but can someone tell me the best way of getting them out of the tank

Either , take the rock out and kill them with fire (jk), buy apstasia-x or other thing like joe's juice, and use it on them.

[twisted]

i had a small breakout of them and although its hit or miss, peppermint shrimp took out the whole colony of them within 2 days and i havent seen them since. they are a cheap and chemical free fix

[rluix]

i had a small breakout of them and although its hit or miss, peppermint shrimp took out the whole colony of them within 2 days and i havent seen them since. they are a cheap and chemical free fix

Damn, how could i have forgotten that
However, i do believe they will only eat the small ones

[twisted]

Damn, how could i have forgotten that
However, i do believe they will only eat the small ones

thats what they say, but dont tell mine that. the ones they mowed down were as big as they were.

[Ninong]

Go the the Search Forum feature at the top of this forum (Reef Aquariums) and enter Aiptasia as your search term. We have discussed this topic at least 100 times over the past 10 years. There are several ways to deal with it and all of them have been discussed multiple times. Which method you use depends on your particular situation. Sometimes you have to use more than one method.

Good luck!

[Ninong]

Maybe I'll add a quick summary of the various methods:

(1) Inject the individual anemones with vinegar. Don't do more than about a dozen a day because the vinegar lowers the pH.

(2) Inject them with fresh lemon juice or concentrated lemon juice.

(3) Inject them with Kalkwasser paste (strong solution of Kalkwasser -- calcium hydroxide solution). Heat this up first to make it even more effective.

(4) Try one of the commercial products, such as Joe's Juice or Aiptasia-X. That Aiptasia-X looks very promising.

Biological methods:

(1) Add a few peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni). Usually works but sometimes not 100%.

(2) Add a few Berghia verrucicornis nudibranchs. This always works but it's expensive (they cost a lot) and your best shot is if the nudibranchs breed in your tank so that you have a larger herd of them. They eat Aiptasia and only Aiptasia. They eat any size of Aiptasia. They're small and they are quite likely to go over your overflow and end up in your sump. When they run out of Aiptasia to eat, they starve to death.

(3) Add a Chelmon rostratus (Copperband butterflyfish) to your tank but only if your tank is at least 135-gallons and 6-ft long. This is usually very effective but you can't do this in a smaller tank. There are a few other butterflyfishes that will also do the job but the copperband is the least risky of the bunch.