![]() You place these Berghia Nudibranch into your tank and then you simply wait. The idea is that you purchase enough Berghia Nudibranch for your size of tank (recomended at 1 per 50-100 litres depending on the severity of your infestation, with a minimum of 3 Berghia). This means that not only will they be fully focused on devouring your Aiptasia population but they are 100% reef safe. ![]() They will literally starve to death rather than eat something else if Aiptasia is not available. The reason that they are so effective comes down to one thing, these wonderful creatures will ONLY eat Aiptasia. Read on, to learn about different ways of removing Aiptasia and take back control over your beloved reef tank.Ĭall us biased but Berghia Nudibranch are without doubt the best solution to eliminating Aiptasia, let us explain why. However, if your infestation is more advanced, then another method is needed to get rid of them. Sounds extreme, but honestly its worth it! If you have just one or two Aiptasia on a piece of live rock take that rock out and throw it in the bin. Ok hopefully it doesn’t reach this last stage, and if you have recognise the problem early there is something you can do. They will reproduce to extreme levels, will detach and reattach wherever they please and will become so unsightly that not only will they take over your aquarium but your dreams…. Removal is essential, Aiptasia will sting and kill or force corals to move, they will sting and potentially kill fish, and could even eat them afterwards. Once the Aiptasia have multiplied in your tank you have a big task of attempting to remove them. The Multiplication is brought on by several factors: Stress, reaching a certain size, attempted removal or simply because they feel like it. However, it is when they start to multiply, that reefkeepers begin to realise the problem they have had right in front of them all this time. Unfortunately, for many, when they see one or two Aiptasia in their tank, they don’t understand what they are, they may even think they are a ‘cool’ new addition and want them to stay. (and have had them together for over six months) The Sixline will be too busy grazing liverock to mess with the Peppermints.Before we begin it’s important to understand the reason why getting rid of any Aiptasia in your tank is so important. I have Peppermint Shrimp and a Sixline Wrasse. Peppermint Shrimp are reef safe as are Sixline Wrasse. If so, should I leave shrimp in 29g fuge or will they have an adverse impact on current ecosystem?Īlso, the shrimp are about 1 1/2" in length.Īny other thoughs on peppermint shrimp would be helpful. I have a 90g reef with plenty of rock work and soft corals.Ģ maroon clowns with BTAs.about 2 inches eachĭo you think any of the above stock would do in the shrimp? ![]() My intent was to transfer the shrimp into the DT after the aiptasia problem was fixed.īut now I am having second thoughts on doing this as I fear some of the current fish stock will find the shrimp a delicacy. None noticeable in the display tank.Īfter a week the fuge is free of aiptasia and there was a slew of it in there. I decided to get two peppermint shrimp to take care of the big aiptasia problem in refugium.
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