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  1. garfieldlover74

    garfieldlover74 Astrea Snail

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    i have a 150 gallon saltwater tank been cycling about a month,i have triffid anemones everywhere,i got some joes juice to kill them,when i kill them more pops up,can anyone tell me are they any fish,that will eat them to get rid of them.
     
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  3. glampka

    glampka Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Try peppermint shrimp or a copperband butterfly.
     
  4. fazool666

    fazool666 Sea Dragon

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  5. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    Hi, the Copperband are concidered "difficult" to keep. The Peppermint shrimp is a good idea and if you want to try the slug, here is some info lifted from another site;Berghia Nudibranch Question – 10/08/08
    Hello,
    <Hi Nick.>
    I have been searching the web for days trying to determine whether or not Berghia Nudibranch will be toxic to my tank if/ when they die off. I have some Aiptasia which came in on some live rock I recently purchased. I'd say there is less then 100 that I can see, although some are large.
    Some info on my tank to give you a better idea of what I am dealing with: My tank is 90 gallons with a 40 gallon sump. I am currently running Phosban in a Phosban reactor and COULD switch to carbon to help remove any toxins the Berghia would give off. I also have an Octopus recirculating skimmer. I only have 2 Chromis and a couple hermit crabs at the moment. The tank is a month and a half old. There are lot's of pods crawling around the rocks.
    I want to take care of the Aiptasia without killing any of the other life in the rocks (sponges, worms, pods). I am just concerned that when the Berghia die off they will potentially poison the tank.
    <Those Nudibranchs referred to in the hobby (and older scientific literature as well) as “Berghia” (actually they are a different genus and species) are non-toxic to your tank, even if they die. They have a life expectancy of at least 6 months. Are you concerned that they might starve to death when all the Aiptasia are eliminated? That should not be a problem, when they are short of Aiptasia they become quite active at night and if you are a little bit nocturnal too you should be able to collect them and give them to other hobbyists. Remember to breed them in separate small canisters before adding them into the display tank. Skimmers, mechanical filters and filter feeders remove most of their planktonic larvae and make it hard for them to multiply in a standard marine tank. I’d buy 3 and breed at least 15 to solve your Aiptasia problem. Also see here Impressions of Methods to Eliminate Pest Anemones and AiptasiaAntoine .>
    Thanks for your help, Nick.
    <Welcome. Cheers, Marco.>
     
  6. garfieldlover74

    garfieldlover74 Astrea Snail

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    ok thanks,will try to get a them to get rid of them,thanks guys,i really appreciate it.
     
  7. tigermike74

    tigermike74 Panda Puffer

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    You can also dip the rocks in fresh water for several minutes. I heard that it will make them fall off the rock and kill any juveniles that may be on the rock. Don't add any pH buffers to the water, since source water usually has much lower pH than the target 8.3 we run in our tanks.
     
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  9. ollie51

    ollie51 Feather Duster

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    you can also try mixing kalkwasser w/water and inject the aiptasia just dont go to crazy w,it it can affect PH ive used joes juice its pretty much the same just hope you dont get any bottles that clump and you cant draw it up they have crappy cust service i ve been using the kalk in conjunction w/peppermint shrimp the shrimp dont seem to be able to eat the large aiptasia just the smaller ones ,large ones get kalk
     
  10. gregger

    gregger Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I know that peppermint shrimp will eat aitipsia. You could give it a try.