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Aiptasia

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r/ReefTank
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Struggling with Aiptasia? This solution worked for me
r/ReefTank
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• Struggling with Aiptasia? This solution worked for me

Hey reefers.

Like many of you, I struggled with Aiptasia for about a year now. I tried Joes Juice, Red Sea Aiptasia X, and those methods worked great to zap an individual anemone, but they always came back somewhere else.

I got Peppermint shrimp, but something wasn't compatible in my tank and they eventually all died (or more accurately, disappeared). Maybe one of my other fish ate them.

I tried Berghia Nudibranchs, but didn't consider my possum wrasse found those a very expensive snack.

I saw on a handful of websites that Copperband Butterfly fish eat Aiptasia. Well, I decided to give it a try, and boy did it work. I put the fish in on a Friday, and by the following Monday I couldn't find a single Aiptasia, and haven't seen one since. The Butterfly fish was a bit nervous for the first two weeks, but is now one of my more chill and entertaining fish, and eats the frozen food I put in with as much glee as I assume he gobbled those Aiptasia.

Anyway, if you've got a tank big enough for one and this is an option for you, I can fully endorse it as a viable solution.

Edit: There's some good advice in the comments about this, regarding other coral compatibility and dietary pickiness. Worth keeping those things in mind as well when considering this option.

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r/Aquariums
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