Aiptasia Anemones | Photos & Profile Information

Aiptasia Anemone Profile - Most aquarists consider the Aiptasia Anemone to be an unwanted pest in their aquariums. Once Aiptasia gain a foothold in your tank, they can be tough to get rid of. Here is a short course on what Aiptasia are,...

Unless you intentionally want to propagate aiptasia species sea anemones, these prolific pests should be eliminated before they have the chance to take hold. This can be accomplished by means of injecting them with a choice of chemical or liquid solutions, as well as by adding a natural aiptasia eating predator or two.

This fast, effective, easy to perform non-intrusive lemon juice injection method that your Guides used in their 55 gallon semi-reef tank system only requires a few items and minutes of your time. Before and after treatment comparison photos are included to see the results for yourself.

A profile from your Guides about the identification, characteristics and care of the Klein's Butterflyfish, a natural predator of aiptasia anemones.

Osmotic Shock Therapy (also known as O.S.T. or Hyposalinity) is one of the most effective, non chemical treatments for Saltwater ich (cryptocaryon). Hyposalinity will kill corals and many other desirable animals in a reef tank, but can also be used to eliminate a number of SW aquarium pests.

This article from WetWebMedia written by Anthony Calfo profiles the history and overview of Berghia Nudibranches, sea slugs that solely eat aiptasia anemones, and details information about housing, handling, and cultivating them in captivity to use for eradicating these destructive aquarium pests.

Various photos of the Mediterranean Berghia coerulescens species sea slug from the Opistobranquios del Mediterráneo Web site.

A photo from The Slug site of the Berghia major Sea Slug, a widely distributed Indo-Pacific region species of Berghia nudibranch that preys soley on aiptasia anemones.

From the WetWebMedia site, Robert Fenner provides tons of FAQs and information on identifying and eradication these destructive, nuisance pest anemones in captive saltwater systems.

From Drs. Foster & Smith's LiveAquaria.com Invetebrates Index, a very nice Lysmata wurdemanni species profile with Quick Stats information about this little Caribbean crustacean that eats aiptasia anemones, which is the TRUE Peppermint Shrimp not to be confused with its Pacific cousin.

From North Coast Pets, Aptasia-Away™ is an over the counter remedy that it is said to be a reef safe compound that will rid your tank of pesky aiptasia anemones.