My Copperband is an aptasia assasin, took 3 days for him to clean up m 6 foot reef, left him in for a month to make sure all was gone , then moved him to my 4 foot and then to my cube, since them i have lent him to two different friends and has cleaned up their tanks too. The hardest thing about CBs is getting through QT and tank transfer method and getting them to eat frozen mysis, the trick is to use a black plastic tub for tank transfer and qt, or else they keep swimming into the glass once they injure their beak its game over. Getting them to eat is easy start them on frozen or fresh mussels and once they are eating them use one of the old shells and add two cube of mysis and some RO water and freeze and then into tank and CB is fooled into trying mysis. People always have trouble with CBs since working this out i have QTed a dozen or so for friends and fellow reefers, and when picking one from LFS look for one that is active and inquisitive and looking for food, stay away from skinny ones sitting in a corner, healthy CBs never stop moving. Nice vid good luck with your aptasia cull.
They work. Are expensive. Just be aware they have potential to actually eat bubbletip anemones too. Had a vat with aiptasia infestation, that also was housing, growing a number of RBTs. Aiptasia eliminated. But surprisingly over the next few weeks the RBTs started disappearing. 🤷🏻♂️. Nothing else had changed. So have to assume anemones no matter what genera are on the menu.
Oh wow, first time I’ve heard of that. I’ll study on that a bit and get back to you. I personally would not be super offended if they are my btas, as mine split like crazy and become inconvenient 😅 but I realize for most people that’s definitely not how they feel
brought 8 release them into my display, now I've count 20+ adults, found 2 spirals of eggs on glass. very easy to do. just kinda forgot about them every so often i can catch 2 to 3 eating on aptasia.
Here for the krak. Also just watched the video with the og bounce hope that can be a giveaway in the future. I have a Sunkist bounce myself but really want an og. Great content keep it up!
I'm about to take all my fish and shrimp out and put some nudibranchs in and let them do there thing with out the fish. I have added then before and I think they where eaten over time.
@@CoralReefkid Consistency like mayonnaise but would still allow you to suck it up into a syringe so you can slowly squirt it in the mouth when you have all the power heads and flow shut off in the tank. I completely cover the aptasia but I start slowly putting it in the mouths.
@@CoralReefkid after about 10 or 15 minutes, turn the flow back on and the white Kalkwasser floats around and generally does not cause any problem but some people might want to siphon it out before turning the flow back on but I’ve never bothered to do that and I’ve never had a problem. Also, some people utilize filefish because they quite often eat aptasia.
We really enjoyed watching your video. Really instructive. I’ve done the berghia thing three times and it looks like I need them again. Do you think they were all gone then they’re back, but by then the berghia are all dead. Don’t know where these are coming from. So expensive. but your berghia look big . what size did you buy? And how many for what size tank? I subscribed and we will continue watching.
Holy SMOKES! No aptasia? How long have you been in the hobby? And what do you attribute your success to? Do you dip everything? I have so many questions 🤣🤣🤣
You look like you could use some urchins and a couple of doses of copopods. Maybe some larger snails as well. All that algae will be a thing of the past. Try at least 2 different types of urchins as they seem to hit things differently. I use pin cusion and pencil.
I need nudibranchs bad for my reef. I have one six line wrasse and also a peppermint shrimp (the prey on berghia) so I feel like almost everyone who tries berghia fails at least a few times with them. There are people in this hobby who have no idea how to get rid of aiptasia, consider yourself a step ahead of all those guys 💪🏻
It’s actually a mimic tang! I have a lemon peel in my larger 120 gallon, not shown here. I couldn’t put a lemon peel in here or else he’d eat all these zoas 😅 But mimic tangs are named such because they look just like lemon peel angels in his juvenile state. He’s a great algae eater 💪 he won’t look like this forever though, they change color as they grow. Make sure you look up the adult version and like what you see before snagging
Used to be in the hobby, got out , getting back in with a 25g lagoon tank , plan is to not put any Wrasses in the tank ,, my favorite fish 😢 just so I can treat the inevitable problems with aptisia 😎
Sacrifice is one of the things you learn in this hobby 😩 I don’t get to put all kinds of my favorite fish in here due to husbandry issues. Thanks for sharing!
You have to get them out at that point. If you have a local fish store, they almost all will buy them since they’re in such high demand… lots of customers come in asking for them. So make sure they give you good store credit 💪
@tylerhuxford3440 I have a small colony of rasta zoas. Colony is doing much better now. I used to have a few aiptasia in between. All gone. If you have any bristleworms, add a copperband. It'll go after them and the aiptasias also.
I now have full on gardens of zoas, and I’ve heard (and witnessed) peppermint shrimp develop appetites for zoas… as for a copperband, I think this tank is a little too small for one of those 😕 I’ve also not had a copperband who will eat aptasias yet (even great eating CB’s). My only concern!
Twice I purchased berghia and they wiped out aiptasia. I purchase the very small berghia and put them in my tank. In a few months, they are large and will eliminate my aiptasia problem
Can anyone guess how this guy got aphasia to begin with? We saw him read the instructions. then he preceded to do exactly what he was instructed not to do.
My Copperband is an aptasia assasin, took 3 days for him to clean up m 6 foot reef, left him in for a month to make sure all was gone , then moved him to my 4 foot and then to my cube, since them i have lent him to two different friends and has cleaned up their tanks too. The hardest thing about CBs is getting through QT and tank transfer method and getting them to eat frozen mysis, the trick is to use a black plastic tub for tank transfer and qt, or else they keep swimming into the glass once they injure their beak its game over. Getting them to eat is easy start them on frozen or fresh mussels and once they are eating them use one of the old shells and add two cube of mysis and some RO water and freeze and then into tank and CB is fooled into trying mysis. People always have trouble with CBs since working this out i have QTed a dozen or so for friends and fellow reefers, and when picking one from LFS look for one that is active and inquisitive and looking for food, stay away from skinny ones sitting in a corner, healthy CBs never stop moving. Nice vid good luck with your aptasia cull.
Man I WISH my CBB would eat the aptasias 😩
They work. Are expensive. Just be aware they have potential to actually eat bubbletip anemones too. Had a vat with aiptasia infestation, that also was housing, growing a number of RBTs. Aiptasia eliminated. But surprisingly over the next few weeks the RBTs started disappearing. 🤷🏻♂️. Nothing else had changed. So have to assume anemones no matter what genera are on the menu.
Oh wow, first time I’ve heard of that. I’ll study on that a bit and get back to you. I personally would not be super offended if they are my btas, as mine split like crazy and become inconvenient 😅 but I realize for most people that’s definitely not how they feel
@tylerhuxford3440 any tips to getting your btas to split?
ya know i kinda wondered that.
No judgement. We are all learning. I need some nudibranchs myself.
Appreciate the love my friend! Maybe I can mail some to you when I’m all done with them here… in about 6 months to a year 😜🤣
@@tylerhuxford44 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Good luck. I wish they had a Coral dip that you could dip your corals in that destroys aptasia while not doing any harm to your corals.
Dude, if they had a magic elixir like that, it would be amazing 😅
Yo I’m dien bro that shits so funny you got impatient and thru your nudibranchs directly on the aiptasia idk why that made me laugh man
Dude, now that it’s over, I can laugh now too 😅 but when it happened I was DYING inside 🤣🤣🤣
Never knew you had this much patience Ty! I’m impressed but cats are much easier pets. 😮❤
Hahaha! Yesenia would never allow cats 😆
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Was thinking of doing this but was hesitant because I have a Christmas Wrasse. This video is helpful knowing that it worked for you with a six line
I’m glad this helped!
brought 8 release them into my display, now I've count 20+ adults, found 2 spirals of eggs on glass. very easy to do. just kinda forgot about them every so often i can catch 2 to 3 eating on aptasia.
It’s so cool to watch 😎 so awesome that yours laid eggs! Mine never did that as far as I can tell. But I’m now aptasia free 🙌
@@tylerhuxford44 its possible they did lay eggs, you may have not seen them. i got luck mine where laying eggs were i could see them on the glass.
Here for the krak. Also just watched the video with the og bounce hope that can be a giveaway in the future. I have a Sunkist bounce myself but really want an og. Great content keep it up!
That might be a GREAT idea, it’s growing so well too! Great idea friend
Great video! I had to sub. I could definitely relate to feeding nudis to aiptasia. 😆 🤣
Hahahaha that makes me a little happier to know that even the hobby’s best make mistakes. Welcome to the fam!
Who else has this worked for fam? Any nudibranch fans out there?
Yes, I have used them and they are aptasia eating machines.
I'm about to take all my fish and shrimp out and put some nudibranchs in and let them do there thing with out the fish. I have added then before and I think they where eaten over time.
@@FlySavageFPV that’s serious commitment my friend! Best of luck to you 💪
Aiptasia-x or making slurry of Kalkwasser is so much faster. Never had them spore.
35 year reefer.
What consistency should I aim for with the kalk mixture?
@@CoralReefkid Consistency like mayonnaise but would still allow you to suck it up into a syringe so you can slowly squirt it in the mouth when you have all the power heads and flow shut off in the tank. I completely cover the aptasia but I start slowly putting it in the mouths.
Ooooooh this sounds amazing, I’m going to try this!
@@geoffhunt7965 that’s a better description, I was worried about missing the mouth. Thank you so much
@@CoralReefkid after about 10 or 15 minutes, turn the flow back on and the white Kalkwasser floats around and generally does not cause any problem but some people might want to siphon it out before turning the flow back on but I’ve never bothered to do that and I’ve never had a problem. Also, some people utilize filefish because they quite often eat aptasia.
I wouldn’t move the Frags at all, as I think that’s how they split/ spread as well.
Great tip! These weren’t quite attached to the rock yet though, so it didn’t really hinder the growth ☺️
We really enjoyed watching your video. Really instructive. I’ve done the berghia thing three times and it looks like I need them again. Do you think they were all gone then they’re back, but by then the berghia are all dead. Don’t know where these are coming from. So expensive. but your berghia look big . what size did you buy? And how many for what size tank? I subscribed and we will continue watching.
Welcome to the fam! I bought the medium size berghias and I’d buy two per 10 gallons if you can!
I’ve never had Aptasia in my tank so crossing my finger I’ll never had to deal with them 😅
Holy SMOKES! No aptasia? How long have you been in the hobby? And what do you attribute your success to? Do you dip everything? I have so many questions 🤣🤣🤣
You look like you could use some urchins and a couple of doses of copopods. Maybe some larger snails as well. All that algae will be a thing of the past. Try at least 2 different types of urchins as they seem to hit things differently. I use pin cusion and pencil.
I need nudibranchs bad for my reef. I have one six line wrasse and also a peppermint shrimp (the prey on berghia) so I feel like almost everyone who tries berghia fails at least a few times with them.
There are people in this hobby who have no idea how to get rid of aiptasia, consider yourself a step ahead of all those guys 💪🏻
Very kind my friend, thank you for the encouragement!
@@tylerhuxford44 your tank is sweet dude!
I have hermit crabs in the tank, are they dangerous for the Berghias?
Not at all! Wrasses are the enemy though
you do know straight vinegar into their mouth kills them. i ordered some because my aptasia are getting out of control, but the vinegar works great..
I haven’t heard this! I sometimes use kalkwasser if I see one or two. I’ll try vinegar next 💪 help the bacteria blossom too 😉
3:54 is that a Lemon Peel Angelfish in the corner or a Tang?
It’s actually a mimic tang! I have a lemon peel in my larger 120 gallon, not shown here. I couldn’t put a lemon peel in here or else he’d eat all these zoas 😅
But mimic tangs are named such because they look just like lemon peel angels in his juvenile state. He’s a great algae eater 💪 he won’t look like this forever though, they change color as they grow. Make sure you look up the adult version and like what you see before snagging
@@tylerhuxford44I was about to say the same about the lemon peal. Doubt that the copperband made it. It looks thin.
Take a drink every time he says need a Bronx😂
🤣🤣🤣 that would be a recipe for a rude awakening my friend 🤣
Also, if you haven’t had the “I’m such an idiot “ moment, you just aren’t a true reefer in my eyes.
Hahahaha agreed 🤣
Used to be in the hobby, got out , getting back in with a 25g lagoon tank , plan is to not put any Wrasses in the tank ,, my favorite fish 😢 just so I can treat the inevitable problems with aptisia 😎
Sacrifice is one of the things you learn in this hobby 😩 I don’t get to put all kinds of my favorite fish in here due to husbandry issues. Thanks for sharing!
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Good to know! Thank you 👊
Once they have finished off all your aptasia send some my way!
Deal!!
Here for the Krak
You’re entered!!!
How much price you buy the nudibranch?
I remember the total order coming in under $100 after shipping! Might need to check the site though 👍
What happens when the number of aiptasia are no longer sufficient to feed all the bhergias?
You have to get them out at that point. If you have a local fish store, they almost all will buy them since they’re in such high demand… lots of customers come in asking for them. So make sure they give you good store credit 💪
Too expensive.
Peppermint shrimp works much better and about $10 each. Added also a copperband. Took less than a week.
Do you mind if I ask if you have any zoas? And if so, how did your peppermint shrimp do with those?
@tylerhuxford3440 I have a small colony of rasta zoas. Colony is doing much better now. I used to have a few aiptasia in between. All gone. If you have any bristleworms, add a copperband. It'll go after them and the aiptasias also.
I now have full on gardens of zoas, and I’ve heard (and witnessed) peppermint shrimp develop appetites for zoas… as for a copperband, I think this tank is a little too small for one of those 😕 I’ve also not had a copperband who will eat aptasias yet (even great eating CB’s). My only concern!
Twice I purchased berghia and they wiped out aiptasia. I purchase the very small berghia and put them in my tank. In a few months, they are large and will eliminate my aiptasia problem
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@ericgreene12, sorry! Didn’t understand this question 😬 what were you asking?
Yes they do eliminate aptaisia! But then what sucks is they die!
Gotta share them with the local reef fam!
@@tylerhuxford44 true!
Don’t put them on top but put hem close to them
Great advice 💪 I’ll do better next time 😅
@@tylerhuxford44don’t worry, everybody is learning
Can anyone guess how this guy got aphasia to begin with? We saw him read the instructions. then he preceded to do exactly what he was instructed not to do.
I'll judge. You did exactly what you said was bad and then experienced exactly what you warned about. That was dumb.
Yep, that’s fair!