Getting rid of Aiptasia

[TayHongSiang]

Btw, i have used fresh lemon juice to inject into aiptasia and it works. Once you inject them using a syringe directly, they will die within a few mins to an hour depending on how big they are. Just buy a fresh lemon and use about 30ml to 50ml depending on size. Its effectiveness is 10/10. But remember to increase your pH after getting rid of these pests as lemon juice will decrease your pH.

This tip is from reef central.

For those newbies.

Aiptasia are considered pests in the marine aquarium hobby, because they are stressful to coral around them, and occasionally even sting fish. They are often accidentally imported along with live rock. Once present in the aquarium they are notoriously difficult to remove as attempts to remove often inadvertently create more.

[m12345y]

be careful when injecting the lemon juice and *i think* it will be good to switch all return pumps and wavemakers first, i killed my super sun which is nearby...

[TayHongSiang]

be careful when injecting the lemon juice and *i think* it will be good to switch all return pumps and wavemakers first, i killed my super sun which is nearby...

It din damage any of my LPS corals..i think close relatives of aiptasia will be affected with this method...including jelly fish and anemones.

[m12345y]

i suppose it is due to the strong acidic nature of the solution, it could be able to kill any corals (though not tested)

[TayHongSiang]

i suppose it is due to the strong acidic nature of the solution, it could be able to kill any corals (though not tested)

To be on a safe side...to dose pH buffer first and dun one shot start spraying the aiptasia with lemon juice...do it progressively day by day and target each individual aiptasia....small ones...a little bit is enough to kill them...big ones, meaning 3-4cm and above..30ml is enough.

[Sea_Urchin]

Hi, thanks for sharing your experience. Do you inject into them or just inject on them?

[TayHongSiang]

Hi, thanks for sharing your experience. Do you inject into them or just inject on them?

if they are reachable, inject straight into their mouth...if not, close to them also can..."close" meaning within 1cm radius.

You will feel very glad when you realise they have melted....satisfaction guaranteed!

I have decided to use this method..after seeing one or two start to propagate by floating around....makes you want to take immediate action...haha...

[Thexder]

I inject the lemon juice right into their body... thru the mouth. Spraying around outside doesn't kill them.