Best Fish For The Job?

[GuyL]

Happy Friday all,

So my tank has been going for a solid couple months now and i've noticed some aiptasia pop up every now and then. I've got a couple using vinegar but they have come back a couple weeks later. I don't have any livestock in the tank as of yet other than some critters that came in on the live rock including a snail, of which i dont know the species, a brittle star and some inverts. Would it be ok to add a fish to take care of the aiptasia, i count 3 right now. If so, what kind should i be looking at and where around Sarnia area would be the best place to go?


Here is the tank so far. I have some more rock that i'm cooking right now that will go in shortly.

 

[heath]

you could try a copperband (I believe) the only issue is that after they has been cleaned up the fish could die from starvation..it would be nice if there was a place that you RENT one..lol. ..nice rock and mushrooms...

 

[Pistol]

Peppermint shrimp

 

[GuyL]

Where would be the best place (hopefully close by) for livestock?

 

[MrHermit85]

Peppermint shrump help sometimes. Otherwise filefish too. Also depends on your tank and what else you want to keep as I think copper bands need a larger tank...

I have a small aptasia problem at the the moment and I keep it under control with vinager for the larger ones and I have a large peppermint who seems to be attacking the smaller ones steadily...

 

[SamB]

My copperband does not eat aptasia but I think that I have given him the good life and treat him like a baby, so IMO these fish are hit and miss

 

[coral addicts]

File fish

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[Jewel]

I'd get some Peppermints but I'd also look into Bergia Nudibranch, Nice looking scape by the way, You must be excited, Looks like the beginning of a Great Reef tank. Lots of space for Coral, Good Luck

 

[Kies2]

My copperband decimated my aiptasia and now has been eating vita chem enriched mysis shrimp.