ISO Berghia

[stoneroller]

I'm in dire need of aiptasia control (been down the chemical, filefish, peppermint roads; haven't risked the copperband attempt). Checking to see if anyone has adults berghia locally. Will trade corals or pay cash.

Otherwise, any recommendations for purchasing from online vendors?

Any leads appreciated. Thanks

Kevin

 

[Timfish]

I don't have any at the moment, but I always get hem from Salty Underground when I need them.

 

Edit:  Looks like they're out of stock at the moment.

[stoneroller]

Thanks Tim. Any other measures I should try?

[Timfish]

Best bet is to get something to eat them (my preference are berghia).  I've tried all the commercial products with only limited success.  I've even pulled out rocks and scrubbed them out of hiding holes using small brushes and hydrogen peroxide only to have them pop back up after a week or so, albiet much smaller. 

[stoneroller]

Thus the subject line!

[Timfish]

[barderer]

Little late of this but I have found the peppermint shrimp caught at the packery channel in port A. to be good at eating aiptasia. There are two variants you will catch there.

https://peerj.com/articles/3786/

The ones you want to go for have thicker red stripes. You can catch them easily by going at low tide, at night, with a red light. Shine the light down the rocks and you will see the reflection in their eyes. Then just put your net in the water and pull it up against the rocks.

[stoneroller]

It's never too late! Thank you for sharing. By thicker red stripes do you mean L. wurdemanni ? 

 

[barderer]

I don't know for sure but they kind of look like "Lysmata hochi". E.g. very thick stripes. But apparently boggessi, wurdemanni or hochi will work.

https://www.reeflex.net/tiere/8816_Lysmata_hochi.htm

Looks like Sep 22 might be a good night to go.

https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Port-Aransas-Texas/tides/latest