Fishoutofwater Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Just curious if anyone had read this article in reef hobbyist magazine about using a scat to control Aiptasia? It’s an interesting concept basically it seems like it’s the least damaging option that I’ve never heard of before. There seem to be no negatives like all other options. Biggest deal seems to be availability and acclimation. Anyone have thoughts on this or wanting to try it? https://www.reefhobbyistmagazine.com/read-magazine.php?did=6574320_63148585 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euphylin me Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 very cool article! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I saw the article when I downloaded but hadn’t read it yet. Quite interesting, but I bet I haven’t seen scats in a shop since the mid 90’s when people were setting up brackish tanks with these and or monos. Maybe I should poke around the freshwater side and see what i find! Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Reviving an old thread because I’m at a threshold with my tank. I’ve got aptasia so bad I’m not sure I can save it at this point. So in a last ditch effort I have finally found a place that has Scats. I have ordered 3 of the silver scats as well as a peppermint shrimp. If they don’t do the deed then I will be saving/fragging what coral I can and straight up nuking everything. I bought 25 Berghia awhile back and if they have survived then they just aren’t enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 That sucks man. I’ve had good luck with peppermints but they just go missing after awhile and then the nems come back. You could do the filefish thing but it may eat your corals too. Interested to see how the scats work out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghrorick Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Years ago I bought a scat from Preuss pets that was already acclimated to saltwater. It did a good job. I have been thinking about getting a couple to try and fight my current aptasia problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 We will see if Aquarium fish sale site is legit. It’s the only place I found that had silver scats. Ruby and Green scats aren’t anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fishman Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 What’s the downside of the Nudibranches? My local shop sells them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghrorick Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Heard they work well as long as you don't have fish that snack on them. crimsonvice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Well the place I ordered the scats from ended up not having any after all... so I ordered more berghia’s. I’ve been stalking them at night to try and figure out how many have survived. I’m worried I have to many micro-brittle stars. I have tons and tons of them. 8 hours ago, Jon Fishman said: What’s the downside of the Nudibranches? My local shop sells them the problem is getting them to survive what’s already in the tank. Any of the night time hunters will likely eat them. Filefish, butterflies, peppermint shrimp, wrasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Any updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Curious as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) Can’t find scats anywhere. They showed they had them and didn’t ship because they didn’t have them. So I ordered more Berghias. I’ve been stalking them and trying to count how many I see at night. They are not easy to see in the cracks of the rocks. This has also allowed me to see that asterina starfish have been eating my zoas and even on my sps so I’ve been hunting them every night as well. I had suspected something was up because I’d have growth and then complete reversal for no reason. This is a weeks worth of hunting. they are truly amazing how they can camouflage into the areas they are at I’ll give them that. Edited May 18, 2021 by Fishoutofwater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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