aiptasia

[sid2003]

I just got a few pieces of live rock from the lfs and they have little brown anenomes on them as well as some green algae and bubble algae. I want to kill everything on the rock except the coraline algae. How do i go about this as safe as possible? and will it hurt my lr?

 

[bdhough]

uh peppermint shrimp for the aptasia, emeralds crabs for the bubble algae, and a mex turbo snail for the hair algae.....

 

[sid2003]

my tank has only cycled for a couple weeks is it ok to add the shrimp etc. yet?

 

[bdhough]

So long as you check your water first. Get it tested. If it checks out ok then go ahead and add one

 

[austingirl]

Try using a syringe (without a needle) of boiling hot water right on them. Worked great for me, My turbo snails ate a few also.
Sarah

 

[qwiksilver360]

you can also use a syringe with a needle and use a very small amount of lemon juice stick it directly in the anemone inject it and wait a minute to pull it out if you have multiple aiptasia just wait a couple of days then do another i got rid of around tenn like that no effect on anything else

 

[irenicus]

Injection of a calcium solution will do.

 

[jhead]

If your the type that like to watch snails melt. You can inject them with vinegar.

 

[jjgomillion]

can someone post a pic of aiptasia? I have 4 anemones on my ock, curious if thats what they are? Also, why would you want to kill them?

 

[aarone]

If your the type that like to watch snails melt. You can inject them with vinegar.
why would you do this? can i inject muriatic acid in you and wath you squirm?
jjgomillion: Aptasia has a tendency to sting corals and fish. It kind of looks ugly as well. Just one of those SW pests.

 

[jillian ayers]

Here's a nice pic:

 

[sid2003]

peppermint shrimp are awsome at getting rid of it. i put a couple in and about 2 days later it was all gone!

 

[jjgomillion]

Jillian Ayers: is that an older one? Mine has clear tentacles with white spots on them. And the base looks like it is just part of the rock. Is that what mine is? I wish i had a pic to show you, but i havn't bought a DC yet. Thank you guys!

 

[sandman12]

my pep. shrimp hasnt touched mine, any one know why?

 

[jillian ayers]

I'm not sure, it's not from my tank since I don't have a sw tank yet (work at mcD's, this is gonna be awhile ). It would be quite pretty if it wasn't so dangerous to your tank, IMHO.