Anyone have Aiptasia?

dragonboy

dragonboy

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I would like to get some Aiptasia if anyone has them I just need it for filter reason. My tank is not a reef tank so I just need to filter in my sump. Let me know if any of you have them and live in southern california.
 
spiderwoman

spiderwoman

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If you are wanting microalgae in your sump as a filter, please go with cheato and/or xenia. Both work well in bringing nitrates down. Little aiptasia will soon take over your tank unless you have plans on killing it in the DT every time it *floats* in from your sump. Peppermint Shrimp can get rid of it, but they are a hit and miss.
 
coral keeper

coral keeper

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Originally Posted by SpiderWoman
http:///forum/post/3062851
If you are wanting microalgae in your sump as a filter, please go with cheato and/or xenia. Both work well in bringing nitrates down. Little aiptasia will soon take over your tank unless you have plans on killing it in the DT every time it *floats* in from your sump. Peppermint Shrimp can get rid of it, but they are a hit and miss.
Copperbands are also good. Especially in a FOWLR tank.
 
flower

flower

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If you really want it then just go to the LFS and find it on a piece of rock..it s always there...buy the rock and the aptasia only needs to be fed... one will become meny in just days. It will be the healthiest stuff you ever cultivated.
 
fishkid13

fishkid13

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Depends on what kind of system. If its a mature one they will have more nature food. But to a newbe they can be hard to keep alive.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3062939
NEVER...they eat corals remember....
Okay you lost me...we were talking about aptasia...what are we talking about now? cause I am sure meowzer wouldn't be sad she had one that died.
I thought I could just keep following along and figure it out but no, I am lost. I even reread the posts and still I am lost.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3062948
Okay you lost me...we were talking about aptasia...what are we talking about now? cause I am sure meowzer wouldn't be sad she had one that died.
I thought I could just keep following along and figure it out but no, I am lost. I even reread the posts and still I am lost.
LOL...Fishkid brought up about getting a copperband butterfly
 
spanko

spanko

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Seems dragonboy has a nitrate problem in his fish only tank and want to use the Aiptasia as a filtering critter. Seems like a strange way to go but I am pretty sure it would work.
Why not try some Xenia instead, just as prolific, good water fliter and you can harvest for store credit too.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3062956
LOL...Fishkid brought up about getting a copperband butterfly
OOooooo....My anemone ate mine
I thought they were a pretty hardy fish. I never had any problems keeping them. The flame angels on the other hand...I gave up on.
 
fishkid13

fishkid13

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Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3062948
Okay you lost me...we were talking about aptasia...what are we talking about now? cause I am sure meowzer wouldn't be sad she had one that died.
I thought I could just keep following along and figure it out but no, I am lost. I even reread the posts and still I am lost.
Talking about copperbands controling aiptasia and Kitty asked if they were hard to keep I said "..." she said hers died and said "..." and that is were we are at, oh then you and spanko come in.
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3062956
LOL...Fishkid brought up about getting a copperband butterfly
That was Coral Keeper.
 
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