aptasia
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fisherkid91
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i put boiling water in a syringe and squirted them with it and it worked.
reefreak29
Active Member
why cant u add peppermint shrimps? i put 10 in with my cbs, and they ate all my aptasia.
grumpygils
Active Member
Originally Posted by Pandafish
Ok I have aptasia, a lot of aptasia! I have done several treatments with Joe's juice and they seem to go away but, POP! out they come and then some! Can't add a peppermint shrimp I have a coral banded shrimp. Any thoughts?
I had a copperband butterfly that erraticated a forest of aptasia and then I sent him back to the LFS. They are tough to keep after they run out of aptasia.
Mc
Ok I have aptasia, a lot of aptasia! I have done several treatments with Joe's juice and they seem to go away but, POP! out they come and then some! Can't add a peppermint shrimp I have a coral banded shrimp. Any thoughts?
I had a copperband butterfly that erraticated a forest of aptasia and then I sent him back to the LFS. They are tough to keep after they run out of aptasia.
Mc
pandafish
Member
Ok figure why not try so I got 3 peppermint shrimp. Well I didn't have to worry about the CBS. The Bi-color psudochrome tore them up before the CBS even knew they were there.
next thing I knew there were little piles of crabs eating the peppermint shrimp. Needless to say I still have an aptasia problem.
next thing I knew there were little piles of crabs eating the peppermint shrimp. Needless to say I still have an aptasia problem.
reefreak29
Active Member
Originally Posted by Pandafish
Ok figure why not try so I got 3 peppermint shrimp. Well I didn't have to worry about the CBS. The Bi-color psudochrome tore them up before the CBS even knew they were there.
next thing I knew there were little piles of crabs eating the peppermint shrimp. Needless to say I still have an aptasia problem.
sorry i should of asked your other tank mates my bad
Ok figure why not try so I got 3 peppermint shrimp. Well I didn't have to worry about the CBS. The Bi-color psudochrome tore them up before the CBS even knew they were there.
next thing I knew there were little piles of crabs eating the peppermint shrimp. Needless to say I still have an aptasia problem.
sorry i should of asked your other tank mates my bad
pandafish
Member
So if I try the boiling water trick... how bad is that for the other inhabitants?
Boiling salt water or RO?
Has any one ever notice getting red slime any where they use Joe's Juice?
I really need to get rid of the aptasia. :help:
I have...
1 psudochrome
3 green chromis
3 PJ cardinals
1 tang
1 CB shrimp
a whole lotta scarlet and blue hermits
bunch o' snails
mushrooms, zoas, and star polyps
Boiling salt water or RO?
Has any one ever notice getting red slime any where they use Joe's Juice?
I really need to get rid of the aptasia. :help:
I have...
1 psudochrome
3 green chromis
3 PJ cardinals
1 tang
1 CB shrimp
a whole lotta scarlet and blue hermits
bunch o' snails
mushrooms, zoas, and star polyps
grumpygils
Active Member
Originally Posted by Pandafish
So if I try the boiling water trick... how bad is that for the other inhabitants?
Boiling salt water or RO?
Has any one ever notice getting red slime any where they use Joe's Juice?
I really need to get rid of the aptasia. :help:
I have...
1 psudochrome
3 green chromis
3 PJ cardinals
1 tang
1 CB shrimp
a whole lotta scarlet and blue hermits
bunch o' snails
mushrooms, zoas, and star polyps
Been there, done that. If the aptasia is bad, J juice nor boiling water will work. You just can't get it all. Can you pull some of the rock out? Then targeted boiling water or JJ might work. If you can get the rock out, put it in a bucket of tank water, wait for the Aptasia to come out and nail it. I had to do the Copperband butterfly and it was like a dream come true. I bet he ate a 100 stalks in 3 weeks. He ate my tank bald and 5 weeks later I still see a little of it reary it's evil head.
mc
So if I try the boiling water trick... how bad is that for the other inhabitants?
Boiling salt water or RO?
Has any one ever notice getting red slime any where they use Joe's Juice?
I really need to get rid of the aptasia. :help:
I have...
1 psudochrome
3 green chromis
3 PJ cardinals
1 tang
1 CB shrimp
a whole lotta scarlet and blue hermits
bunch o' snails
mushrooms, zoas, and star polyps
Been there, done that. If the aptasia is bad, J juice nor boiling water will work. You just can't get it all. Can you pull some of the rock out? Then targeted boiling water or JJ might work. If you can get the rock out, put it in a bucket of tank water, wait for the Aptasia to come out and nail it. I had to do the Copperband butterfly and it was like a dream come true. I bet he ate a 100 stalks in 3 weeks. He ate my tank bald and 5 weeks later I still see a little of it reary it's evil head.
mc
socal57che
Active Member
I use lemon juice injections with very good results, I'd say 85%+ kill rate on first hit and almost always gone if they get another dose. A threadfin butterfly may be a good route. A little hardier than the copper bands. Just have a place for him when he's done. Mine eradicated the Aip in less than 2 weeks...and I had a LOT. Time for another treatment.
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reefreak29
Active Member
Originally Posted by grumpygils
Been there, done that. If the aptasia is bad, J juice nor boiling water will work. You just can't get it all. Can you pull some of the rock out? Then targeted boiling water or JJ might work. If you can get the rock out, put it in a bucket of tank water, wait for the Aptasia to come out and nail it. I had to do the Copperband butterfly and it was like a dream come true. I bet he ate a 100 stalks in 3 weeks. He ate my tank bald and 5 weeks later I still see a little of it reary it's evil head.
mc
i do agree that the copper band is an excellent way to rid aptasia but the poster only has a 45 gallon tank
Been there, done that. If the aptasia is bad, J juice nor boiling water will work. You just can't get it all. Can you pull some of the rock out? Then targeted boiling water or JJ might work. If you can get the rock out, put it in a bucket of tank water, wait for the Aptasia to come out and nail it. I had to do the Copperband butterfly and it was like a dream come true. I bet he ate a 100 stalks in 3 weeks. He ate my tank bald and 5 weeks later I still see a little of it reary it's evil head.
mc
i do agree that the copper band is an excellent way to rid aptasia but the poster only has a 45 gallon tank
socal57che
Active Member
Originally Posted by reefreak29
i do agree that the copper band is an excellent way to rid aptasia but the poster only has a 45 gallon tank
It's only short term. Return him for store credit.
i do agree that the copper band is an excellent way to rid aptasia but the poster only has a 45 gallon tank
It's only short term. Return him for store credit.
pandafish
Member
Wouldn't the Tang dislike the Copper band similar shape and all also once the nasties are gone he'll starve or I have to send him back to uncertain fate. I think rock removal and treatment may be the only course. After the expensive dinner my Bi-color had I don't think Live stock is the way to go. Just seems like they florrish after I treat them.
reefreak29
Active Member
Originally Posted by Pandafish
Wouldn't the Tang dislike the Copper band similar shape and all also once the nasties are gone he'll starve or I have to send him back to uncertain fate. I think rock removal and treatment may be the only course. After the expensive dinner my Bi-color had I don't think Live stock is the way to go. Just seems like they florrish after I treat them.
i really dont think a cbb will do good in that tank, the tang will stress it out
Wouldn't the Tang dislike the Copper band similar shape and all also once the nasties are gone he'll starve or I have to send him back to uncertain fate. I think rock removal and treatment may be the only course. After the expensive dinner my Bi-color had I don't think Live stock is the way to go. Just seems like they florrish after I treat them.
i really dont think a cbb will do good in that tank, the tang will stress it out
althemean
New Member
How large of an aptasia will the peppermint shrimp eat? I got one as a hitchhiker that is about 1-2cm across. At first he was hardly noticable but after the rock acclimated boom! He was a large sucker. I only have two others that are very small.
This is a 50gal just finished cycling. I have a few damsels blue and some yellow fin. The blue ones are aggressive and I need to get a trap to get them out (as soon as I get a day off work) In any event. I had some hermit crabs in the tank and about every 4-5 days one will turn up dead. The water param are ph 8.2 sg 1.022 trites 0 trates 0 amm 0
I can only assume someone is picking on them.
This is a 50gal just finished cycling. I have a few damsels blue and some yellow fin. The blue ones are aggressive and I need to get a trap to get them out (as soon as I get a day off work) In any event. I had some hermit crabs in the tank and about every 4-5 days one will turn up dead. The water param are ph 8.2 sg 1.022 trites 0 trates 0 amm 0
I can only assume someone is picking on them.
myrtle beach
Member
shrimp worked for me, just keep them hungry.
