Aptasia?

[tyr-sog]

Man, this stuff is multipling like crazy in my tank. I have tried using boiling water, boiling concentrated salt water and hydrogen peroxide(lfs recommendation). I tried by injecting straight on, in the stem and also blowing it at it's mouth. Nothing works.

 

[tyr-sog]

apt 2?

 

[tyr-sog]

apt 3

 

[oceanic110]

Pepprmint shrimp work for me.

 

[tyr-sog]

I'm done buying peppermints. They usually die for some reason. I just can't keep them. I have had one trooper though but he seems to be to lazy to eat the aptasia.

 

[oceanic110]

Some of that does not look like aptasia.

 

[kreach]

Try making a paste with kalkwasser and then using a turkey baster to feed it to the aiptasia. It's like the wicked witch of the west... "I'm melting, I'm melting!"

 

[tyr-sog]

Originally posted by oceanic110
Some of that does not look like aptasia.
Yeah, my friend and I were thinking that too. Any confirm if this aptasia or something eles? It's spreading like crazy.

 

[tyr-sog]

Originally posted by kreach
Try making a paste with kalkwasser and then using a turkey baster to feed it to the aiptasia. It's like the wicked witch of the west... "I'm melting, I'm melting!"
Thats what I hear but wont it melt the corals too? Like the picture above with it inbedded in the zoos?

 

[timsedwards]

yup welcome to aiptasia country! Search for my thread in this forum from a while back now, but there was loads of contributions and useful info.
All the best,
Tim.

 

[tony detroit]

Get a syringe and inect Ioding into the stalk. I have one if you need to borrow it. Elitsoh has my number. I'll be away from the computer all weekend. Kalk works good too. I have the same problem with peppermint shrimp. They may still be alive but I sure never see them.

 

[tyr-sog]

Originally posted by tony detroit
Get a syringe and inect Ioding into the stalk. I have one if you need to borrow it. Elitsoh has my number. I'll be away from the computer all weekend. Kalk works good too. I have the same problem with peppermint shrimp. They may still be alive but I sure never see them.
Thanks Tony,
Yeah, unfortuanally my fiancees father is a diabetic. He gave me a couple of bags of syringes so I'm set for life. lol.
I'll do that search timsedwards on your thread but it looks like I'll be going and getting some Kalk this weekend for the hunt!

 

[mrmaroon]

THe last one is definately not apt. It looks like a very nice colony of zoos. If the boiling water, etc. has not worker, I would go buy some of the biggest peppermint shrimp you can find. That worked for me.

 

[mrmaroon]

My bad. I didnt see the apt in the middle of the zoos.

 

[coloradodeb]

ummmmmmmmmm I bought some stuff called Stop Aiptasia by Al Ciannelli...... shot the little sucker once, and it died.....try doing a google search to find it......
debs

 

[tyr-sog]

Originally posted by MrMaroon
My bad. I didnt see the apt in the middle of the zoos.
lol. Yeah, he's the one I'm most concerned about. It's been war for the last couple of weeks.

 

[tyr-sog]

Originally posted by coloradodeb
ummmmmmmmmm I bought some stuff called Stop Aiptasia by Al Ciannelli...... shot the little sucker once, and it died.....try doing a google search to find it......
debs
Yeah, I read about that stuff a while back but I don't think it was out just yet. I'll check the lfs this weekend and if I can't find it do a search.
thxs

 

[timsedwards]

if you do get a peppermint shrimp make sure itis the true peppermint (Lysmata Wurdemanni) not the other one who couldnt care less about aiptasia!
Tim.

 

[tyr-sog]

Originally posted by timsedwards
if you do get a peppermint shrimp make sure itis the true peppermint (Lysmata Wurdemanni) not the other one who couldnt care less about aiptasia!
Tim.


There is lookalikes?

 

[timsedwards]

yes they are practically identical, although one maybe stripier i think?
You need Lysmata Wurdemanni and not Lysmata Rathbunae. I made the mistake of getting the rathbunae who likes nothing better than to make friends with aiptasia, and not eat it!

Hope this helps,
Tim.