sharlagnew
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This morning i discovered a weird circle with little arms attatched to my LR its about the size of a dime, i can't find it anywhere in the hitchiker guide, any thoughts?
somthing new to figure out
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airforceb2
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Starfish? Does it move?
sharlagnew
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it moves it little arms every once in a while we've counted that it has about 20 arms and they're about as thick as a shrimp leg, and they stick off of this disc with a little whole in it. its kinda greyish clear
airforceb2
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Is there any way you can take a picture of it?
sharlagnew
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How do you post it?
sharlagnew
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haha nevermind, any ideas about what that is?
trainfever
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Thats Aipstasia, kill it or you will be plagued with it throughout your tank.
sharlagnew
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why is it bad?
airforceb2
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Its like a weed that doesn't die. If not killed soon, it will overtake your tank.
sharlagnew
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how do i kill it and how did i get it in the first place?
lion_crazz
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It comes in from your live rock and can actually harm the living things in your tank like corals and such by stinging them. In order to kill it, you need to burn them. Products such as Joe's Juice work very well. You need to keep up on it though. You may kill this one and then see one or two more. Kill them as well. They are unwanted pests.
sharlagnew
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there is only one can't i just like pickit off and flush it?
xjayx
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whatever you do, DON'T pick it off.
These things multiply and if you pick it off, you risk leaving pieces behind.
Each piece will turn into another apstasia so picking it off might make the problem worse.
use a saringe and spray it with kalk or lime juice or try getting a few pepermint shrimp.
These things multiply and if you pick it off, you risk leaving pieces behind.
Each piece will turn into another apstasia so picking it off might make the problem worse.
use a saringe and spray it with kalk or lime juice or try getting a few pepermint shrimp.
xjayx
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Another idea, I heard worked well...
if it's still small and if it shrinks into the rock. glue a small one inch piece of a straw on to the rock where the apstasia comes out.
At night or whenever the apstasia comes out to feed, it will have to move up the straw and out the other end.
All you do then is grab the straw and pull it out.
if it's still small and if it shrinks into the rock. glue a small one inch piece of a straw on to the rock where the apstasia comes out.
At night or whenever the apstasia comes out to feed, it will have to move up the straw and out the other end.
All you do then is grab the straw and pull it out.
sharlagnew
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will the lime juice hurt the other things in the tank? i havea fire shrimp, CC star, some astria snails and pusing xenias
sharlagnew
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also, what type of glue would i use for the straw idea?
sharlagnew
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pulsing xenias**
xjayx
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the lime juice shouldn't hurt anything else in the tank as long as you spray it directly at the mouth of the apstasia anemone.
It wouldn't be enough lime juice to change the PH in your tank.
If the apstasia is to big to retract back into the rock, you could burn it with a sodering iron.
For the straw, you could use super glue.
if it spreads your best bed would probably be, getting some pepermint shrimp. They'll eat apstasia and make sure it doesn't come back.
It wouldn't be enough lime juice to change the PH in your tank.
If the apstasia is to big to retract back into the rock, you could burn it with a sodering iron.
For the straw, you could use super glue.
if it spreads your best bed would probably be, getting some pepermint shrimp. They'll eat apstasia and make sure it doesn't come back.
sharlagnew
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k, thanks a bunch everyone