wen tom
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Thought they were feather dusters.http://0357
What are these? They're taking over! Aiptasia!
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wen tom
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ifirefight
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in the REPLY text box....click the icon UNDER THE A....it will say insert image...took me a while to figure out also....
ifirefight
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Originally Posted by ifirefight http:///t/396393/what-are-these-theyre-taking-over#post_3531804
in the REPLY text box....click the icon UNDER THE A....it will say insert image...took me a while to figure out also....
well now it has moved on me...it will be the first box under "source"
Originally Posted by ifirefight http:///t/396393/what-are-these-theyre-taking-over#post_3531804
in the REPLY text box....click the icon UNDER THE A....it will say insert image...took me a while to figure out also....
well now it has moved on me...it will be the first box under "source"
ifirefight
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test.......
flower
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Originally Posted by wen tom http:///t/396393/what-are-these-theyre-taking-over#post_3531809
Can't thank you all enough, so very kind. I thought reef tank a bit complex! In the meantime, research leads me to beleive they're Aiptasia.
That's what it sounds like to me....how overtaken is the tank?
Originally Posted by wen tom http:///t/396393/what-are-these-theyre-taking-over#post_3531809
Can't thank you all enough, so very kind. I thought reef tank a bit complex! In the meantime, research leads me to beleive they're Aiptasia.
That's what it sounds like to me....how overtaken is the tank?
ifirefight
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Yes,that is Aptasia..
flower
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Originally Posted by wen tom http:///t/396393/what-are-these-theyre-taking-over#post_3532093
What would you do?
After I finished crying....Joes juice or Aptasia X....for all the ones I could reach, and a bunch of peppermint shrimp to eat the ones I couldn't. (Squirt the JJ or aptasia X it right into the open disc without touching it.)
Originally Posted by wen tom http:///t/396393/what-are-these-theyre-taking-over#post_3532093
What would you do?
After I finished crying....Joes juice or Aptasia X....for all the ones I could reach, and a bunch of peppermint shrimp to eat the ones I couldn't. (Squirt the JJ or aptasia X it right into the open disc without touching it.)
2quills
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Flashbacks, I had an Aiptasia Garden like that once. I don't like to think about it though. Tried chemicals, peppermint shrimp, boiling water, electrocution, starving, lights out the works. All seemed to be minor nuisances to the pest in the long run. I would cry for sure.
flower
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Originally Posted by wen tom http:///t/396393/what-are-these-theyre-taking-over#post_3532117
Been crying. so what happened? And is the aptasia x bad for fish and corals?
Hi,
No, the aptasia X or Joes Juice won't hurt corals or fish...too much added to the tank could harm an anemone maybe. I only use the two methods mentioned, the others, such as boiling water or lemon juice doesn't work and seemed (IMO) to feed them.
The stuff is so prolific, and grows faster then you can squirt them away with JJ or Aptasia X. We usually panic at first discovery and wipe it out ASAP, but you thought they were feather dusters, and let them get a good growth ahead of you. Get the needed juice and begin to squirt right into the open disk without touching any of them....then when you have gotten all you can reach without disturbing them (don't move a rock or rub on them at all) get the peppermint shrimps...then every time you see one crop up...zap it with the juice.
It's important to get every one of them you can reach, they will be the most mature ones... because the peppermints like to eat the tiny ones but the big granddaddy ones they tend to leave alone.
It isn't a tank crash, nor the end of the world, it's just a pest anemone. Cry about it yes, but give up the fight...NO.
Originally Posted by wen tom http:///t/396393/what-are-these-theyre-taking-over#post_3532117
Been crying. so what happened? And is the aptasia x bad for fish and corals?
Hi,
No, the aptasia X or Joes Juice won't hurt corals or fish...too much added to the tank could harm an anemone maybe. I only use the two methods mentioned, the others, such as boiling water or lemon juice doesn't work and seemed (IMO) to feed them.
The stuff is so prolific, and grows faster then you can squirt them away with JJ or Aptasia X. We usually panic at first discovery and wipe it out ASAP, but you thought they were feather dusters, and let them get a good growth ahead of you. Get the needed juice and begin to squirt right into the open disk without touching any of them....then when you have gotten all you can reach without disturbing them (don't move a rock or rub on them at all) get the peppermint shrimps...then every time you see one crop up...zap it with the juice.
It's important to get every one of them you can reach, they will be the most mature ones... because the peppermints like to eat the tiny ones but the big granddaddy ones they tend to leave alone.
It isn't a tank crash, nor the end of the world, it's just a pest anemone. Cry about it yes, but give up the fight...NO.
2quills
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Been crying. so what happened? And is the aptasia x bad for fish and corals?
Some of that stuff you have to be careful with. I wouldn't treat too much into the tank at any one time. I got tired of messing with it. Spent more time and effort trying to get rid of the aiptasia than I did enjoying the tank. Eventually decided to nuke everything and start over. If you can get a handle on it before it gets real bad like that then you're a lot better off. Good luck.
Some of that stuff you have to be careful with. I wouldn't treat too much into the tank at any one time. I got tired of messing with it. Spent more time and effort trying to get rid of the aiptasia than I did enjoying the tank. Eventually decided to nuke everything and start over. If you can get a handle on it before it gets real bad like that then you're a lot better off. Good luck.