what is aptasia?
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spanko
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Lysmata wurdemanni, the Carribean peppermint shrimp is what you want. Not the Lysmata californica.
From wet web media.
"The Class Anthozoa:
Within the Cnidaria, Anemones are placed in the Class Anthozoa; as single or colonial polyps, the medusoid stage completely missing. This group includes the bulk of cnidarian species (6000+) encompassing corals, sea fans, and sea pansies. They are distinguished from the hydrozoans and scyphozoans by the lack of an operculum on their stinging cells and several structural/embryological differences.
Anenomes are separated from other Anthozoans in the sub-class Zoantharia, and two main orders: The Actinaria are often called the "true anemones". They have internal separations of body parts (mesenteries) arranged in hexamerous (six) cycles and usually with two ciliated oral cavities (siphonoglyphs).
Glass Anemones are comprised of seven or so species of the family (guess!) Aptaisiidae. They are uniformly light brownish (due to endosymbiotic algae within their smooth bodies) to clear (hence the common name Glass...), from tiny to a few inches tall, with disc diameters of 1 or 2 inches... and narrow-width tentacles."
From wet web media.
"The Class Anthozoa:
Within the Cnidaria, Anemones are placed in the Class Anthozoa; as single or colonial polyps, the medusoid stage completely missing. This group includes the bulk of cnidarian species (6000+) encompassing corals, sea fans, and sea pansies. They are distinguished from the hydrozoans and scyphozoans by the lack of an operculum on their stinging cells and several structural/embryological differences.
Anenomes are separated from other Anthozoans in the sub-class Zoantharia, and two main orders: The Actinaria are often called the "true anemones". They have internal separations of body parts (mesenteries) arranged in hexamerous (six) cycles and usually with two ciliated oral cavities (siphonoglyphs).
Glass Anemones are comprised of seven or so species of the family (guess!) Aptaisiidae. They are uniformly light brownish (due to endosymbiotic algae within their smooth bodies) to clear (hence the common name Glass...), from tiny to a few inches tall, with disc diameters of 1 or 2 inches... and narrow-width tentacles."
posiden
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Originally Posted by spanko http:///forum/post/3139717
Lysmata wurdemanni, the Carribean peppermint shrimp is what you want. Not the Lysmata californica.
From wet web media.
"The Class Anthozoa:
Within the Cnidaria, Anemones are placed in the Class Anthozoa; as single or colonial polyps, the medusoid stage completely missing. This group includes the bulk of cnidarian species (6000+) encompassing corals, sea fans, and sea pansies. They are distinguished from the hydrozoans and scyphozoans by the lack of an operculum on their stinging cells and several structural/embryological differences.
Anenomes are separated from other Anthozoans in the sub-class Zoantharia, and two main orders: The Actinaria are often called the "true anemones". They have internal separations of body parts (mesenteries) arranged in hexamerous (six) cycles and usually with two ciliated oral cavities (siphonoglyphs).
Glass Anemones are comprised of seven or so species of the family (guess!) Aptaisiidae. They are uniformly light brownish (due to endosymbiotic algae within their smooth bodies) to clear (hence the common name Glass...), from tiny to a few inches tall, with disc diameters of 1 or 2 inches... and narrow-width tentacles."
Nice post spanko.
You either have the whole google thing down to a real science or......you have one hell of a library. Either way, nice.
There is another nice post by Tizzo in the newbie section on peps.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/365833/what-is-aptasia/
Lysmata wurdemanni, the Carribean peppermint shrimp is what you want. Not the Lysmata californica.
From wet web media.
"The Class Anthozoa:
Within the Cnidaria, Anemones are placed in the Class Anthozoa; as single or colonial polyps, the medusoid stage completely missing. This group includes the bulk of cnidarian species (6000+) encompassing corals, sea fans, and sea pansies. They are distinguished from the hydrozoans and scyphozoans by the lack of an operculum on their stinging cells and several structural/embryological differences.
Anenomes are separated from other Anthozoans in the sub-class Zoantharia, and two main orders: The Actinaria are often called the "true anemones". They have internal separations of body parts (mesenteries) arranged in hexamerous (six) cycles and usually with two ciliated oral cavities (siphonoglyphs).
Glass Anemones are comprised of seven or so species of the family (guess!) Aptaisiidae. They are uniformly light brownish (due to endosymbiotic algae within their smooth bodies) to clear (hence the common name Glass...), from tiny to a few inches tall, with disc diameters of 1 or 2 inches... and narrow-width tentacles."
Nice post spanko.
You either have the whole google thing down to a real science or......you have one hell of a library. Either way, nice.
There is another nice post by Tizzo in the newbie section on peps.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/365833/what-is-aptasia/
flower
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Originally Posted by King_Neptune
http:///forum/post/3139666
aptasia and pepermints is hit and miss. its not a garonteed fix. mostly becasue aptasia is somethign of oportunity for pepermints.
lemon juice is a good home remody. boiling tank water is as well. or pickling juice you get at walmart can work. ordering joes juice or aptasia x. is about the best solution. taking out aptasia is just a part of tank maintance. you can spot it pretty easy, your eyes are keen to notice new stuff pretty quick.
I got three peppermint shrimps...I used to notice a little aiptasia the first 2 days, and in a few hours it disappeared. I never saw the shrimp, they hide in the rocks. As long as I don't see aiptasia...life is good.
I used to look and would always find aiptasia here and there. Joes juice and aiptasia X kept me very busy trying to keep up with killing it off..now nothing..each tiny bottle cost me around $17.00. I don't want to remove my rock to try and hit it with boiling water. I don't want lemon juice in my tank. The shrimp cost me $8.33 each...and they do all the work. I don't think Peppermint shrimps are hit or miss at all. Best aiptasia remover I ever had.
http:///forum/post/3139666
aptasia and pepermints is hit and miss. its not a garonteed fix. mostly becasue aptasia is somethign of oportunity for pepermints.
lemon juice is a good home remody. boiling tank water is as well. or pickling juice you get at walmart can work. ordering joes juice or aptasia x. is about the best solution. taking out aptasia is just a part of tank maintance. you can spot it pretty easy, your eyes are keen to notice new stuff pretty quick.
I got three peppermint shrimps...I used to notice a little aiptasia the first 2 days, and in a few hours it disappeared. I never saw the shrimp, they hide in the rocks. As long as I don't see aiptasia...life is good.
I used to look and would always find aiptasia here and there. Joes juice and aiptasia X kept me very busy trying to keep up with killing it off..now nothing..each tiny bottle cost me around $17.00. I don't want to remove my rock to try and hit it with boiling water. I don't want lemon juice in my tank. The shrimp cost me $8.33 each...and they do all the work. I don't think Peppermint shrimps are hit or miss at all. Best aiptasia remover I ever had.
small triggers
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if your tank can handle it add a copperbanded butterfly fish,, they eat them like candy,,, though make sure to get it OUT after its eaten them all or it may go after some things you like, or it could starve....
fretfreak13
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I've killed them a few ways with at home remedies. I didn't read everyone's responces (too lazy), so if these were already stated sorry for reposting them. I've taken out the entire rock and burnt the heck out of them with a lighter, then rinsed the rock off with old water change water to remove anything that may have gotten on it from beoing out of the water, or if the gas in the lighter got on the rock. I put it right back in after that and everything else was fine, though that one can be riskey. It sured worked well. I've also used the boiling water technique (didn't work), and a syringe with lemon juice. I've found that only stabbing them and injecting it works, not just blasting it with a turkey baster.
Good luck.
Good luck.
