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08-19-2007, 06:22 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 30
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|  aptasia on leather rock
Im currently on a mission slaying aptasia that i got with a finger leather the other week. As im getting frustrated as im finding heaps of tiny ones (only on one rock) should or could i take the coral out and gently start chiseling the aptasia rock away from the leather and toss it ?
will the air affect the coral?(when i take it outta the tank)
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08-19-2007, 06:36 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Get a few peppermint shrimp or if you have a bunch of it then a Copperband Butterfly fish. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
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08-19-2007, 06:39 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
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do copperbands like to eat other coral? | |
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08-19-2007, 06:47 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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I like your idea of removing rock and getting rid of it, if all aptasia on it, before they spread.
Cut finger leather off at base, and stick it in a hole someplace or tie to rock. It will do fine. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
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08-19-2007, 07:02 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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Originally Posted by mattgeezer  do copperbands like to eat other coral? | Don't believe so but you may get a Bast**d! | |
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08-19-2007, 07:25 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 30
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im looking for a small one , i have tomorrow off work so ill ring around for some peppermints aswell !!cheers for the advice | |
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08-19-2007, 09:28 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
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Be carefully when adding a copperbands as they like to pick on corals. I would do the peppermint shrimp first.
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08-19-2007, 09:47 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl
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I also had some some aiptasia (still have one left) I boiled some vinegar and ro water and killed one, it disintegrated and floated away, but the other one made it. Im going to have to feed my coral banded shrimp to my corals and fishes considering they dont get along with peppermint  _________ 90 gallon tank with center overflows, 44 gallon custom sump/fuge, Tek T5 retrofit 4x54 bulbs, Reef Octopus nw200 protein skimmer, Iwaki WMD40RLXT return pump (changed to panworld 100pxx),Knop c ca reactor, PA light house controller.
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08-19-2007, 10:44 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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I would not suggest relying on shrimp or fish to get rid of these little buggers...it would be best to take matter into your own hands and kill them yourself...dramatic music? Joe's juices, I have heard works good, I myself just stick some 2 part epoxy over them. _________ Tank Specs:
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08-20-2007, 12:28 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
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joes works or you could just superglue gel over them | |
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