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09-30-2006, 09:57 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Age: 20
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|  Aiptasia Infestation
Yep, what started off as one recalcitrant anemone has developed into scores of recalcitrant anemonies, and I just can't kill 'em. The Elimi-Aiptas (which I believe is essentially pickling lime) I got failed, and the boiling water injections I tried earlier today did no better. Even the ones I sucessfully injected did not die. They haven't stung any of my coral (since I don't have many) but needless to say I don't really want to do anything else to the tank until they are taken care of. So do I just keep on trying like I've been trying for months, get a butterflyfish or a shrimp that may or may not eat the aiptasia as well as my meager polyp colonies, or chuck the 300 dollars' worth of live rock and go DIY? _________ Prevent dihydrogen monoxide contamination in your aquarium: www.dhmo.org | 
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10-01-2006, 06:27 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
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Peppermint shrimp work very well in eliminating Aiptasia from my experience. _________ 150 Gallon Reef 2-400w MH 2-110w VHO Actinic's, Moon lights, 250lbs LR,2-CPR CS150 overflows, 55 gallon sump/Refugium,auto-top-off, 6-Stage RO/DI Filter, E.T.S.S.600 Skimmer, Red sea 100 ozoneizer, Pinpoint ORP/PH controller, MRC-CR2 Calcium Reactor, 80w R/Lifeguard UV filter, 1/2 hp Chiller, Medusa 2 stage Temp Controller, Iwaki MD-100RLT Return Pump | |
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10-01-2006, 06:41 AM
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| | Giant Squid
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Peppermint shrimp will work pretty good at ridding and keeping under control the smaller Aiptasia Anemone's. However, I would use a product called Joe's Juice(excellent for killing Mojano and Aiptasia anemone's). A paste of kalkwasser and water works awesome as well as you inject the concoction into the mouth of the anemone with a syringe. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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10-01-2006, 06:57 AM
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| | Zoanthid
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you can use joes juice or try injecting them with vinegar, apparently that works as well. _________ 20g
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10-01-2006, 07:10 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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If interested I can give you a recipe for My juice/paste just P/M me works better then many other juices costing a 1,000% more and easy to make.. Takes about 2 minuets. to make a batch.. if you can get to them to feed them the stuff they will die before you can almost get your hands out of the water , All you need is a syringe that is used with some test kits | |
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10-01-2006, 10:04 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Riverside, RI Age: 36
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anemones are a recurring problem in my area I think the lfs are infested. IMHO
the Joe's juice or similar calcium based remedy works best in conjunction with peppermint shrimp.
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10-01-2006, 01:06 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2005
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My best results were mixing Joe's juice with the pickeling lime , a flashlight for cracks and crevices and alot of patience -combined that with the peppermint shrimp to clean out the babies and you've got it made | |
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10-04-2006, 05:44 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Age: 20
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With Joe's Juice, do you have to inject them or just feed it to them? Many of them just retract when I try to poke 'em. | |
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10-04-2006, 06:42 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2005
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I was looking at my tank yesterday and low and behold I found 1 small colony of 3 aiptasias- I used Chem-Marin's STOP AIPTASIA ( given to me by a friend) on them last night and this morning those rascals were dead! | |
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10-04-2006, 06:44 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
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I use a plastic syringe I picked up at my local grocery store - move up to them slowly and with light pressure coat those rascals good before they know whats going on! | |
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