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02-22-2006, 07:31 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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  |  Aiptasia to small to inject
Hi guys and gals, i got this nice colony of zo's yesterday and i noticed a small, i mean very small aiptasia on it. Its around a 1/8" tall. way to small to stick it with a needle. What i would like to know is will it split at that size or do they have to be bigger before they start spreading? Or if anybody have a great idea to kill it before it gets bigger even at that size.
Thanks
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | 
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02-22-2006, 07:44 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone |
use a underwater torch and burn the sucker! sorry, not very helpful but it's all i could think of....or place some type of invertebrate (peppermint shrimp) in there for the time being and wait to see if it takes the bait. _________  | |
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02-22-2006, 07:48 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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Its right next to some zo's, i was lucky enough to see since the zo's havent fully extended yet. So i cant torch it  , that would be cool though. and i dont want a shrimp in the tank cause i dont want to have to disturbe anything to get the shrimp out when its done its job.
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02-22-2006, 08:08 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone |
i'd think that your only choice would be to wait until it's larger to inject or as i said, try out a shrimp. go to your lfs, pick one up and after the shrimp has performed it's job, return it to the lfs and claim that the shrimp didn't work out  . another option might be to perform a quick freshwater dip....i just don't know how resilient aipstasia can be. hth.
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02-22-2006, 09:48 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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Put the syringe over it and drop Joe's Juice on it. DOne. | 
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02-22-2006, 10:02 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone |
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Originally Posted by Matt Rogers Put the syringe over it and drop Joe's Juice on it. DOne. | just make sure you stop all water movement so it's super effective . | |
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02-23-2006, 02:00 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada
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I have use vinegar and it works great and cheap also. Usually take the rock out and inject or use a droplet on the aiptasia a few drops. | |
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02-23-2006, 04:23 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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Be careful aiptasia have strong stings. I have a peppermint shrimp and he ate all of my aiptasia in a few days. Good Luck
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02-23-2006, 05:59 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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I dont think i can get it with a syringe its to small. Or like Matt said drop some juice on it, its surrounded by zo's so im afraid it would kill the zo's to. Will it grow before it spreads?
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02-27-2006, 04:50 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Erie, PA,Pennsylvania Age: 34
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Joe's Juice is the best way to go. Only thing that got mad at the juice was my BTA. in fact i just juiced yesterday
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