aptasia

random_ryan · 03-28-2006, 02:38 PM

I had some nast aptasia. and almost killed everything in my tank by using the hot water method. will now I remove the rock and kill the aptasia out side of my tank. one piece of rock had it so bad that I got sick of it so I boiled the rock it hasn't came back. I am now apasia free. wheeeew. maybe my method is unconventional but it worked for me. ryan

Jason McKenzie · 03-28-2006, 02:54 PM

Ryan,
Try to hit the button at the bottom of the thread called Post Reply instead of new post you can also just write in the Quick reply section at the bottom of each thread.

New Posts will open a new thread and make it really difficult to figure out who and what you are referring to.

But thanks for participating
J

coral reefer · 03-28-2006, 03:04 PM

Aiptasia blooms are definitely a problem. If not corrected at an early stage you will have a major problem. There are many ways to treat the problem before it gets out of hand. Peppermint shrimp will eat the small ones and do a good job as far as controlling Aiptasia populations in your tank. Joe's Juice as well as vinegar, Kalkwasser solution, just to name a few also work well(use a syringe to inject into the mouth of the anemone).

random_ryan · 03-28-2006, 09:22 PM

way kool ty guys

daidevo · 03-28-2006, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by coral reefer

Aiptasia blooms are definitely a problem. If not corrected at an early stage you will have a major problem. There are many ways to treat the problem before it gets out of hand. Peppermint shrimp will eat the small ones and do a good job as far as controlling Aiptasia populations in your tank. Joe's Juice as well as vinegar, Kalkwasser solution, just to name a few also work well(use a syringe to inject into the mouth of the anemone).

What do I do if its allready gotten out of hand?

ive gone through about 3 bottles of joes juice and each time within a few days more are popping up all over!!

Reef Lover · 03-29-2006, 04:55 AM

Peppermint shrimp will do the job. When I first started my saltwater aquarium I had a lot of aiptasia. I didn't know that they were bad, so I started to feed them. I was amazed on how they would catch the food and eat. I started to feed them twice a day and boy did they multiply fast. I went to my LFS and they had some in their tank and I told the man that I had a lot of them if he wanted to trade. He laughed, and told me to get rid of them, I had over 20 aiptasia. I bought a peppermint shrimp and in one week I was aiptasia free, and none grew back.