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12-26-2007, 10:44 AM
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| | Ribbon Eel
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 44
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   |  Aptasia Question
Does Aptasia retract when touched, like feather dusters do? _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
R.I.P. Big Blue 12/02-10/22//07
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12-26-2007, 10:45 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Yes but they don't have a tube to retract into. | |
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12-26-2007, 10:50 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
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Yeah and fast, I thought I could pull the one out I have as it's a descent size (the peppermint shrimp I have must've eaten the 2 tiny ones) but I tried to grab on and thought I had it but it retracted to almost nothing.
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90 gallon with 26 gallon sump/refugium, 2 x 250 MH lighting, 100lbs live rock, 1 - yellow tang,1 damsel, 1 - cleaner shrimp, 1 - coral banded shrimp, 3 - emerald crabs, 2 - porcelin crabs, 6 - peppermint shrimp, 1 - green ricordia, 1 - toadstool, 1 - brittle starfish, 1 - sand sifting star, 100's baby feather dusters,Ass mushrooms, frogspawn, xenia, 1 clam,
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12-26-2007, 11:11 AM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
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Pulling it out may not be such a good idea as it may leave a piece still attached to the rock and this will grow again. Better off using some Joe's Juice or similar option.
Look in previous threads as this topic has been discussed extensively with allot of "killing" options mentioned.
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12-26-2007, 03:40 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Northern Michigan
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Peppermint shrimpwill kill the small ones off. I had a problem with a rock I got from a LFS that probably sold it for that reason, I had to take the rock out and use boiling water in a suringe for a big one and then pulled it off with tweasers. They haven't resurfaced yet. | |
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12-26-2007, 05:31 PM
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| | Ribbon Eel
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 44
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I have 5 or 6 of them on the rock my finger leather came from. I've noticed it started out as two. I thought they were feather duster LOL very very small too small for my camera. squirt em with vinegar, boiling water or do I have to buy Joe's juice? | |
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12-26-2007, 05:43 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va Beach, Va
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| Tried some of that kallwasser powder
HI,
I had a large one in a rock with some coral, so I took the rock out and coated or painted the aptasia with a qtip coveredwith kalkwauser powder and returned the rock to the tank , it seems to have work not a sign of the beast and the pickling lime is fianally gone. The little corals are ok too.
Will watch for the little buggars.
Doug
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2 MARRONS,2 SERPANT STAR,1 RANDALL PISTOL,NUMEROUS HERMITS,2 SKUNKS,
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12-26-2007, 05:49 PM
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| | Ribbon Eel
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 44
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Yeah, I'm going to keep an eye on them too. At least now I can say I'm growing something in my tank other than algae AHAHAHAHA  | |
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12-26-2007, 08:08 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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Aiptasia and Mojano are very tough to keep under wraps, though it can be done with the right guidance and a watchful eye. Patience is something else that will come in handy in my opinion.
Having said this, aiptasia and mojano are not as bad as everyone says they are IF the right scenario takes place! They are efficient and effective filter feeders that will help in the quality of your water. The ideal place to house these anemones is in a refugium or other controlled environment where the population of these can be watched and controlled so that they don't have a detrimental effect on neighboring corals! Caution is advised but benefits can be received! _________ 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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12-26-2007, 09:59 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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I had about 5 and killed 4 with a kalk solution. Though...the fifth super bugger seems to just eat the stuff up and keep kicking. _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1x 54W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x54w Super Actinic Blue 03 T5 HO Flourescent
1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
100 lbs Fiji Live Rock
65 lbs Live sand
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