Hitchhiker on LR

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by MorganHeaslet, Jun 3, 2012.

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  1. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    can and will;)
     
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  3. United417

    United417 Bristle Worm

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    i have tried lemon juice and vinegar with 0 success, i havent tried any name brand products but i am sure they work if you are willing to pay the price. i use one of two ways to get rid of em, and both seem to work wonders. first, in your case probably the easier of the two, is to burn em. just pull the rock out, and roast their location (sometimes they will pull back into their crevice with water and its a little harder to get em) but most of the time this has worked well. the other way, and the way that i use now, is to inject them with NaOH (sodium hydroxide) im a college student and could buy pure NaOH (which is very corrosive to skin so you must be careful) i diluted it, and using a syringe tried to inject them. they pull back as soon as you get close, but the NaOH settles into a specific location, i put about a pencil eraser sized amount onto the aiptasia (after it closes) leave it there for 5 minutes, and then wipe the hydroxide away (the NaOH breaks up in water, it will slightly effect salinity, but not much) HTH
     
  4. willi828

    willi828 Plankton

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    I've heard this before, but have never witnessed it. He eats leftover food and fish poo--that's about it. And he dances in his cave.