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Aiptasia Moving around ????

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diverrk

Ok, not sure if this is a dumb question or not but do aptasia move. There is one that I always see, then today I see one an inch away and I don't see the one that I usually do it it's spot.
 
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diverrk

Re: Apataisa Moving around ????

PS
Why can't I edit my post ? I wanted to correct speeling oops I mean spelling ;D
 
mikem

mikem

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Re: Apataisa Moving around ????

I've seen them move before.
Once I squirted one with Kalk past. Two days later, he popped his head out a hole on the other side of a 6 inch rock
 
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diverrk

Re: Apataisa Moving around ????

I think that's what happening here. This is in my 1.5 pico and I'd like an opinion if Joes Juice would be safe in a small tank. I really don't want to pull the rock out since everything is resting on this one piece. I'd hate to disrurb it.
 
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jceli728

I had 2 aiptasias, I can't tell you about Joe's juice or kalk, JasonR give me the idea of injectting them with boiling hot water using a syringe, That's how I got ride of mine and have not seen them since.
 
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diverrk

Well I had to pull the rock out anyway to get that darn Damsel out. I scraped the Aptasia off, lets hope that worked.
 
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tbone212371

OK I have an infestation of this stuff!!!
Just found them all last nite!
And I was doing some research on the pests!
I read that peppermint shrimp are predators of these pests!?!
Also another treatment would be Lemon Juice!?!?
Does anyone have any pros or cons on these?????
 
adesimone1

adesimone1

We put a klein's butterfly in our tank and let me tell you he has wiped out 75% in less the 2 weeks he just needs to get brave enough to get to the other side of the tank. He is small but he is mighty
 
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tbone212371

I heard that the butterfly is also a good predator!
But I need to do some compatibility checks with all my other livestock and corals....
Thanks for the input!
 
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tbone212371

OK that species is compatible with my other live stock but all the data states that it
likes to eat soft corals....
I have a xenia, and some small zoas polyps in my tank...
Do you have anything similar in your tank????
If so did you have any issues???
 
adesimone1

adesimone1

Just a heads up the aiptasia it is now gone he moved to the the other side of the tank yesterday and I don't see 1 aiptasia that I saw before. What is really neat about him is he eats all the food we feed and also cleans up aiptasia. He's a keeper
 
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tbone212371

I put three of them in my tank and my lunare wrasse and clownfish and damsel had a feast!!! Within 3 seconds!
I was able to save one and put it in my fuge!!!
So I guess it's onto the butterfly fish!!!
Wish me luck!!!
 
Hawkeye

Hawkeye

Just heads up - be sure the butterfly is okay at the LFS - they tend to be fragile and poor shippers - the copperbands at least...and those are the type you'll need to get for aiptasia.

That stated - why not try Joes Juice? A butterfly may end up picking on your other corals too.
 
adesimone1

adesimone1

actually they are hardier of all the butterflies. Joes's juice doesn't work Aiptasia x works but it hurts coral I have 5 p shrimp in my tank and they wait for the food to come in the tank
 
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