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Aiptasia Moving around ????

Hawkeye

Hawkeye

In the context of this thread, I think advocating the purchase of a CBB for aiptasia control is not ideal. A CBB may indeed last a long time if properly taken care of, but I think the odds are against us.

I'm going off what Scott W. Michael wrote in an article for Aquarium Fish International.

"CBB typically does not fare well in home aquariums, which may be due to handling stressors and or the aquarium conditions it is subjected to. Some may settle in right away and being eating fresh/frozen foos, while others refuse to feed requiring live foods. Those collected from Australia fare better than those collected from the Philippines. In addition some individuals will ignore glass (aiptasia) anemones. Furthermore the fish does not eradicate the anemones, only nips them so that they don't proliferate. When the fish is removed, the anemones will reappear. Finally the CBB will decimate any and all bristle worms in the tank, including fan and christmas tree worms. Some individuals are known to nip at LPS, softies and zoas." Sept 2007 issue.

Furthermore - not that this is the be-all, end-all list - but I take it with a grain of salt:
Bad Fish List

wetwebmedia article on butterfly use on aiptasia: FAQs on Butterflyfishes for Aiptasia
 
adesimone1

adesimone1

Everyone has their opinions, What I can see in my tank is no more aiptasia and all my coral are doing fine. And at feeding time he is at the front of the glass with all the big guys waiting to eat.
 
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tbone212371

I am still willing to give the butterfly a try....
I read and heard really only good things about them concerning this glass anemone issue!!! There are pros and cons to everything I guess!!!
 
adesimone1

adesimone1

I can only tell you about what I have seen for myself and I have tried everything and I don't see 1 aiptasia in my tank I know the aquarium ctr had 2 klein's the last time we went and I think we paid 29.00 and if you send them a pic of your tank they give you a 10.00 gift certificate and also 10% off for being in the club
 
Hawkeye

Hawkeye

diverrk said:
I just tried Aiptasia X it worked just fine for me . Had 3 now none !!
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Nice.

tbone212371 said:
Well that sounds like a decent deal there!!
Where is that place located??
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You're better off going to an LFS nearby and trying aiptasia-X first. The roundtrip gas (not to mention tolls) makes the trip not cost effective. Unless you moved from central nj which is where I thought you were - you're in green brook right?

oh and TR - you have to be part of the club to get the discount.
Thinking of becoming a Member? Read this
 
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tbone212371

Hey Phil I am part of the club!!! Well Hopefully!?!?!
I paid for the membership Via Paypal and emailed the application a week ago today!
But no one from NJRC has changed my status to a member nor have I recieved anything....
 
Hawkeye

Hawkeye

oh -brian is on vacation - as soon as he gets back I'm sure he'll send you your membership card in the mail. Also someone should be updating your profile...

Some places will be nice and look you up (aqob comes to mind) - but others will require the card.
 
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tbone212371

Ain't no big deal to me...
Knew it was a Holiday coming up & People would be busy...
Oh and yes Phil I am stillcurrently in Central Joisey Green Brook....
But back to this subject...
Has anyone every tried to use lemon juice treatment on glass anemones?
I just recently read about that type of treatment....
 
Hawkeye

Hawkeye

Isn't that similar to joe's juice and aiptasia-x, in essence filling a syringe with the contents and squirting it in the anemone? I dunno - I have no experience as I was lucky none hitched into my tank...or maybe those peppermints I perceived to be useless actually did something...lol.
 
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gettankedaquariums

Here is a natural method of getting ride of glass anemones.

Take a small object like a clam shell, snail shell or a small rock and put your object of choice over / on the glass anemone and in an hour or so the glass anemone will attach itself to the object, then remove chosen object out of the aquarium.

The above is a slow successful method that uses no chemicals.

Good Luck!
 
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