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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by new2salt, Jul 21, 2015.

  1. Jul 21, 2015 #1
    new2salt Mingo

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    So I think I've got some aptasia If someone could identify from the picture that would be great. There is also something weird on my pulsating xenia. One looks like it's got cob Webb's on it. The other one has a slimy yellow spot on it. If it is aptasia how do I get rid of it and it looks like it's thinning my coral. Is that what it does?
     

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  2. Jul 21, 2015 #2
    F.D. Reefer Fort dodge

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    Yep sure is!
    Peppermint shrimp are my go too aptasia eaters.
     
  3. Jul 21, 2015 #3
    aussie Cedar Rapids, IA

    aussie Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    shame it is on the coral, boiling water works best and gets in every nock and cranny
     
  4. Jul 22, 2015 #4
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    +1 on this. Just get a half dozen of them and in a few weeks you will be free of aiptasia
    This is fine but you have to be careful when boiling live rock to make sure you don't have any palyzoas on the rock, or that poison in them will get aerosolized and is very much bad for you if you breathe that in.
     
  5. Jul 22, 2015 #5
    new2salt Mingo

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    It sucks because I dip everything that goes in the tank and I acid bathed the rock when I redid this tank about 8 months ago
     
  6. Jul 22, 2015 #6
    Dave Des Moines Area

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    Peps have never worked for me.. .
     
  7. Jul 22, 2015 #7
    jeremy Davenport, IA

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    Aptasia x for the big ones and the peppermint shrimp eat the smaller ones.
     
  8. Jul 22, 2015 #8
    Drewster Cedar Rapids

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    I've had great luck with peppermint shrimp, they've even ate some rather large ones. I used to inject with straight calcium and it worked alright but I found that if I didn't get them just right, it seemed to make them multiply o_O
     
  9. Jul 23, 2015 #9
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    Yeah I had peppermint shrimp eat 4" tall/wide aiptasia. Not right away but I put them in and a few weeks pass by, no more aiptasia. Get a lot more than you think you need. If they die, eh. High mortality rate IMO. I had a bunch that would come out during feeding time and dance around and catch food. Then one day, all gone. 2 years later I have aiptasia again, but just a few.
     

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