Aiptasia

[ricky1414]

found some aiptasia on an orange zoo rock. it has spread to 2 other pieces of LR. there are four other small ones on the zoo rock. can i do the hot water treatment without damaging the neighboring zoos?

 

[Anonymous]

DOubt you can. However there is this little miracle called "joes Juice" that wont kill anything but aptasia or majano. Well it might kill some other things but the have to be forcefully feed it. I have sprayed aptasia near shrimp, sea squirts, xenia, snails, conches, fish, and hermits and the only things that died are the aptasia. It works trust me

 

[Baianotang]

Its a little close for hot water.

 

[GotDesl]

Maybe I'm an idiot for having done this, but I have used an insulin syringe to inject kalk into aiptasia. I have used it in the middle of zoos, on SPS, and anywhere else that I have found them with no ill effects. Just inject it directly into them and if there is any that settles on something lse, just blow it off. I have yet to have to inject the same one twice.

 

[cinchriste]

I'm new to the reef tank, and am just getting mine started.. what is Aptasia?

 

[GotDesl]

check out the hitch hiker faq at the top of the hitchhiker forum. Aiptasia sp. are a type of anenome that frequently comes in on liverock, or pretty much anything else that you put in the tank. left unchecked, they will replicate like rabbits on ecstasy.

 

[danmhippo]

CinChriste, See the pic above? Aiptasia anemone is the one right speck in the middle of the pic. You should be able to tell the differences of that anemone from the surrounding.

It's a pest anemone that spreads quickly.

 

[Baianotang]

I have a big Aiptasia more than 1 inch I see no babies I'm at peace whith him I even feed him blue crab meat. (?) I dont see what the big fuss is about anyhow...

 

[danmhippo]

Soon, Baianotang, soon.

Don't worry, just keep feeding it and your time will come.......