You think you have aiptasia? Look here. - Page 2

kathywithbirds · 02-19-2009, 11:19 PM

Copperband!!! He didn't make it long term though.

I liked him. AND he ate ALL the aiptasia. I even tried to fish some out of other tanks, it was cool watching him eat it.

new reefer 03 · 02-20-2009, 12:25 AM

you should add copper band to the list, as mentioned.

vdituri · 02-20-2009, 12:40 AM

Lynn, how long have you been living with this dirty secret?

I have heard of people sealing them into the liverock with superglue.

I had 1 appear out of nowhere when I went on vacation. Not a little tiny baby one. A full grown aiptasia. Sitting right smack dab in the middle front of the tank taunting me. Fortunately it was rooted to the sand and I plucked him out.
found out one of the frags of corals I bought had a small colony living underneath it. Sealed them in and never had one since.

rmlevasseur · 02-20-2009, 12:48 AM

I've used a kalk paste to eliminate the ones that have periodically popped up, but it doesn't seem to stop some from reappearing later somewhere else. There is a good site about the nudi that eats them that also elaborates on the release of their larvae when killed chemically. Have no idea if its true, however, as it is a site for the sale of the nudis.

kathywithbirds · 02-20-2009, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by vdituri

Lynn, how long have you been living with this dirty secret?

I have heard of people sealing them into the liverock with superglue.

I had 1 appear out of nowhere when I went on vacation. Not a little tiny baby one. A full grown aiptasia. Sitting right smack dab in the middle front of the tank taunting me. Fortunately it was rooted to the sand and I plucked him out.
found out one of the frags of corals I bought had a small colony living underneath it. Sealed them in and never had one since.

You SURE you've never been to Jersey V?

vdituri · 02-20-2009, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by kathywithbirds

You SURE you've never been to Jersey V?

I-talian blood lines. It's genetic.

Yous wants maybes to haves a pairs of cements galloshes?

lcstorc · 02-20-2009, 12:11 PM

Actually it has been going on for a long time. It started in the overflow and I finally got serious and removed all of the water from the overflow for a couple of hours and it killed them. Meanwhile some had gotten into the fuge and the display. The peppermints seem to love the fuge and have gotten all of it there. In the DT I have hit a bunch of them with various remedies but there are some that I just cannot reach because of the way my center brace is. I've kind of ignored them since I know I can't get them all and they will just come back. Now I am getting serious and want them gone.
I'm going to get serious with the Aiptasia X this weekend since I have heard great things about it and get 5 or 6 more peppermints on Monday to hopefully get the babies and the ones I can't reach. Unfortunately the largest are the ones I can't reach so I am not sure how I will handle that.
It's just one of the prices I pay for my habit of overfeeding. I have to deal with aiptasia and caulerpa.

wonderloss · 02-20-2009, 12:29 PM

I am currently cracking down on my own aiptasia problem. For a long time, I had a peppermint shrimp in the tank. I had one large aiptasia, but no others ever showed up. I guess the shrimp kept them under control, but it could not eat the large one.

Then I got Buddy, my leaffish. I think he ate the peppermint shrimp. Since then, they got out of control. Now I am going after them with kalk paste. I had tried Joe's Juice before, but it is just salt water with kalk in it, so I decided to make my own. I still use the Joe's Juice container to store it, and the syringe to apply it. I go after all I can with 2 mL every other day. I do not want to do too many at one time and screw up things in the tank.

I doubt I will be able to find them all, so it will probably be a continuous battle until I deal with the root causes.

lcstorc · 02-20-2009, 12:43 PM

You are abolutely right about not using too much Joe's at one time. I tried to use it to zap the infestation in the overflow and when we turned everything back on I watched the PH climb rapidly on my monitor in the fuge. Fortunately dilution kicked in and it was fine, but it sure did scare me for a few minutes.

Chocstarfish · 02-20-2009, 08:20 PM

Has anyone actually ever seen a peppermint shrimp attack aiptasia mine only seem to want to eat aquarium fish food. They graze on the rock but leave the aiptasia alone, its very frustrating.

lcstorc · 02-23-2009, 12:22 PM

Yes, I have seen it. They seem to only go after the small to medium ones. I am going to have to zap the big ones on my own.

Dentoid · 02-23-2009, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocstarfish

Has anyone actually ever seen a peppermint shrimp attack aiptasia mine only seem to want to eat aquarium fish food. They graze on the rock but leave the aiptasia alone, its very frustrating.

Peppermints are nocturnal feeders generally, so actually catching them in the act is not going to be an easy task.

Dentoid · 02-23-2009, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by vdituri

I had 1 appear out of nowhere when I went on vacation.

I thought the next line was going to be, "I opened my luggage and there was one between my hawaiian print shorts and Calvin Kleins!".

lcstorc · 02-23-2009, 04:35 PM

LOL
Very true. It was after lights out when I witnessed mine,

dfurbee · 05-05-2009, 04:02 PM

My 6 line ate all my peppermints, now my aiptasia are out of control!! Have a mean tang, so copperband is out of the question. Aiptasia X, just how is that used? Do I have to get everyone individually? I need to get rid of them, but I do not want to hurt the inhabitants of the tank. Thanks

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: You think you have aiptasia? Look here. Actually it has been going on for a long time. It started in the overflow and I finally got serious and removed all of the water from the overflow for a couple of hours and it killed them. Meanwhile some had gotten into the fuge and the display. The peppermints seem to love the fuge and have gotten all of it there. In the DT I have hit a bunch of them with various remedies but there are some that I just cannot reach because of the way my center brace is. I've kind of ignored them since I know I can't get them all and they will just come back. Now I am getting serious and want them gone. I'm going to get serious with the Aiptasia X this weekend since I have heard great things about it and get 5 or 6 more peppermints on Monday to hopefully get the babies and the ones I can't reach. Unfortunately the largest are the ones I can't reach so I am not sure how I will handle that. It's just one of the prices I pay for my habit of overfeeding. I have to deal with aiptasia and caulerpa. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: You think you have aiptasia? Look here. You are abolutely right about not using too much Joe's at one time. I tried to use it to zap the infestation in the overflow and when we turned everything back on I watched the PH climb rapidly on my monitor in the fuge. Fortunately dilution kicked in and it was fine, but it sure did scare me for a few minutes. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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Chocstarfish Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 8 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: You think you have aiptasia? Look here. Has anyone actually ever seen a peppermint shrimp attack aiptasia mine only seem to want to eat aquarium fish food. They graze on the rock but leave the aiptasia alone, its very frustrating.

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: You think you have aiptasia? Look here. Yes, I have seen it. They seem to only go after the small to medium ones. I am going to have to zap the big ones on my own. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: You think you have aiptasia? Look here. LOL Very true. It was after lights out when I witnessed mine, __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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dfurbee Krankenschwester Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In the hills Posts: 1,183 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: You think you have aiptasia? Look here. My 6 line ate all my peppermints, now my aiptasia are out of control!! Have a mean tang, so copperband is out of the question. Aiptasia X, just how is that used? Do I have to get everyone individually? I need to get rid of them, but I do not want to hurt the inhabitants of the tank. Thanks __________________ "Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen" Michael Jordan

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