Aiptisia

[DC110770]

Hi all

Well typically my L.Rock and sand have been inthe tank for what 4 days now and shock shoch horror bloody 4 aiptasia!

As it needs to cycle for about another 3 weeks a peppermint shrimp is out of the question so I have gone for Joes juice!
Should arrive tomorrow as I ordered it yesterday.

Has anyone used this before and if so does it work and is it easy to use? it comes with a syringe and apparently the aiptasia will ingest the juice and then die! haha...will it work??

[Tetley]

Hi,

Well it will be an ongoing battle, try not to overuse Joe's Juice, just aim to nuke 2/3 Aips per day.

A alternative, if as you say you have no livestock, is to boil kettel remove rock from tank, remember where Aip's hole is, pour boiling water down hole, place rock back in tank.

The L/R will recover, the Aip won't :)

HTH

[moorish]

i use calcium hydroxide,just mix into a creamy solution and using a syringe inject it over them and it destroys them in a couple of minutes.derek

[MR Teee]

Agree with Derek, Kalk made to a paste and squirted into the pest anemone. Guarantee it will not come back again.

[DC110770]

I have ordered some Joes juice and it has arrived at my house today so will try that first! espacially as I have a beast of one having the time of its life in my tank!

[Tetley]

I have ordered some Joes juice and it has arrived at my house today so will try that first! espacially as I have a beast of one having the time of its life in my tank!

Revenge is sweet :) :D

[Bigfoot]

as I'm new this game, can someone tell me what aiptasia is, how to reconise it and what problems does it cause.

[Tangman]

Hi bigfoot aiptasia is a nuisance anenome and will take over the tank if left. There move about from rock to rock and move into the area in the tank where the food goes.If you have a fish only tank they are easily got rid of by keeping a Butterly fish as they will eat them, but in a reef they are a bit more of a problem to get rid of.:D Eric

[GIBBO]

What harm do they do ?????? http://www.reefcorals.co.uk/forums/imagehosting/2574581b809237e9.jpg (http://javascript<b></b>:void(0))

[Blue]

They multiple as time goes by, stinging corals. They are just a real nuisance.#
Another nuisance anemone is a Majano and here is a link to a pic;

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/bta/not/majano.html

[Tetley]

They multiple as time goes by, stinging corals. They are just a real nuisance.#
Another nuisance anemone is a Majano and here is a link to a pic;

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/bta/not/majano.html

My battle with these blighters continues. :eek:

[GIBBO]

My battle with these blighters continues. :eek:

just zapped one Tetley:p

[oakwell]

i have quite a few in my tank along with the big green bubble things not sure what to use to get rid

Got some peppermints off james lasy year seemed to help but think i might have lost them..not seem em for awhile

[GIBBO]

I squirted a little calcium into the middle of mine and it shrivelled up and went to heaven:D

[MR Teee]

along with the big green bubble things not sure what to use to get rid



Don't burst them or you will never get rid of em!

[Tetley]

Hi,

kalk the blighters - brings a smile to your face every time. :D

[callum_parsons]

i have quite a few in my tank along with the big green bubble things not sure what to use to get rid


as mr tee says dont burst them its probley bubble algae i have read and been told that mithrax crabs eat bubble algae.

[Wilfy]

Why not burst Valonia (Bubble Algae)? Any one got scientific proof that bursting bubble algae spreads it or is the Chinese whisper machine at work?
I have Valonia and have burst it to no ill effect.
Valonia looks nicer than other algae that it competes with for nutrients (hair algae, cyano).
My advice would be to leave it alone, when it gets the size of a squash ball, twist it and it will come off complete in your hand.
Also, how does a mythrax crab eat bubble algae without bursting it? Whole?
The best thing I have found to rid a tank of Aips is a copperband butterfly.

[chinapattern]

I had my first one on my most recent piece of rock. I shot mine with a pipette half full of vinegar. Haven't seen him since.

Jenny