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jason604 11-01-2013 09:16 PM

DIE AIPTASA DIEEEE. YEEE :twised:
 
Had 1 aiptasa and was lazy and just left it there then it started to multiply so after following some ppls tip I bought a peppermint shrimp. It was useless. All it did was hide mainly because I think it was so tiny. Anyways it didn't eat any aiptasa so I check other forums n ppl suggested injecting it with lime juice. I don't want to use any chemicals in my tank so I tried it. It did absolutely nothing but seem to **** it off and multiply again. So I was like. Fuk it like prob too weak. I took some reg vinegar about o.1ml into a syringe and injected it. Instantly it shribbled. Waited few days and yup it's deff dead. Maybe it was luck? Nope. Tried it again on another guy and he died too. Make sure to only use about 0.1ml per aiptasa because u might get trigger happy n squirt too much into ur tank. Might change ur ph so use tiny bit. Also u have to inject very fast cuz as soon as u touch the aiptasa it wil shribbled and hide in the holes of ur live rock. When they shribble the concentration of the vinegar will be much higher in them then BAM TKO. Hope this helps all u ppl with aiptasa problems and don't want to use harmful chemicals and peppermint shrimp not doing its job =)

Dearth 11-01-2013 09:19 PM

Are you sure it was a peppermint shrimp and not a camelback both are similar in looks and yes peppermints are hit and miss I have a couple in my tank 1 eats it the other two sample it and I also have a camelback that was a hitch hiker

jason604 11-01-2013 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dearth (Post 855783)
Are you sure it was a peppermint shrimp and not a camelback both are similar in looks and yes peppermints are hit and miss I have a couple in my tank 1 eats it the other two sample it and I also have a camelback that was a hitch hiker

Yup they were peppermint got from JL.

Chris82 11-01-2013 10:41 PM

File fish is another eater of aptaisa. I have witnessed one clear an entire tank of probably 100 or more in a couple weeks.

mrhasan 11-01-2013 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jason604 (Post 855782)
Had 1 aiptasa and was lazy and just left it there then it started to multiply so after following some ppls tip I bought a peppermint shrimp. It was useless. All it did was hide mainly because I think it was so tiny. Anyways it didn't eat any aiptasa so I check other forums n ppl suggested injecting it with lime juice. I don't want to use any chemicals in my tank so I tried it. It did absolutely nothing but seem to **** it off and multiply again. So I was like. Fuk it like prob too weak. I took some reg vinegar about o.1ml into a syringe and injected it. Instantly it shribbled. Waited few days and yup it's deff dead. Maybe it was luck? Nope. Tried it again on another guy and he died too. Make sure to only use about 0.1ml per aiptasa because u might get trigger happy n squirt too much into ur tank. Might change ur ph so use tiny bit. Also u have to inject very fast cuz as soon as u touch the aiptasa it wil shribbled and hide in the holes of ur live rock. When they shribble the concentration of the vinegar will be much higher in them then BAM TKO. Hope this helps all u ppl with aiptasa problems and don't want to use harmful chemicals and peppermint shrimp not doing its job =)

You might want to try aptasia X. Its a chemical but not harmful for the tank (hence reef safe). I even use it to kill xenia. Its a fun product :D

riceboy 11-01-2013 10:47 PM

nudibranches are the best, i was in the same boat for years, tried every thing, putting kalk, injecting lemon juice, aiptasia x, nothing worked, seemed like u kill one and 10 more show up. but with the nudi i have non left even the ones that were between my zoos disappeared, only sad part now is that i have no food for these guys.

Madreefer 11-01-2013 10:59 PM

No mention of kalk paste nor a zapper. You can make one pretty easy. I made one and it worked really good. My CBB keeps aptasia in check for my tank

Slyguy00 11-01-2013 11:02 PM

+1 for aptasia x. Works great

Madreefer 11-01-2013 11:08 PM

So do they sell Joes Juice still?
If so than check the ingredients first:wink:

windcoast reefs 11-01-2013 11:13 PM

I used a matted filefish, worked great and they're cheap.


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