Apatisia

Mik_101 · #1 07-19-2007, 02:01 PM

What can I do to kill apatasia anemone without Copper banded fish or peppermint shrimp? Any chemicals suggested.

NateL · #2 07-19-2007, 02:25 PM

try joe's juice, boiling water, or lemon juice, or kalk, in a syringe, maybe the search function every once and a while.

Redrover · #3 07-19-2007, 02:41 PM

Just a sugestion go to Google Search for info on reefing ,there is some good info out there...read...read and read

digital-audiophile · #4 07-19-2007, 02:41 PM

The search function will bring up lots of good suggestions to your questions.

Also check out the reference library section http://canreef.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=40 a lot of what you have been asking has been answered many times before.

0sprey · #5 07-19-2007, 07:26 PM

If you have a severe infestation, if injection is too tedious and you have a bit of spare pocket money, berghia nudibranches are an excellent solution. I ordered mine from www.saltyunderground.com

crystalz · #6 07-20-2007, 04:16 AM

I'm not much of a fan of Joes juice.(had poor luck with it) I found another product called Aptasia Control which is vetrinarian endorsed and for me worked like a charm. My tank is aptasia free. I only had two to begin with though.

fishoholic · #7 07-20-2007, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by crystalz

I'm not much of a fan of Joes juice.(had poor luck with it) I found another product called Aptasia Control which is vetrinarian endorsed and for me worked like a charm. My tank is aptasia free. I only had two to begin with though.

Where did you buy the Aptasia Control? does it work like Joes juice or is it different. Just curious because I have a tank full of aptasia and if the peppermint shrimp (I just bought) don't eat it I might buy something to help get rid of it. Thanks Laurie

MikeP · #8 07-20-2007, 02:35 PM

Peppermints took care of mine but I had to buy two. There was no change until the second one showed up. I have heard that there is a type of peppermint that doesnt eat it and another type that does. I have also heard that they are more effective when there is 2 or 3. Not sure if my aptasia was eaten because the second one I bought had a taste for it or if they both started to eat it because they were together.

HTH

michika · #9 07-20-2007, 04:54 PM

I vote for the lemon juice method. I've done the peppermint shrimp, and the copperband butterfly route (both duds in my case), and had great sucess with injecting lemon juice using a syringe. It was cheap, simple, and they never came back.

likwid · #10 07-20-2007, 05:07 PM

Will lemon juice hurt any corals or fish that are around? Wouldnt it contaminate the water at all?