Aiptasia

[new guy]

I purchased a small piece of live rock covered in caulp "grass" and a very small aiptasia anemone piggy-backed along.I did not notice it until I saw it migrate to the top of my live rock and I determined I whould let it grow for alittle while. Until it grew to the size of a dime and heard stories of how they are like John Carpenters "The Thing" so I took the frag of rock out and dripped hot H2O on the demon seed until it fell into the dank pits of my sink . I think some coraline was destroyed (tragic casualty of war) in the process but my QUESTION is will it grow back and eternaly plague me forever or am I safe?

[Alice]

LOL! Wonderful analogies we come up with in this hobby If it was really and truly the only one AND it let go rather than leaving a little bit of itself behind, you may indeed be rid of them. I'd keep a close eye on that rock and any close to it for a couple of weeks just to be on the safe side, however.

Good Luck!

~Alice

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[FishDaddy]

Newguy,
You did good to get rid of the Aip before it grew and multiplied. Hopefully, there was but one but, as Alice said, keep a watch for more.
BTW,
The original "The Thing" starred James Arness, Marshal Dillon of Gunsmoke, as the original alien veggiecritter. I didn't see the later version but the original scared the stuffing out of me when I was a kid!!
Dick

Treat the original area with kalk paste.
The Remake was state of the art rude and disgusting graphics

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[gpohly]

I heard that a certain type of cleaner shrimp has a fondness for aiptasia. Can one of you more experienced reefers tell me what shrimp it is, if it really works, and are a pair of these generally compatible w/ other reef shrimp and other relatively docile reef inhabitants?

Thanks,
Glenn

[cath]

Glenn-

Get Lysmata Wurdmanii (peppermint shrimp). It's ok to have more than 2, but I gather that they like to be in pairs. (I plan to buy 4 for my 29 this weekend) Be very careful that the store where you buy them knows the difference between L. Wurdmanii and camel shrimp (which you DO NOT want). I have a docile tank as well, and our esteemed moderators have told me that these will work out well. I'm sure that they will give you more detailed information.

I've learned the hard way about a store that does not know the difference in camels and pepps.

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Cath

-La Dolce Vita

[This message has been edited by cath (edited 12-28-2000).]

[inlandreef]

I love the viscious peppermint shrimp. They found some aptasia and ate them like a squirrel to the last nut in the world. They also breed well and am hoping the babies will survive in an algae heap in the corner. So get peppermint shrimp, get many, for they are very cool, and you never know when the dreaded aptasia will strike again.