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12-26-2005, 08:12 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Rochester
Posts: 371
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Aiptasia ???
just wanting to know the best way to get rid of Aiptasia it is growing like crazy in my tank i was told to get 3 or 4 peppermint shrimp any suggestions???
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12-26-2005, 08:33 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rochester
Posts: 3,747
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pepps, CB butterfly,......just kill them with hypo.
how did you get them?....rock?
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12-26-2005, 08:35 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Rochester
Posts: 371
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yes sir it was from the rock i just have really one main rock that does not look good i was told that the peppermint shrimp will devour them
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12-26-2005, 08:41 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: NY
Posts: 103
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anybody ever try these? or should this be filed under too good to be true?
Berghia nudibranchs
found at http://www.saltyunderground.com/ |
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12-27-2005, 06:50 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: NY
Posts: 103
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bump
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12-27-2005, 08:45 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 25,618
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Joes juice!
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12-27-2005, 09:49 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Dodge Center, MN
Posts: 660
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I second Joe's Juice.
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12-28-2005, 10:13 AM
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Flounder
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Rochester, Minnesota
Posts: 309
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I did the Joe's Juice with some success, but they always came back. Zap the big ones with the juice, but get some Peppermints. I got 5 of them for my 55 gallon and they work GREAT. No aps seen in over a month!
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12-28-2005, 12:11 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Rochester, Mn
Posts: 500
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Peppermint was the only thing that worked for me. CB don't seem to live very long at all.
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12-28-2005, 01:03 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Rochester
Posts: 371
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ok it sounds like i need some peppermint shrimp then lol thanks all for the advice
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12-30-2005, 02:19 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Pukalani, Maui, HI
Posts: 473
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I tried the Berghia nudibranchs and they're a little tricky but effective. Within 10 minutes of placing one in the tank I saw it chow down an aiptasia. They require a very specific acclimation procedure. Also, you need to be sure NOT to place them directly on the aiptasia or they become food for the aiptasia!
The biggest problem with them is that they ONLY eat aiptasia, nothing else. When the aiptasia population is gone, the nudis die.
I also tried the "peppermint" shrimp with lousy results. Of course, my problem was that I got the "false" peppermint shrimp, not true peppermint shrimp!
Good luck with your adventure!
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12-31-2005, 12:25 PM
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RMMAC President
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Byron MN, USA
Posts: 1,526
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I am a fan of using kalk paste with a syringe. I find it an effective method for controlling all soft corals. If done right the kalk paste solidifies in the tank encasing the offender and slowly dissolving over time. |
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