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I have a little guy guy attached to my frog spawn if you want him i can peel him off
My Aiptasia Experiment
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thanks for the offer explosive, but I am not collecting aiptasia right now... I am only interested in Alpha. As for you nem, please kalk, lemon juice, joes, or peppermint the little bugger and share you experience. I guess it would be good for the experiment to have more "third party" results! 
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Ok i will give it a try i have another guy i want to describe to you and see if you can tell me what it is. It has a ruby red base, clear tentacles with a little white ball at the end its really small base is about the size as a crushed coral
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That's why they call them 'PESTS"
That is interesting, as I expected you to see at least 1 more by now.
Just remember the immortal words of our Lieutenant Governor, "If there is an abundant food supply, they will breed". In this case it may not be breeding necessarily, but you get the point.
Just remember the immortal words of our Lieutenant Governor, "If there is an abundant food supply, they will breed".
In this case it may not be breeding necessarily, but you get the point.
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The nem has moved since the last report... but I have not seen any new buds or lacerations. Still it has had a meal tonight and I will keep waiting.
Considering how "fast" I have heard these spreading, I am wondering if some reports only see "one" but there many hiding and thus a report of massive splitting... but my experiment is not generalizable... so...
Considering how "fast" I have heard these spreading, I am wondering if some reports only see "one" but there many hiding and thus a report of massive splitting... but my experiment is not generalizable... so...
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Maybe the anemones are only splitting due to their stress of not having food? Try to stop feeding him. I would also get a couple more.
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Well, I want to promote healthy aiptasia reproduction I know that stress may prompt splitting, but this is not really "reproduction" of a growing specimen population. The goal is not just for the nem to split or bud, it is to grow a nice furry rock of aiptasia!
Since aiptasia is much more hearty than the average coral specimen, stressing an aiptasia would kill other corals... if they were in the tank. I don't want to force poor tank conditions because this would not be a "normal" situation for those trying to keep a tank. Afterall, many new hobbyist feed the nems by mistake and other overfeed to provide an abundant food source.
Finally, I am really doubting the reported reproduction rate of these nems. It seems that a single nem (at least this nem) can not turn into a plague as quickly as I initially thought. So I am really going to doubt the other reports of "one" anemone turned into "thousands". I think there were already multiple nems that just were not observed.
I know that stress may prompt splitting, but this is not really "reproduction" of a growing specimen population. The goal is not just for the nem to split or bud, it is to grow a nice furry rock of aiptasia!Since aiptasia is much more hearty than the average coral specimen, stressing an aiptasia would kill other corals... if they were in the tank. I don't want to force poor tank conditions because this would not be a "normal" situation for those trying to keep a tank. Afterall, many new hobbyist feed the nems by mistake and other overfeed to provide an abundant food source.
Finally, I am really doubting the reported reproduction rate of these nems. It seems that a single nem (at least this nem) can not turn into a plague as quickly as I initially thought. So I am really going to doubt the other reports of "one" anemone turned into "thousands". I think there were already multiple nems that just were not observed.
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Mine never seem to spread till I try to kill them with aptasia X, I kill 10 and a couple days later I've got more at different locations. I think you should mess with it a little . . .
Here is a good read.
http://www.berghia.net/aiptasiaBiology.html
I am in the process of trying the dark method to produce some more of these guys so I can film my file fish eating.
http://www.berghia.net/aiptasiaBiology.html
I am in the process of trying the dark method to produce some more of these guys so I can film my file fish eating.
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Haha I think they only spawn when we don't want them to. They feed off of our nightmares!
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lol thats so true
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