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Unread 02/19/2009, 05:29 PM   #1
tsprice82
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Aiptasia question, help

I bought a beautiful frag from a fellow reefer and noticed when I went to pick it up that this frag shared the same tank with numerous Aiptasias. I do not see any on the frag plug, but what should I do to make sure I don't introduce them into my system?


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Unread 02/19/2009, 05:52 PM   #2
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the only thing you can do is qt the frag for a few weeks to see if any aiptasias grown on it


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Unread 02/19/2009, 06:33 PM   #3
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the only thing you can do is qt the frag for a few weeks to see if any aiptasias grown on it
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It's very likely your frag has aptasia spores on it. Those things are so hard to get rid of. Believe it or not my peppermint shrimp have taken care of my aptasia problem.


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Unread 02/19/2009, 08:36 PM   #4
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Well, I decided to take your advice and put it my new frag in my qt which I had set up. After about 1/2 hour I looked at the frag plug and noticed a nasty Aiptasia! So I used removed the coral from the plug and glued it to a new plug. Wow, I'm glad I saw that thing before it was too late!!! Thanks for the advise.


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Unread 02/19/2009, 08:48 PM   #5
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Just my .02, I had aiptasia and the stuff "Joe's Juice" really works well. I would have rather caught them in a QT, but if they ever pop up try this stuff. You have to kill them one by one, but you could kill a dozen in about a minute w/ this stuff.


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Unread 02/19/2009, 09:26 PM   #6
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honestly I have about 3 small aptasia in my tank. I burned one with a lighter after I took the rock out to put a frag on, but other than that I'm not going to worry unless they really start to take over... I mean God made them for reason.


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Unread 02/19/2009, 09:34 PM   #7
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I mean God made them for reason.
so Joe could sell his juice..... good luck.. I'm glad I don't have any.. however I have some Paly's that need a dose of Joe


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Unread 02/19/2009, 09:40 PM   #8
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It's very likely your frag has aptasia spores on it. Those things are so hard to get rid of. Believe it or not my peppermint shrimp have taken care of my aptasia problem.
We can put a man on the moon......clone a sheep and name it Dolly....but we can't genetically engineer pepermint shrimp who devour aiptasia??


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Unread 02/19/2009, 09:46 PM   #9
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We can put a man on the moon......clone a sheep and name it Dolly....but we can't genetically engineer pepermint shrimp who devour aiptasia??
It's probably not tops on scientists lists

All of the peppermint shrimp I have ordered from Florida have completely eradicated all of my aiptasia within 3-4 days. I have used them in 4 tanks now. Good luck


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Unread 02/19/2009, 09:48 PM   #10
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My pep shrimp at them all in two days, then turned to xenia. He now lives in sump.


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Unread 02/20/2009, 06:08 AM   #11
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Had to shut off 90g tank, clean and disinfect it manually, same with LR (no longer live), because of aiptasia.
On this or another rock, it will come anyway, the problem is to find efficient tool to fight it.


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