baby aptasia

grussell · 05/08/2014, 04:22 PM

So tonight I found a little baby aptasia peaking out from under a mushroom. It is on a removable rock. If I remove the rock, cut off the TINY aptasia, and then cover the area with superglue--would I be good? Only one in the tank SO FAR.

ah_notty · 05/08/2014, 05:17 PM

You wont be able to cut it off. They can retract pretty quickly. Just use a syringe and blast it with boiling water.

garyinco · 05/08/2014, 05:27 PM

Yeah, boiling water, kalk paste (aptasiaX), super glue will work.

grussell · 05/08/2014, 05:50 PM

I don't want to aerosolize anything on the rock. If I take it out and drip a bunch of superglue over where it is living that may do it? It is tiny, like half the size of a single GSP.

tattoooedlex · 05/08/2014, 08:49 PM

had the same thing, I removed the rock, injected with lemon juice. sliced it off at the base and super glued over it.that was about 2-3 months ago. haven't seen any pop up since

Putnam419 · 05/08/2014, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyinco

Yeah, boiling water, kalk paste (aptasiaX), super glue will work.

I used the syringe full of lemon juice trick. He retracted quick, but the next day when I was basteing the rock all kinds of gunk came squirting out the hole he was in.

Dmorty217 · 05/08/2014, 09:11 PM

Scrape the anem off with a knife or blade and put a little Kalk paste or lemon juice over any of the foot that you may have missed

olendorf · 05/09/2014, 01:40 PM

You'll get a lot more search results if you use the correct spelling; aiptasia.

05/08/2014, 04:22 PM	#1
grussell Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 116	baby aptasia So tonight I found a little baby aptasia peaking out from under a mushroom. It is on a removable rock. If I remove the rock, cut off the TINY aptasia, and then cover the area with superglue--would I be good? Only one in the tank SO FAR.

05/08/2014, 09:11 PM	#7
Dmorty217 Saltwater Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vandalia OHIO Posts: 11,624	Scrape the anem off with a knife or blade and put a little Kalk paste or lemon juice over any of the foot that you may have missed __________________ Fish are not disposable commodities, but a worthwhile investment that can be maintained and enjoyed for many years, providing one is willing to take the time to understand their requirements and needs Current Tank Info: 625g, 220g sump, RD3 230w, Vectra L1 on a closed loop, 3 MP60s, MP40. Several QTs

05/08/2014, 05:17 PM	#2
ah_notty Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Phx,Az Posts: 74	You wont be able to cut it off. They can retract pretty quickly. Just use a syringe and blast it with boiling water.

05/08/2014, 05:27 PM	#3
garyinco Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 431	Yeah, boiling water, kalk paste (aptasiaX), super glue will work.

05/08/2014, 05:50 PM	#4
grussell Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 116	I don't want to aerosolize anything on the rock. If I take it out and drip a bunch of superglue over where it is living that may do it? It is tiny, like half the size of a single GSP.

05/08/2014, 08:49 PM	#5
tattoooedlex Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: East Islip New York Posts: 181	had the same thing, I removed the rock, injected with lemon juice. sliced it off at the base and super glued over it.that was about 2-3 months ago. haven't seen any pop up since

05/09/2014, 01:40 PM	#8
olendorf Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 8	You'll get a lot more search results if you use the correct spelling; aiptasia.