Plague!! any quick fix

becon776 · 12/24/2007, 11:33 AM

Long time no post... being that it's the aquarium season I figured that it's time to tidy up and get that "clean" look back in the tank. So you will see in this video that my tank is very overtaken by yellow paly's just wonderin if there is a better way than tweezers to get rid of these bad boys (thanks alot jbrown you still on here?)...

also on a side note a morph has happened you'll see it at the end of the video.. one of those yellow paly's has gone clear/pink and closely resembles an aptasia but it isn't. I'll take a better pick there are tiny pink tips at the polyp ends.. pretty cool.

Anyway just want to get these frigger OUT of my tank. but I think it's gonna be me tweezers and a WAR.

Happy holidays!

otiso777 · 12/24/2007, 12:08 PM

Wow that's a lot of polyps!

asm481 · 12/24/2007, 12:10 PM

And why do you say it isn't aptasia? It would be dead if it were in my tank!

Sk8r · 12/24/2007, 12:13 PM

Otherwise known as yellow star polyps. I have heard they are related to aiptasia or in some way resemble their smell...to peppermint shrimp.
It is said, grasshopper, that one should not attempt to raise ysp in a tank with peppermints...

Which are easier to catch than ysp is to eradicate.

I'd recommend very young peps, about 5 is a good number. They're hungry and go for a nem-type meal.

Kent E · 12/24/2007, 12:16 PM

I think that people go out of their way to purchase this stuff. I've had some before from purchasing live rock but it never lasted in my tank.

12/24/2007, 11:33 AM	#1
becon776 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Irondequoit, ny Posts: 1,217	Plague!! any quick fix Long time no post... being that it's the aquarium season I figured that it's time to tidy up and get that "clean" look back in the tank. So you will see in this video that my tank is very overtaken by yellow paly's just wonderin if there is a better way than tweezers to get rid of these bad boys (thanks alot jbrown you still on here?)... also on a side note a morph has happened you'll see it at the end of the video.. one of those yellow paly's has gone clear/pink and closely resembles an aptasia but it isn't. I'll take a better pick there are tiny pink tips at the polyp ends.. pretty cool. Anyway just want to get these frigger OUT of my tank. but I think it's gonna be me tweezers and a WAR. Happy holidays!

12/24/2007, 12:08 PM	#2
otiso777 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pendleton, NY Posts: 349	Wow that's a lot of polyps! __________________ Kirk Current Tank Info: 20 gal long mixed reef, 29 gal freshwater planted

12/24/2007, 12:13 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Otherwise known as yellow star polyps. I have heard they are related to aiptasia or in some way resemble their smell...to peppermint shrimp. It is said, grasshopper, that one should not attempt to raise ysp in a tank with peppermints... Which are easier to catch than ysp is to eradicate. I'd recommend very young peps, about 5 is a good number. They're hungry and go for a nem-type meal. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

12/24/2007, 12:16 PM	#5
Kent E One Millionth Poster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Asheboro NC Posts: 4,273	I think that people go out of their way to purchase this stuff. I've had some before from purchasing live rock but it never lasted in my tank. __________________ 1000 gallon Current Tank Info: Dreaming up a new one

12/24/2007, 12:10 PM	#3
asm481 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kenosha Wisconsin Posts: 593	And why do you say it isn't aptasia? It would be dead if it were in my tank!