Aiptasia by Pulsating Excenia HELP !

nubbynkiki · 09/17/2006, 09:50 AM

I have some Aiptasia right by my Pulsating Excenia, I have some Joe's Juice that I have used in the past. But my concern is that it is touching each other and I don't want to kill my Excenia. I was told by the LFS that I can't use the joe's juice that close to corals.
Any Ideas on what I can do to get rid of it.

nmprisons · 09/17/2006, 09:56 AM

i have heard the following:

get a very thin syringe and fill it with a high alkaline paste and then simply inject a little bit of it right into the step of the aiptasia. this should localize the dose.

this is second hand information, though.

nubbynkiki · 09/17/2006, 10:15 AM

Have talked to the LFS and they just said about some peppermint schrimp, good or bad in a reef setup?

saltycreefer · 09/17/2006, 10:19 AM

peppermint shrimp from florida are good but joes juice the aiptasia, nothing kills pulsating excenia.

Remicade · 09/17/2006, 12:29 PM

i used Vinegar and a syringe for my aptasia. didnt feel like spending the $13 for the juice.

ACBlinky · 09/17/2006, 12:45 PM

I use kalkwasser, it kills aiptasia in no time flat. I mix up a thick paste, then turn off the pumps and use a pipette/syringe to bury the aiptasia in paste. After a minute or so I use the pipette to suck up the remaining paste, then turn the pumps back on and voila!

In your case, if the Xenia and aiptasia are too close for your comfort, you could try placing a piece of LR rubble (or a shell, large rock, tile, piece of glass, just about anything will do) next to the coral (nearly touching the stalk). It should climb onto the new substrate within a few days, leaving more room to deal with the anemone. The same technique sometimes works with aiptasia -- people have had luck placing rubble on top of them, then removing the rubble from the tank, complete with pest anemone, after the anemone climbs onto it seeking more light.

09/17/2006, 09:50 AM	#1
nubbynkiki Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 25	Aiptasia by Pulsating Excenia HELP ! I have some Aiptasia right by my Pulsating Excenia, I have some Joe's Juice that I have used in the past. But my concern is that it is touching each other and I don't want to kill my Excenia. I was told by the LFS that I can't use the joe's juice that close to corals. Any Ideas on what I can do to get rid of it.

09/17/2006, 09:56 AM	#2
nmprisons Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,520	i have heard the following: get a very thin syringe and fill it with a high alkaline paste and then simply inject a little bit of it right into the step of the aiptasia. this should localize the dose. this is second hand information, though. __________________ 25gallon tank up and cycling since 7/29/06 Mostly LPS reef (lords, micros, duncans, etc.) with some ricordia florida and zoanthids. Current Tank Info: 25 gallon, 28lbs of Marshall Island and Kaelini Live Rock, 2x65 power compact lighting, IFS Protein Skimmer

09/17/2006, 10:19 AM	#4
saltycreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fairfield,CT Posts: 1,696	peppermint shrimp from florida are good but joes juice the aiptasia, nothing kills pulsating excenia. __________________ I love being a turtle!!! Current Tank Info: Got out of tanks for a little while.

09/17/2006, 12:45 PM	#6
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	I use kalkwasser, it kills aiptasia in no time flat. I mix up a thick paste, then turn off the pumps and use a pipette/syringe to bury the aiptasia in paste. After a minute or so I use the pipette to suck up the remaining paste, then turn the pumps back on and voila! In your case, if the Xenia and aiptasia are too close for your comfort, you could try placing a piece of LR rubble (or a shell, large rock, tile, piece of glass, just about anything will do) next to the coral (nearly touching the stalk). It should climb onto the new substrate within a few days, leaving more room to deal with the anemone. The same technique sometimes works with aiptasia -- people have had luck placing rubble on top of them, then removing the rubble from the tank, complete with pest anemone, after the anemone climbs onto it seeking more light. __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

09/17/2006, 10:15 AM	#3
nubbynkiki Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 25	Have talked to the LFS and they just said about some peppermint schrimp, good or bad in a reef setup?

09/17/2006, 12:29 PM	#5
Remicade Moved On Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Downingtown/Eagle, Pa Posts: 145	i used Vinegar and a syringe for my aptasia. didnt feel like spending the $13 for the juice.