Removing Aiptasia with bare hands?
 

Hi,

I have Aiptasia, (I think!) on my new liverock. I don't have gloves at the moment... Will it sting me, or cause problems if I pull it off with my fingers?
Thanks!

it wont do anything to you except make you mad when you realize thier is no way you will be able go grab one with your fingers

Some are quite large, over 1". Is that what you mean? Or that they are too tough, or slippery?

They're slippery and have a tendency to disappear into a hole in the rock when threatened, not to mention even if you do manage to pull it off the rock any bits left behind will form multiple, new babies

From my understanding with aptasia, any little peice left behind will result in lots of replacements. I had what I suspected of being aptasia and upon closer examination there was also a large bristle worm about three inches long in the same small fragment of rock. So, to make life easy I just got rid of the rock, but from the posts iI have read, peppermint shrimp are the most readily available form of anti-aptasia there are. Not all will eat it though, so see if someone will lend you a specimen to treat the aptasia.

Google Joe's Juice, it works like a charm every time. Pretty much kills on contact.

This, hot water, lemon juice and various other products will work very well for you.
Levi

hot water and lemon juice didn't do anything for me, but joes juice worked like a charm. as for pulling them with you're hands there much to slippery and like marie said, if you shred them the little pieces turn into new aiptasia

I don't find that Joes Juice actually kills them, it definately seems to "knock" them back for a week or two but they always seem to slowly reappear.
Personally, I think getting something to consume them is a better sollution, just gotta find that right something :)

I would like to get some burghia nudis from coralscaping.They breed these and apparently they just demolish aptasia.Anyone in Vancouver interested in a group buy?Clint