Aptasia

[safety4fire]

My tank has alot of aptasia in it. I think I will get some needles from my brother inlaw, as he works out alot and should have some
I have heard that if you inject lemon juice into the aptasia it will kill it.
I have tried Joes Juice, and apart from turning them a pail color, it does nothing. Some of these aptasia are getting big. Can someone tell me how big they can get????

[mark]

Huge almost big enough to wrestle the syringe.

Have a couple, that can't reach but really don't want to tear the tank apart, that are probably 1" across the disk maybe 2.5-3" if I include the tentacles. Given up on the vinegar will be trying kalk next.

[Delphinus]

They can easily get to 1" or more.

When you're using Joe's Juice, be sure to inject them. Use a needle instead of the syringe pokey thing they give you, that's just going to squirt the stuff on them. They'll come back.

Alternatively you can try kalk paste. Get a good thick sludge of kalk and inject the sludge at the bottom. Not the kalk water itself, that's just spicy water as far as they're concerned. Again, a needle works best but you'll need a thick one otherwise it will gum up. Try UFA, they have honking big needles there.

Shut the pumps off so the water is calm, and be quick. Also if they retract into the rock too quick for you, try feeding them beforehand. If they're engorged they can't squeeze into a hole as easily.

[Tarolisol]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

They can easily get to 1" or more.

When you're using Joe's Juice, be sure to inject them. Use a needle instead of the syringe pokey thing they give you, that's just going to squirt the stuff on them. They'll come back.

Alternatively you can try kalk paste. Get a good thick sludge of kalk and inject the sludge at the bottom. Not the kalk water itself, that's just spicy water as far as they're concerned. Again, a needle works best but you'll need a thick one otherwise it will gum up. Try UFA, they have honking big needles there.

Shut the pumps off so the water is calm, and be quick. Also if they retract into the rock too quick for you, try feeding them beforehand. If they're engorged they can't squeeze into a hole as easily.

Kalk Paste is deffinitly the way to go, I tried everything when i had aptasia, joes juice made them multiply and nothing killed them but injecting them with kalk paste.

[mark]

Might be a silly question, how do you make the paste? Do you try to disolve and use what's left, or just add to water and suck off once it settles to the bottom?

[Tarolisol]

Just take some kalk and put it into a little cup and add some water, get good slurry of it doesnt have to be really think but use more kalk then can dissolve.

[Farrmanchu]

If you add really fine or liquid food to the Kalk paste, the Aptasia will stay extended during injection and will actually ingest the paste better. They want the food so bad, they eat Kalk at the same time. Then a while later, they rupture and die.

[LostMind]

Originally Posted by safety4fire

I think I will get some needles from my brother inlaw, as he works out alot and should have some

I can't believe no one picked up on this. LOL.

Not all of us who work out a lot juice up, but hey, I dunno your bro-in-law

As for the aipstasia, I've personally had success with Joe's juice, I just had to stab the little plastic injector right thru their little mouths and pump the juice into the aipstasia. More then a few of them actually blew up like a balloon and popped. Was fun!

[Fish]

Another vote for hot water. Worked like a charm for me.

- Chad

[scub steve]

i must have got lazy peppermint shrimp i got 3 in my 30 gal and they have not done anything