Aiptasia and other corals

lobsterboy · #1 02-16-2009, 08:16 PM

have you tried Joes juice. you shoot it at them with a syrigne, then syphon them out. the juice is calicum something. it causes them to lift there base a bit, making it easy to syphon out. its about 16 or 17 bucks a bottle.

my2rotties · #2 02-16-2009, 08:31 PM

My big problem is that the worst ones are 30" to the bottom and under rocks where I cannot reach them. Even with my long reach I just can't get down far enough.. Taking my rocks out to treat them is not an option either, so I just do my best to ensure corals are not getting stung, but it is getting tougher by the week.

A member said they bought 20 peppermint shrimp and set up a different tank. They would switch rocks out of the display to the shrimp tank, and they solved their problem. I have over 250 pounds of live rock and I just cannot take the bottom pieces out with the worst aiptasia. I wish I could but it would be impossible. This is one of the main reasons I am trying to rehome my puffer, since he eats anything beneficial to my tank.

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Originally Posted by lobsterboy

have you tried Joes juice. you shoot it at them with a syrigne, then syphon them out. the juice is calicum something. it causes them to lift there base a bit, making it easy to syphon out. its about 16 or 17 bucks a bottle.

lobsterboy · #3 02-16-2009, 08:35 PM

i guess you after you rehome your puffer, you could go with the P-shrimp.

reef bound · #4 02-16-2009, 08:42 PM

Regarding the peppermint shrimp idea, mine hides all day long and only comes out at night. I wonder if your puffer would still get them? (but you've probably already tried, right, and I missed that part). I have a sneaky niger trigger that I keep worrying about with my shrimps and things, but so far so good.

my2rotties · #5 02-16-2009, 09:03 PM

My puffer sleeps all day, and parties all night

I see see him scanning the rock walls after lights out under the LEDs. He looks like a big huge ghost, eating whatever is slow enough to get within his reach.

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Originally Posted by reef bound

Regarding the peppermint shrimp idea, mine hides all day long and only comes out at night. I wonder if your puffer would still get them? (but you've probably already tried, right, and I missed that part). I have a sneaky niger trigger that I keep worrying about with my shrimps and things, but so far so good.

JDigital · #6 02-16-2009, 11:34 PM

There's a reason puffers on considered non-reef safe...

fencer · #7 02-16-2009, 11:48 PM

Nudis work only if you have 10 or more in a tank. A friend had the same problem you did...apts every where. His problem is almost gone. BTW you must be feeding your tank heavily.....

my2rotties · #8 02-17-2009, 04:40 AM

Live and learn... he was my first fish and I went by the LFSs word on him being reef safe...

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Originally Posted by JDigital

There's a reason puffers on considered non-reef safe...