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![]() Although many will advocate against the use of the Copperband Butterfly I'm personally for them. Its said they have terrible track records in captivity but my first lasted 2+ years (died from a rockwork collapse) and my second is going 3 years strong.
Amazing fish, will eat right out of your hand if trained. In addition to this he feverishly devours the little nems. Didn't touch any of my coral (including zoos) to boot. |
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Wow! That's Crazy! Why would you spend that much and go through all that trouble? ![]() |
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![]() In my experience do NOT touch or inject them , i had 5 in aiptasia in my tank i injected with lemon juice and it didnt work , buy berghia nudibranchs to eat all of your aiptasias
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![]() I have inject each one with 1ml of vinegar straight from the jug. As long as you get the body it never returns. In my uneducated beginnings I was told by my LFS that they were harmless and even a good thing. So...one of my rocks had a few on it. Killed them all during tank cycling and have only seen a couple since then. As soon as I see one it meets the syringe with vinegar.
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![]() I've had success injecting Aiptasia and Mojanos with lemon juice straight out of the fridge
The trick is to blast them dead center before they start to close up Do it in the middle of your 'lights on' period when they are fully open for ease of injection and less risk of cell release A steady hand and an insulin syringe are best Get as close as you can without touching it, or creating water movement, or they will start to close. If so, wait 'till they open Then, get close and WHAM It'll shrivel up taking the juice in with it and 'buh bye' pest |
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![]() Maybe 4 or 5 ml
I used an Elos syringe, but it was akward as the tip is pretty large If I ever have to do it again, I will get a proper syringe from the pharmacy |
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![]() after reading this thread i just injected some lemon juice into the 3 that are visible in my tank and they certainly didn't like it. I used a pipette and got it directly down their throat before they could close up.
We'll see if its a permanent fix but for now it's clear that they really disliked that lemon juice. |
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![]() A proper syringe definitely makes the dosing more effective. I got a 10 pack of syringes from Wal-mart pharmacy for a couple bucks. World of difference.
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