Perpetual98 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 So I'm looking in my cycling 10g tank and I see a new thing growing. I do a search on the forum here and I identify it as an aiptasia (aptasia?) What should I do about it? ShouldI leave it for right now or try to head it off at the pass and get rid of it right away? I don't have a cleanup crew in there yet, but I've got some brown algae growing and a lot of green hair-like algae on the rocks that are closer to the lights. Link to comment
KariE2B Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Kill it....and keep your eye out for more of 'em. You can buy Joe's Juice, or you could dose it with boiling water...search for aiptasia on this forum..there are lots of methods to kill the nasty buggers. Link to comment
bneyman Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 KariE2B is right, get rid of it ASAP or more will come! Another method to get rid of them is by kalk injection. Mix up a thick paste, draw it up in a syringe, and give 'em the lethal injection! The boiling water method is probably more tank-friendly, but at this point you have nothing in the tank that would be affected by the tiny amount of kalk anyways. Killing one aiptaisa with a kalk injection probably wouldn't affect any tanks' inhabitants/chemistry, though. Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 www.joesjuice.com The best 6.50 I ever spent. Link to comment
gabbeyshell Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I had the same problem until I bought two peppermint shrimp. They fixed the problem in a matter of a few days and I have not had a problem since. Good Luck Link to comment
Perpetual98 Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 I yanked the offender from the tank and haven't seen any sign of him since. I'm keeping my eyes peeled throughout the tank though. What does a juvenile mushroom look like? I've got a real small trumpet looking thing growing from the side of one of my rocks, but it's almost clear. Another aiptasia without the tentacles? Link to comment
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