Quick Aiptasia Killer

[rman]

Found 3 on a zoo rock, the big one was stinging about 5 or 6 zoos.

Googled it since I'm cheap and didn't want to buy anything from an LFS.

Get a syringe with a tiny needle, and some lemon juice. Stab that sucker in the head and shoot it up. Hardest part is getting the needle in there while the aiptasia is open! All mine were holed up, and when they closed you couldn't find them. Actually, the hardest part was getting a needle. Pharmacies can only give them to people who use insulin, otherwise they just assume you're Kurt Cobain.

Next day the zoos were opened up real big!

[!v@n]

I did this too, I got a syringe and stabbed mine with lemon juice and they seem to be gone. It was pretty easy for me to get the syringe, my sister is a med student and works at a hospital.

[OceanBeach1502]

Dont know where you live but I have TONS of needles. No, not a druggie. My shelter has a vet staff :D
As far as getting the stuff on the aiptasia, dont poke it with the needle cause you wont be fast enough. Hold it right over the top and let it fall into the mouth. The aiptasia will close up with the stuff inside of it. BAM! dead.... I love killing aiptasia :D

[odysseysteve]

I was using the kalk paste with syringe method (no needle) but the little buggers attached in areas that where impossible to attack. So, I got 4 peppermint shrimp and they are doing the work for me now. :D

[Techknowledgy]

I too relish killing the little suckers. I have a bunch in the main display and a few in the lion's den, and tomorrow they will meet their maker. :angel::bat:bwahahahahahahahaha........


Mojanos are the WORST. Nothing seems to like to dine on them.

[rman]

i still do this when viable, but sometimes they are deep in the rockwork, or they just seem to come back, even if i can stab them with it. I have some that I've sprayed lemon juice in their mouth 3 or 4 times, and i swear they come back 2 days later way bigger!

[Techknowledgy]

Aptasia X from Red Sea. It is expensive, but it goes a long way and it works.

...... but even with this they come back!

[OceanBeach1502]

I always use Aiptasia Control. Dont remember if its $10 or $20?? Works really well...

[!v@n]

i managed to inject all of them with lemon juice before they closed up with the syringe, haven't seen them all day today. I did it last night

[zoa]

I use this http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2213/2032280423_f0122c82cb.jpg?v=0

[ajn81]

I've had success on the the ones that go deep into holes by just covering their hole in super glue gel.

[!v@n]

Well after having done the lemon juice, I still haven't seen one come back. Im glad I was able to get rid of them or free and fast

[WRAiTHY]

Klein's Butterfly has been the best working method for me. I dont have any corals for it to mess with so it worked well.

http://www.oceandictionary.net/z/z5000/z5488.jpg

[alittlesalty]

I had a klien that little f-er cleared about 60heads of candy cane in one day.


what about the green and pink mojo anomone things anyone know...they are speading fast and seem to have a very harsh sting

[Techknowledgy]

If you find something that works in a mixed reef tank let us know. Those little turds are hard to get rid of!

[nahtanoj]

my CBB is safe with everything but tube worms/feather dusters.

[Techknowledgy]

I have one. He won't eat mojanos.

[alittlesalty]

the klein would eat the mjanos to the nub but thats when the out break started I think in a fashion of survial they seed out when threatend or distressed to keep the speices alive. The only thing that I have seen for sure kill them is the nems I have three maybe ill just start a all things nem

[tom619]

peppermint shrimps did the trick!
i had a whole jungle of weed. wanted to try the shrimps b4 adding chemicals.. . within a couple days after adding the shrimps, there's only 1 aiptasia left and it'll be gone by tomorrow at this rate!

no chemicals used!

[rman]

my peps took awhile to get going, and theres still 1 small oneand three monster aiptaisias. i added 4 in my 26g and i had to stopfeeding for 4 days to get them to start eating the aiptasias.

funny thing is i'd see one touch a big aiptasia, and it'd get freaked out and vanish behind a rock. 2 days later the aiptasia would be gone

[ajn81]

awesome armand, nice to hear those shrimp are working for you.

[rman]

slowly but surely....

[ChouDawg]

Non-druggy request: Anyone know where I can get a syringe or have one I can have? Thanks

[ajn81]

Non-druggy request: Anyone know where I can get a syringe or have one I can have? Thanks

Some pet stores sell them.

[AlabasterEskies]

peppermint shrimps did the trick!
i had a whole jungle of weed. wanted to try the shrimps b4 adding chemicals.. . within a couple days after adding the shrimps, there's only 1 aiptasia left and it'll be gone by tomorrow at this rate!

no chemicals used!

Wow, wish my shrimp would get to work like that! I think they have eat 1 in the 2 weeks I've had them. and there are 8 in the tank so its not like they couldn't clear out the say 5-10 aptasia in the tank if they really wanted to.:curse:

[rman]

i had to stop feeding for 4 days just to see a couple go... so i feed every 3-4 days until they are gone, and then I can feed regularly afterwards

[ChouDawg]

Anyone try Joe's Juice? Does anywhere local sell it?

[scubajay]

I've used Joe's Juice, it works great. Just make sure you get the aptasia to consume the "Joe's Juice" and it will dissolve the little buggers from the inside out. This is easiest if you turn your power heads and flow sources off prior to going hunting. (I picked mine up at pet kingdom)

[aanntthhoonnyy]

I punch aiptasia in the face.