Plant or Animal or Alien?
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Fluff
Aquarium Advice Addict
They look like aptasia anemones. :?
pmedley2070
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Fluff,
Are they a good thing to have? Is there such a thing as a bad anemone?
Pete
Are they a good thing to have? Is there such a thing as a bad anemone?
Pete
Fluff
Aquarium Advice Addict
pmedley2070 said:
Absolutely bad. This isn't something you want in your tank. They spread insanely fast and will sting everything from corals to fish to mobile inverts. They should be eliminated early on to save yourself alot of trouble down the road. Injections of kalk work as well as there has been alot of good feed back from a product called Joe's Juice. http://joesjuice.com/
pmedley2070
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Thanks. I'll get a bottle tomorrow
Pete
Pete
canyon15
Aquarium Advice Freak
I used boiling water and a turkey baster to get rid of mine. Just make sure of 2 things..... 1. have a net to catch it when it falls off the rock ......
2. be carefull not to hit corals or any other livestock with the boiling water(directly)
2. be carefull not to hit corals or any other livestock with the boiling water(directly)
pmedley2070
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I took Fluff's suggestion and got a bottle of Joes Juice. This stuff is as good as it said it was. In about three minutes the aptasia were all dead. It only took a little on each mouth and they were done for.
Pete
Pete
revhtree
Aquarium Advice Addict
Hey Pete I chuckled at your comment that you have been feeding them! Not laughing at you, laughing with you. I have been there bro! 
I am glad you got them though. Be on the lookout though for any that may pop up.
I am glad you got them though. Be on the lookout though for any that may pop up.pmedley2070
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Man I still have a lot to learn about what grows in my tank! LOL
neilster1
Aquarium Advice Activist
After you kill the big ones introduce a peppermint shrimp or two if your setup will support them.. They eat the small aiptasia and they are pretty cool critters to boot!
"Man I still have a lot to learn about what grows in my tank!"
That's the best thing about this hobby, you'll never know it all. It's a constant learning experience.
Also, you can have a piece of LR in your tank for years and wake up one day and there is something new growing on it.
I look at the reef tank as "Living Art".
That's the best thing about this hobby, you'll never know it all. It's a constant learning experience.
Also, you can have a piece of LR in your tank for years and wake up one day and there is something new growing on it.
I look at the reef tank as "Living Art".
