Frank Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Found a plae to buy them from for $10 each wanted to see who wants to go in on them? Plus shipping but we can split that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 ill go in on it with you frank ill take 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I think I would like one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 I would like to get all the name together and then I will colect and order... Would like to have it in by next week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriswaters Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Curious...what will they eat when tha aiptasia is gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 hmm.....very good question there Kris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellw Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Curious...what will they eat when tha aiptasia is gone? I believe they then die off, they are very specific in their diet. I think you will want quite a few if you get them, they are very small (like the size of a rice grain), and they are a very slow eradication method (months), so you need to have enough to breed for a few generations. Here is a site with more info: http://www.berghia.net/ -Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Then I think I want more than 1, maybe 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 That allmost looks like a monti-eating nudi!(scary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 They say 1 for ever 10 gallons... they work great.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 4 then for me. Are we sure they are no threat to corals? Mike made me nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 But what about when the 'plague' is over? What are you planning on doing with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 They will die off once there food is gone... Sorry but that is how it is.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I was told by quite a few people, and read in quite a few searches on other forums, that these guys are worthless and not worth the time as they never really did any eradication. Buyer beware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 and based off of that I just might have to pass. Seems that almost anything that I hear "eats aptasia" actually doesn't or it MIGHT eat it. Is there something that DOES? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 The guy that Im talking with is raising them off the aptasia he shows them in a glass eat the aptasia... I will give it a try and see if they work..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Yea but your tank is much larger than a glass, not to mention there are predators in your tank as well. You should at least do some searches and read what others have experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherguy30 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 aiptasia I've had good luck with just 1 pepermint shrimp in my 50 gallon cube getting rid of aiptasia. I had several poping up on a big frag of zoos and I was worried they would take over. But within 2 weeks they disapeared after introducing Mr Peper(rock2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Shoot I dropped 12 large peppermints into mine and they haven't touched any of them....next I am using muratic acid burn baby burn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42825 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I have noticed that peppermints only touch smaller aptasia...... for larger ones try a butterfly, there are some that are reef OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny503 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 next I am using muratic acid burn baby burn Please keep me update on this... I am having problem with aiptasia too, I bought the last 5 pepermints shrimp Seahorse carry last week. I also took out severals piece of rock that have large aiptasia on it and put them in freezer. I will let you know the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I have tried the freezer method too, but they lived :*( the only thing so far that has worked is drilling them out of the lr. I am told by a good friend that worked for a public aquarium that muratic acid is the only way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I inject them with white vinegar, melts them right away and they don't come back. I have also heard that the nudis only prefer the smaller aptaisia, like the peppermints, so if you have larger ones, you need an alternate method of eradication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 i superglue mine to death that works fine, but you gotta take the rock out for that to work, ive tried the "commercial fixes joes juice, aiptasia x" they dont work worth a [language filter]. Neither does thick paste of kalk. They eat it shrivel up and then come back a week later, man i wish big anemones where as tough as these guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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