Apistia everywhere!!!

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by Xiztence, May 13, 2010.

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  1. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    i put about 5 in my 55g and they took care of the problem in about a week.

    make sure you get true peps though. camels will not do anything.
    along with one of these -kalk paste,lemon juice, aptasia x, joes juice, boiling water this should take care of your problem
     
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  3. cur1ous_g

    cur1ous_g Plankton

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    u should get a copperband butterfly or a peppermint shrimp. i had an aiptasia on my tank and my peppermint shrimp took care of it ;D but u should take notice that NOT all peppermint shrimps are interested in aiptasia. so u would have to get lucky.
     
  4. K3rack

    K3rack Peppermint Shrimp

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    I took out my rock, got a hammer and chisel and took the bad chunk off. Boiled the bad chunk and put back in. If you have other corals it might be tricky but this will totally get rid of it if you are a handy chiseler :)
     
  5. Xiztence

    Xiztence Gigas Clam

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    Alright I got 2 peppermint shirmp, They are floating now. How long until they start eating apistia?
     
  6. the fisherman

    the fisherman Vlamingii Tang

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    2-3. Just make sure that they are peppermints and not camels
     
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    the fisherman Vlamingii Tang

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    It's hard to say, but you will see the difference in a few days when there is no more in your tank.
     
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  9. Xiztence

    Xiztence Gigas Clam

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    Yea they are peppermint I checked

    Alright hopefully they will eat them all lol
     
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    the fisherman Vlamingii Tang

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    Worked for me, and I have a 75 gal. I added three peps and before I knew they ate all the apistias in my tank.
     
  11. Xiztence

    Xiztence Gigas Clam

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    Yes! Peppermint shrimp got to work lol There is no apistia any where. Thanx 3reef :D
     
  12. crappyballer

    crappyballer Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    the shrimp are hit or miss, you could always try super gluing over the aiptesia, that worked for me when i didn't have access to a syringe for the injection methods.