Anybody like aiptasia?

I know there a pest when there all over the place...But what about just one large one.. I was a my lfs and looked into some of there sumps. They had some growing in there bigger then i have ever seen before. They were huge. The way the look and react is pretty cool...I thought about just letting one grow.. Just one tho...anybody els try this?

 

I think of aiptasia kinda along the same lines as chlamydia, sure they're both a pain and I can live with them, but I dont really need either one.

 

my gf likes them she hasnt had one in her tank just seen them in mine lol

 

The problem with just one large one is eventually it will release spores to reproduce.IMO the only good aiptasia is a dead one,however,i have always thought it would be cool to do like a little 10g aiptasia only tank.

 

I used aiptasia RX to get rid of them..It knock them out for awhile...But they came back....Same spot. I assume its the same one..I thought it killed it. But about a month later there it was again... kinda wierd..

 

try boiling tank water in a syringe

 

iv done this in my dt before, i had like 3 or 4tho, biggest one was about 6 inches tall.

 

I have had one in my tank for as long as it has been set up and running and I don't bother it and it dosent bother me. ;D

 

I had one, LFS employee said he took a lighter and burned his, so I followed suit, guess we'll see

 

LOL:laughings

Seriously tho, if you could take the rock out to burn him, why not just scrub him off with a toothbrush, put salt or lemon juice in that area, and rinse the rock off with fresh saltwater.


Yes, I have one that has been in the tank for quite awhile, he is about a year or so old. I leave him along, and believe he helps to filter some of the water. One is more than enough for me.