How do I kill an Aiptasia?

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  1. Frogfish

    Frogfish Astrea Snail

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    I found one in me tank, and the bugger is way too fast to catch/kill manually. What do I do?

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    Frogfish, Mar 3, 2011
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  2. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    buy a needle syringe from walgreens...put a little bit of lemon juice in it...and stab the nem with it...works great
     
    Kevin3884, Mar 3, 2011
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  3. trapstar991

    trapstar991 Feather Duster

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    filefish,coral b shrimp,peppermint shrimp,dont get a butterfly hell starve to death
     
    trapstar991, Mar 3, 2011
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  4. K3rack

    K3rack Peppermint Shrimp

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    If you only can find one, take the rock out of the water, get a lighter or mini-torch and burn it. Or chip off that piece of the rock. That's the free way but always works.
     
    K3rack, Mar 4, 2011
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