I think i have aiptasia

would the sucking in then poping back out make it more of a feather duster instead of aiptasia, it happend really fast

 

ok, i think i'll kill it then just to be safe, since i propbably won't be able to squirt the lemon juice right on the excat spot because i probably won't be able to see it, is it ok if i squirt the surrounding area and hope it lands on it

 

i heard a squirt of concentrated calcium will kill them, have yet to try it.

 

Do you have any peppermint shrimp? Better safe than sorry when it comes to aptasia, and they help keep the tank clean anyway.

 

do you know where i'd be able to get the calcium, the lemon juice might be easier for me to get as i could just buy some at the grocery store, i think we even have a bottle of lemon juice here at the house

 

no shrimp, i was thinking about getting a cleaner shrimp this weekend when i get my zoas, would peppermint shrimp be better to have than the cleaners? or would they both get along ok

 

I'm not sure about them getting along so hopefully someone will chime in. I like the cleaners better for looks and keeping fish healthy, but peppers are a fraction of the cost and add some insurance against aptasia.

 

a cleaner shrimp wont touch an aiptasia

 

man, this is going to be a tough choice between the two i do like the fact that the peppermints are cheaper than the cleaners, but the cleaners seem so cool. But at the same time if this is aiptasia i don't want it to take off, i've already conquered some algaes, and don't want to conquer this if it is aiptasia

 

think the two would get along, i'd like one of them for the fish, i would get one of each, propbably not at the same time though, depends on what the lfs has