Aiptasia Patrol (cont.)

[apurintun]

Ok, so I got myself an "applicator" (syringe) -- my little friends are very easy to get at, as they are attached to the aragonite "plug" under a soft coral (capnella sp.) that is currently in QT. My questions: what to zap 'em with (vinegar, kalkwasser, ???) and exactly how/how many doses, etc.? I'd like to maximize my chances of success. Thanks for your input.

 

[FishyLover]

http://www.marinedepot.com/homepage.asp

This stuff works really good. And you don't have to inject it.

My husband used to use Iodine (I think) to zap em.

 

[HDAlien]

I've used vinegar successfully, depending on how big the aip. is, little ones take almost nothing as long as you jab the needle right into it's 'mouth'.

 

[carfac]

I took a good amount of Kalk, added a but of water to make a paste, then added more water slowly until it would flow. I injected thast once, until it poured out of the beast. Never been back!

Make USRE to clean out the syringe, if the Kalk dries, you can't use it again!

DAve

 

[JeffersonReef]

i hear lemon juice/concentrate works well. But your best bet is to buy a couple peppermint shrimp. For every aiptasia you CAN see... there are probably 3 you havent spotted yet!