unboundmind
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has anyone tried taking the rocks out of the tank (the ones with the 'weed' and no corals of course) and putting them in ro water for some length of time to kill off the anastasia?
has anyone tried taking the rocks out of the tank (the ones with the 'weed' and no corals of course) and putting them in ro water for some length of time to kill off the anastasia?
If she is anything like Rasputin you'll need to do more than that.
has anyone tried taking the rocks out of the tank (the ones with the 'weed' and no corals of course) and putting them in ro water for some length of time to kill off the anastasia?
Hi unboundmind. People are giving you some shine because the beasties are called aiptasia - close to anastasia but no cigar.
I had luck getting rid of mine by killing the bigger ones with Aiptasia X I think it's called. You basically just drop some of this on the disk of the beast with a little syringe they provide. The just sort of melt away in a few minutes. Make sure to shut off all pumps and powerheads so that the water is still. You don't want this stuff getting on your other corals. I always use a turkey baster to carefully vacuum out the residue before turning the system back on. Then like fishaholic said, get yourself a couple of peppermint shrimp. They will eat any that are smaller than they are. My tank has been aiptasia-free since. Good luck.
Make sure you get real peppermints. There is another shrimp that looks like it that doesn't like aptasia. Hopefully you will get accurate advise from whoever you buy from.
Haha
I hear Bolsheviks are good at eliminating Anastasia