Aptaisia can grow this big? Really?

[LeJeune981]

At the local petco
3 inches tall.. 1.5 inch diameter disk
Tenticals every bit of 2 inches long
Picture does not do it justice

 

[LeJeune981]

Forgot to upload picture lol

 

[Tcox]

Absolutely! Granted that is a big one, a few LFS in my local area have them even larger in their tanks

 

[LeJeune981]

Wow... The one in my tank has been the same size since day one... 7 months ago... That thing was so big it couldn't even ball up anymore

 

[Diana A]

Wow... The one in my tank has been the same size since day one... 7 months ago... That thing was so big it couldn't even ball up anymore

Why haven't you removed it?

 

[LeJeune981]

Just recently found out it was an Aptaisia.. It's not one of the brown ones... It's red and blue.. It hasn't grown or reproduced.. So I've just left it alone.. Eventually I will have some peppermint shrimp.. If the lfs ever has any in stock... And it will become food

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Just recently found out it was an Aptaisia.. It's not one of the brown ones... It's red and blue.. It hasn't grown or reproduced.. So I've just left it alone.. Eventually I will have some peppermint shrimp.. If the lfs ever has any in stock... And it will become food

You don't need to wait to buy peppermint shrimp, especially since pep shrimp generally won't eat the large aiptasia. You can get a hypodermic needle and inject the aiptasia with a kalkwasser slurry, lemon juice, boiling water or a commercially available aiptasia killer.

 

[highlite2nice]

I have had good success with joes juice. ps I would not buy livestock from Petco.

 

[bearpeidog]

They are trying to sell it to some unsuspecting sole - here's a really cool anemone $40.00

 

[LeJeune981]

Lol that would be pretty crappie... But I could see them doing that..

I will be transferring tanks soon.. So when I pull that rock.. It will get the butane treatment.
Till then.. I'm not all that concerned till then

 

[monkeysee1]

A nice Aiptasia Eating Filefish will take care of that problem for you!

 

[johnike]

Meh that's nothing. I have some monsters in my overflows.

 

[anthonys51]

I left my apatasia along for like a year because it never spread then all of a sudden I noticed 2-4 new ones. I tired killing them with the injections. I killed that one but seem to be getting more and more. Also ny tank is a 265 so it's sometimes hard to get to them all. So I bought 8 Florida peppermint shrimps and they where all gone in 3 days. Make sure you buy the ones from Florida. The other ones don't eAt apatasia. But you can also leave it in your tank. Everyone has a different threshold for them. They do do some good by cleaning the water too . Although a few little ones won't do much


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[ericarenee]

Meh that's nothing. I have some monsters in my overflows.

Me as well... Next time i clean my Return pump i am going to fill the over flow box with Vinegar to remedy the situation

External box with 3 inch lower water level then tank so its safe

 

[LeJeune981]

I just purchased a 90 gallon tank with overflow.. And the overflow is all kinds of dirty.. Now I know how to clean it.. Thanks
Now to figure out what the missing part is lol

 

[jd371]

Recently added a CBB and don't see small ones anymore. I do see big one that I assume he can't get to so they grow in size. Took care of them yesterday with some Aptasia-X.