borderreef
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I just found an aptasia in a zoa frag that I've had for weeks. Should I dip, and with what, or should I just try to pluck it out?
Aptasia in zoa frag
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reefer999
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A dip or pluck won't kill it completely if it does anything it will agitate it and then it will start to spread more in your tank, try some aiptasia x or just if it is in a rock cut it where it is making sure not to slice it then just throw it away. Also check your tank and make sure the aiptasia came with the frag and you just didn't notice it or hasn't spread in the weeks you've had it, or you might actually have an aiptasia problem in your tank.
borderreef
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definately came on the frag. It's sack dab in the middle of a 1" plug. All the rock in the tank is new cycled dry rock. I'll try plucking it out and see what happens.
Joshporksandwic
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I use pikling lime from walmart in a syringe. I had an aptasia explosion and joes juice got rid of a lot. The problem is the aptasias surrounded by zoas when i would use the juice if they would fall on the zoas they would get very hurt and a bunch melted. I lost a lot of zoas. The lime is not as rough on the surrounding corals I used it on the remaining ones and everything was ok after.
borderreef
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I'm just concerned because it is right in the middle of the zoa. Don't want to kill any.
aandfsoccr04
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post a pic of it.
I had one right in the middle of my rastas. I pulled it out of the tank and left it in a bowl with tank water. I think bothered the polyps to get them to close up. Once that was done I just scraped the aiptasia off. I shook the polyp a bunch, dipped it in some more tank water (out of tank) and put the frag back in tank.
I guess I did not get all of it because after a few weeks it was back again. At that point I went and bought peppermint shrimp and within a week or so it was gone. I have a 210 so it took a little while for the shrimp to find the little bugger but it is no more.
I guess I did not get all of it because after a few weeks it was back again. At that point I went and bought peppermint shrimp and within a week or so it was gone. I have a 210 so it took a little while for the shrimp to find the little bugger but it is no more.
Why take the chance of damaging the zoa or anything else. Just add a peppermint and stay aptasias free. You might as well keep one in your tank because as you add more stuff, it's bound to happen again. As a caveat, I have read a few stories where a peppermint wouldn't touch the stuff. But I think that's unusual.
I find it unusual also. I have been told there are shrimp being sold as peppermints that really aren't and I guess that is where the frustration comes in but I have bought quite a few on the past couple years and they always do the trick.
kegogut
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There is indeed a laser to zap aiptasia and majanos it runs 300 or so if Im not mistaken.
jimmylam009
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AiptasiaX is the best! used it for all my aiptasia.
