Tubastrea reproduction in my tank

[Flash Fish]

Some pictures from the new "plague" in my reef tank

 

[fishfanv]

nice shots. i think i see aiptasia in the 1st pic, though. might want to joe's juice them or kalk paste them.

 

[plaereef]

can have those infest my tank any days.

 

[Flash Fish]

Aptasia... I think that the only propose for their being in the world is tho make mi life miserable :lol:
I already try everything ( I canÃ"šÃ‚´t find JoeÃ"šÃ‚´s Juice in Portugal ) this week I will buy a copperband, is mi last hope.

 

[vpham24]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6462425#post6462425 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Flash Fish
Aptasia... I think that the only propose for their being in the world is tho make mi life miserable :lol:
I already try everything ( I canÃ"šÃ‚´t find JoeÃ"šÃ‚´s Juice in Portugal ) this week I will buy a copperband, is mi last hope.

I've added peppermint shrimp to the tank. I still see aptasia, yet I haven't seeing a single shrimp. Must have been eaten by the aptasia.

 

[chaozie]

Oh that's so cool! How long have you had the sun coral before it did that?

 

[Flash Fish]

Hi,

chaozie one year

vpham24 I also have them, they only leave at night, they donÃ"šÃ‚´t show any interest for the aptasia; the best is the Berghia verrucicornis they are specialized feeders of aptasia, but the peppermint shrimp would eat them.

 

[cacique_ccs]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6462425#post6462425 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Flash Fish
Aptasia... I think that the only propose for their being in the world is tho make mi life miserable :lol:
I already try everything ( I canÃ"šÃ‚´t find JoeÃ"šÃ‚´s Juice in Portugal ) this week I will buy a copperband, is mi last hope.

The bigger one's I gave an injection with plain household vinegar, the smaller one's have been taken care of by three L. wurdemanni - no aiptasia since then.

 

[Nizmo350Z]

That's pretty cool reproduction.

I've heard you can kill aptasia with kalkwasser too, has anyone try it yet?

 

[NanoCube-boy]

Those are pretty big for peppermint shrimp to feed on. Try search for Joe Juice online. I think I found some before.

 

[SVXH6]

yes you can use kalk paste ti kill aptasia, just be sure it gets knowhere else..

 

[MiddletonMark]

I would use paste to kill the aptasia, as a fish/shrimp IMO might just as well eat the solitary Tubastrea. Just my opinion, but keep it in mind.

Do you know how/when the Tubastrea reproduced?
Great pictures, that's quite a nice plague to have

 

[NanoCube-boy]

solitary? Q it?

 

[clownfishcrazy]

Cool, do you have a pic of the mother colony?