ColbytheClown
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Aptiasia Removal
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Not apstasia.
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This is apstasia. It is all fleshy and tenticles. You have a small feather duster. It is good for the tank.
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ThePaliga
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Torx is quite right. The first picture is a feather duster and are great filter feeders. The second however is. Luckily, I have had great success with peppermint shrimp. Throw a couple in and let nature do it's thing. Just make sure you're getting peppermint, not camelbacks...
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ColbytheClown
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Ooops…srry
Thanks for letting me know. I was wondering why it was purple...
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Ok thank you!!!
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So great to have you guys. It would have been dead by tomorrow night if my son had not sent the photot!!!LOL!!
nevek67
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In my fight with both aptasia and mojano I can honestly say if you really want to nip it in the butt use 2 methods of removal.
I personally used Aptasia X its about $18 at Big Als and then I bought about 4 peppermint shrimps.
I read somewhere the pepp's won't eat larger Aptasia so I used the Aptasia X on everything I could reach, and the pepps took care of everything else. I also used APX on the Mojano.. Those are a little harder to get rid of, the APX doesn't work as well.
It takes a few applications to eventually get them all but be diligent and you'll get rid of them in no time
I personally used Aptasia X its about $18 at Big Als and then I bought about 4 peppermint shrimps.
I read somewhere the pepp's won't eat larger Aptasia so I used the Aptasia X on everything I could reach, and the pepps took care of everything else. I also used APX on the Mojano.. Those are a little harder to get rid of, the APX doesn't work as well.
It takes a few applications to eventually get them all but be diligent and you'll get rid of them in no time
ColbytheClown
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Thank you so much!!!In my fight with both aptasia and mojano I can honestly say if you really want to nip it in the butt use 2 methods of removal.
I personally used Aptasia X its about $18 at Big Als and then I bought about 4 peppermint shrimps.
I read somewhere the pepp's won't eat larger Aptasia so I used the Aptasia X on everything I could reach, and the pepps took care of everything else. I also used APX on the Mojano.. Those are a little harder to get rid of, the APX doesn't work as well.
It takes a few applications to eventually get them all but be diligent and you'll get rid of them in no time
nevek67
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No problem Dude! its a pain in the ass dealing with them so best of luck
I had a serious outbreak a few years ago and my true peppermints didn't do the trick. I ended up getting a Klein's Butterflyfish who cleaned up hundreds of aiptasia within days! Unfortunately I had to sell him back to the FS a month or so later as he started to peck at my large BTA!!! Too bad, he was a great fish but I can now keep the tank in check with Aiptasia X as the other posted recommended.