Neptune Aquatics

Never ending battle with ASSTAISIA....i mean aptaisia.....

seminolecpa said:
sfsuphysics said:
I dunno how long it would take but the 4 most resilient things known to man kind in no particular order

Cockroaches
Bacteria
Aiptasia
Twinkies
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Add Valonia and the Hostess fruit pies to that list please.

A very good suggestion made here with the peps is to ask the LFS to pu something with aptasia in the tank they are in and see which ones go to it. those are the ones you want to buy. Think I remember reading that the aptasia nudis are tough to keep because they tend to be tasty morsels for other tank inhabitents like wrasses.
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Ohhhhhhh Hostess fruit pies! Yummmm!

Good suggestion on how to purchase the PS. As far as Berghias, are they generaly hard to keep or are they only hard if you have fish that like them?
 
I tried CVS for the syringes and no luck, good news I never realized how many friends i have that work at a doctors office or clinic and were willing to grab me a couple! only think is its a small 5ml. is that good enough? Went to the dollar store to pick me up a new baster....tell me why a few weeks ago, they had like 20 billion turkey basters and yesterday not one in site? :| BTW, they have 3 pack of super glue gel for i think it was forty something or fifty something cents. Bought a crap load the other week.
 
I think it was Kyle (kvostra), who was breading them at one point, that told me that. He has since moved on to the land of the Phillies (bad timing).

All hearsay but I also think the best way to treat the affected rocks with the nudi's was to pull the rock out and put them in a more isolated tank with the little guys vs. necessarily being able to just dump them into your display tank. All from memory so definately read up on it as my memory is a little shaky these days.
 
You're right Bryan, It was Kvostra that was breeding them. Makes better sense to isolate the little guys and put affected rocks in a seperate tank. Only thing that sucks about that is haveing to move everything to swap out the rocks. But its another option and i will definately be reading more on this.
 
Not all species of "peppermint" shrimp actually eat aptasia. There's a few articles out on how to ID the proper ones.

I'd say half the ones we got at Cortez were NOT the correct ones, the divers don't really care to ID them all that well.
 
I battled them in my WW tank. I ended up getting 4 peps, feeding almost nothing to the tank for a week, and then kalking the aps. The peps went to town on the leftover bodies. I did have to go back and kalk again. I think the double wammy is the way to go.

Nudis IMO are a waste unless you can isolate them. They can work in a display, but it takes a long time and there are so many potential problems (the nudis getting eaten, the eggs getting eaten, etc)
 
There was a big talk about the nudis on MR recently. People ignored the people that said they were difficult to pull off, and went ahead with a group buy. Now, there is lots of complaining that they didn't work.
 
What about filefish? whats everones thoughts on going that route? I would love a CBB but only if it will eat frozen and thats not even a guarantee. Im would def lean more toward some type of fish that can eat aips and at the same time be a nice new addition.
 
Thales said:
There was a big talk about the nudis on MR recently. People ignored the people that said they were difficult to pull off, and went ahead with a group buy. Now, there is lots of complaining that they didn't work.
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We've had a few here as well and every time I say how bad they suck, but no one listens :lol:

I've tried em, they are not well suited for reef tanks and I'll leave it at that :lol:
 
melly mel said:
What about filefish? whats everones thoughts on going that route? I would love a CBB but only if it will eat frozen and thats not even a guarantee. Im would def lean more toward some type of fish that can eat aips and at the same time be a nice new addition.
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Hey Rommel,
I remember reading on Live Aquaria that file fish are not considered "reef safe"

Minimum Tank Size: 50 gallons
Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Peaceful
Reef Compatible: No
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020-1.025
Max. Size: 7"
Color Form: Black, Orange, Tan, White, Yellow
Diet: Omnivore
Compatibility: View Chart
Origin: Hawaii
Family: Monacanthidae
 
Neither are CBB, dwarf angels and a few others, but people have great luck with them in reef settings all the time :)

There is one file fish that has shown to be pretty reef safe. Like anything like that, it may some day get a taste for coral though
 
I'll take you guy's word on the Berghias. I'll try my hand on some peps again and maybe consider a CBB or tile fish along with the boiling water treatment. Ill read up on the tile fish more. you guys are awesome and thank you!
 
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