Aptasia growing w GSP

[Mariette]

how can I kill the aptasia without harming the GSP? Is that even possible? I have Aptasia X

 

[Flippers4pups]

Irritate the gsp to get it to retract. Carefully treat the aptasia. Should be okay.

 

[Mariette]

Irritate the gsp to get it to retract. Carefully treat the aptasia. Should be okay.

Excellent suggestion. Thanks!

 

[Reefster]

I would take out the rock and scrub off the Aiptasia with a brush. That's what I did with a rock I had with Aiptasia and GSP.

 

[Mariette]

I would take out the rock and scrub off the Aiptasia with a brush. That's what I did with a rock I had with Aiptasia and GSP.

How’d the gsp respond to that? Was it ok?

 

[Reefster]

How’d the gsp respond to that? Was it ok?

It didn't phase it. They opened back up in a few hours.

 

[Mariette]

It didn't phase it. They opened back up in a few hours.

Awesome thx

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

How’d the gsp respond to that? Was it ok?

Gsp is super resilient, I had to get some gsp off a rock (a very tiny amount) and it took a steel brush to get it off. So a toothbrush wont hurt :)

 

[Mariette]

Gsp is super resilient, I had to get some gsp off a rock (a very tiny amount) and it took a steel brush to get it off. So a toothbrush wont hurt :)

That’s both their curse and their selling point lol. On a semi unrelated topic, why is my GSP brown? Is it just the colour or lack of something?

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

That’s both their curse and their selling point lol. On a semi unrelated topic, why is my GSP brown? Is it just the colour or lack of something?

Could be your lighting, with blue light mine are green, with white like my are brown. Or you may have brown star polyps

 

[Mariette]

Could be your lighting, with blue light mine are green, with white like my are brown. Or you may have brown star polyps

I have blue light. They’re not green under any light. I’m starting to think they are BSP. Didn’t know that was a thing ...

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

I have blue light. They’re not green under any light. I’m starting to think they are BSP. Didn’t know that was a thing ...

Bsp isnt really its own thing, gsp come in all shades randing from tan to green :) I've been told they turn brown when their zooxanthellae content is really low but that's hearsay. They will still grow healthy but might change color over time

 

[Mariette]

Bsp isnt really its own thing, gsp come in all shades randing from tan to green :) I've been told they turn brown when their zooxanthellae content is really low but that's hearsay. They will still grow healthy but might change color over time

Interesting. Anything I can do to help increase its zoo content?

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Interesting. Anything I can do to help increase its zoo content?

I'm no expert in this kind of thing at all. But sometimes when a coral is shocked it can experience low amounts of zooxanthellae. So it will probably change color given time

 

[Mariette]

I'm no expert in this kind of thing at all. But sometimes when a coral is shocked it can experience low amounts of zooxanthellae. So it will probably change color given time

I did get it just a few weeks ago and it did arrive really stressed. Maybe it just needs time and proper care :)