Tentacles in zoa colonies
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jstncoffman
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If you have a tank that big a qureentine tank would be a great investment in my opinion, that way you can monitor your in going pests and keep the DT pest free
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DudeBoy
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agree 100%....this is our first tank and we figured going big might be easier....nevertheless....what now? Any types of fish we can buy that eat aptasia, medicines we can add to the tank, pixie dust, magic tricks,......
WallyB
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Just cut away the zoa's, but try and keep them on the Hard part of the plug, so you can reglue them where they attached..
Zoa's don't hold well with Glue, they may float away.
Maybe break up the plug and look for the atpasia and toss those pieces of frag plug.
Maybe if you can use xacto knife to slice away the Aptasia. Then rinse the plug with Salt water in sink before putting back.
Zoa's are tough. They will come back even if you mangle them a bit to get the Aptasia removed.
Zoa's don't hold well with Glue, they may float away.
Maybe break up the plug and look for the atpasia and toss those pieces of frag plug.
Maybe if you can use xacto knife to slice away the Aptasia. Then rinse the plug with Salt water in sink before putting back.
Zoa's are tough. They will come back even if you mangle them a bit to get the Aptasia removed.
Cstar_BC
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berghia nudibranch
WallyB
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Well Coperbands Butterfly love baby Aptasia, but it's a tough fish to get eating.
Another option is Pepermint Shrimp.
A 100% solution for Aptasia is Berghia's Nudi's. They only eat aptasia, and when no more Aptasia, they die. (Berghia are hard to find), but my tank had Hundreds of Aptasia, and 4 Berghia's with One Small Copperband got them all. Even in Sump.
Chemical options are Aptasia-X and Joe's Juice. Just a drop and Aptasia melt to nothing. But not easy to get aptasia where you can't reach.
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No Panic. it is a simple removal.
Using a syringe , use either lemon juice OR preferably kalkwasser powder mixed into a thin paste and inject into the center core of the aptasia and it will melt away.
Using a syringe , use either lemon juice OR preferably kalkwasser powder mixed into a thin paste and inject into the center core of the aptasia and it will melt away.
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DudeBoy
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you guys are awesome...thanks for all of the help. I read up on the nudibranch and they dont recommend for my situation (less than 10 aptasia in such a large tank)....but if it goes full on outbreak, I'll definitely consider. I guess tomorrow after work will be aptasia hunting time with kalkwasser paste. : )
jstncoffman
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Aptasia x but like I said best to remove it first do some research and you will see what I mean I had to tear down a tank and restart it do to this pest
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