mhart032 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Has any one noticed more than normal number of aptasia poping up? i have a few in my tank and its new, and i had none in my 42g that i upgraded to.. is their something i am doing thats making them grow so fast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismunn Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) have you added anything new lately that could have introduced them into your system??? Edited July 23, 2009 by chrismunn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 some rock but i looked it over and freshwater diped it.. maybe they were hiding least its aptasia ans not majano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Well, lucky thing there are aptasia for sale in the for sale section. I got really good at hunting them down from when I had a bad infestation. I kinda miss hunting them now that they are well under control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddybluewater Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Injecting with lemon juice suposidly gets rid of them or "true peppermint shrimp" (Lysmata wurdemanni), but make sure it is the true pep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjohn Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 barterer was offering some true peppermint shrimp for $5 per. Nice guy, I have bought from him before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 im picking up from him today. less work for me to hunt them down.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Razor Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I got two pep shrimp from Barterer and they are both doing great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 i got 4 and can only see 1 now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 I picked up 2 at the RCA sale. They are pretty hidey-shrimp but get agressive on feeding days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 i got mine from barderer nice guy has a very nice nano one of the nicest i have seen.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnoburns Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Injecting with lemon juice suposidly gets rid of them or "true peppermint shrimp" (Lysmata wurdemanni), but make sure it is the true pep. I've used the lemon juice method with great success. Just get a small syringe and inject in the base of the suckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 i normaly use blue vet aptasia killer. its good stuff but i have a couple in hard ti reach places the blue vet is good because you dont need to ingect it into the aptasia just coat the little guy with it and it kills it in 24hrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 I used aptasia-x. It is basically the same bit where you just need to inject it at the oral disk. Killed off every aptasia that i could get at. Maybe it's the cruel part of me but I really enjoyed the aptasia-x because it was instantaneous. The aptasia actually eats it and if it is a big one you get to see pop in about 3 seconds. The little ones just dissapear in the same time frame. The glue like substance seals off the aptasia from spawning more by sealing it all off. Don't want to sound like an advertisement but I've killed off several hundred aptasia with it (when i bought my tank it had a huge infestation) and no longer have an issue at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 well good news. my shrimp made it through the night. it seems the pistol and left them be for the time being. or maybe he cant catch them.. i dunno i saw all 4 this morning swimming around. one made a home right where i wanted him too right in the middle of the aptasia.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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