white aiptasia

[jamal]

i have an a. anemone hanging upside down on a piece of rock that is all white. is it white because no light is getting to it so zooxanthallae left?

[NRehman]

Jamal,

That is probably right. They will brown up when they get light.

Off-topic, but how's your tank recovering?

[jamal]

thank you for asking. now that my filtration is back up the water looks alot better. i am beating back what i assume is ich. only my wrasse is showing signs. i got a uv to put on so heres hoping with that. i got my refugium back up and macroalgae growing. so i am hoping that i will be ready for sps in a month or so

[NRehman]

Good to hear. Hope you get the tank up and running like you want it.

[davelin315]

Zap that puppy. When they lose their zooxanthellae they start to reproduce asexually by budding. You will start to notice that there are tiny aiptasia floating around the tank as it gets into the full swing of propagating. Trust me on this, I've seen everything there is to see with aiptasia.

[treesprite]

there was one on a rock in my tank, and when I re-did (well...) the rock the other day I shoved that one halfway down into the sand and used it on the bottom of other rock.... I hope that takes care of it

[jamal]

i thought of doing that also. or what do folks think of dunking it in a vinegar solution a few rocks at a time so as to limit total dieoff?

[NRehman]

How about Joes Juice? Kalk paste?

 

Aptisia are a finite issue. It is pretty straightforward to see them and you can erradicate in large numbers. Repopulation takes much longer so you will be ahead pretty quickly by targeting them.

[dbartco]

Or sell it, LE Aiptasia Xanthorum.

[jamal]

as many as i have i can offer a 2 for 1 special

[treesprite]

as many as i have i can offer a 2 for 1 special

 

lol

[lanman]

I have one large one that seems to have found his perfect place. I've tried to Joe's juice him at least a half-dozen times. He sucks himself back into an upside down hole instantly. Sooner or later I'll get him; thought I had him once - that's when he moved into that hole. I have another in a completely inaccessible place - it's about 3" long now, with thin wavy tentacles. One of these days, I'm going to figure out how to get him, too. Without taking my rockwork apart.

 

bob

[jamal]

good luck. whenever i kalk em they pop up else where

[lanman]

good luck. whenever i kalk em they pop up else where

Practice makes perfect! I only have a few - I go aiptasia hunting about once a week.

 

Now someone tell me what to do about green bubble algae???

 

bob

[YBeNormal]

Carefully remove it, one bubble at a time and without popping it.

[lanman]

Carefully remove it, one bubble at a time and without popping it.

Yeah... right. I guess that takes even more practice than Joe's juice.

 

bob

[jamal]

not really you just have to be really gentle. i had one on a frag and it took me 3 attempts but its finally gone

[treesprite]

There was a couple round green things in the sand I got from someone and I didn't know what it was, squished on it thinking it was something solid, and...icky, it squirted in my face.

[zotzer]

Ahhhh, chicks have the advantage here.......fingernails.

Tracy

[treesprite]

Ahhhh, chicks have the advantage here.......fingernails.

Tracy

 

 

keep your hands in the tank enough and there's no such thing as fingernails because they tear off like paper