[Samper]

I've been doing what some may consider a cruel experiment for the last few days. As some of you may recall I had noticed sweepers from my Platygyra a while back. I figured out why about a week ago. There is an aiptasia anemone that excaped my detection. When I moved I repositioned my Platygyra in the tank and it just happened to be by this anemone. When the anemone tries to open up, it touches the brain. The brain in turn goes crazy with sweepers. The first sweeper that touches the anemone sends it back into the rock for the rest of the day. The brain does have a very small spot where you can see that the anemone has touched it however the anemone went from brown to a clear white since it can't get enough light or ever open up for more than a minute. I'm going to kill it soon just in case it decides to move but I thought this was interesting.
Any thoughts on this little experiment I've been running? Similar experiences, predictions etc.

[Samper]

Well,

Plenty of people have read this with not 1 reply and I can only assume that either
A. I did something you guys don't really approve of
or
B. Noone knows what to think of this
or my personal favorite
C. This hasn't been brought up in this particular combination and it's sort of a first time study...maybe not but I find it interesting.

[The R/C Man]

Well let us know how it goes... I justed added a peppermint shrimp. No more aptasia...

[tatuvaaj]

When I had two Goniopora corals I used them to kill unwanted disc anemones and soft corals. Goniopora has probably most potent sting any coral has that the hobbyist can get their hands on.

Ultimately the toxicity was the reason I had to give them away (I developed a bad allergy to them).

[Samper]

Now see this is the first time I've heard of anyone doing something like this. The general advice given out is that they will sting and kill precious corals. Thanks

[Poseidon]

Good Luck Chuck!!!

I have used Galaxia to kill unwanteds too!! I have plenty of it, so thought if I noticed it starting to "lose" I could always move it! I DID find out that A. Yongi will kill galaxia though if they come in contact, my A. Yongi accidently fell over onto a piece and left a NASTY dead spot in a matter of hours...

[NoSump]

Chuck:

Even PETA would'nt consider your experiment to be "cruel". I was in a fish store last week that had signs all over the store asking for aiptasia - for predator fish food.

Chuck N.