Aiptasia for sale at LFS

Ltspd · 11-16-2001, 05:20 PM

Well my local LFS has nice large specimans of aiptasia for sale under the name curly-q anemone,

I told the wife of the owner in a polite way that it was aiptasia and she need to kill it before it spread throughout their system. She acted surpirsed.

They even had a listing for a combo rock with finger leather and curly-q.

myreef · 11-17-2001, 12:41 AM

Hmmmmm I have some ocean front property in Atlanta they might want to take a look at.

How much do they want for the rare specimen of Aiptasia?

Great Reefer Man · 11-17-2001, 02:39 AM

I have seen this here at a lfs also!!! There was a shroom in the middle and two medium sized aiptasias on either side of it. The rock was kinda small also. $39!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Funny thing thouogh.........THEY'LL SELL THEM ALL DAY LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dennis

Ltspd · 11-17-2001, 07:17 AM

If you could see their reef tank you would understand

The owners wife, who usually helps me, has told me on more than one occasion that if I dont get stuff as soon as it comes in it will be dead in a week or so. No halides, and just recently added (2) 96w pc's over 1 tank, other than that its open tanks with the facility lighting as the only source.

obring · 11-18-2001, 09:11 AM

Does anyone has or can show me a link that has a good picture of Aiptasia??????? I am concerned!!!!!!

cwa46 · 11-18-2001, 09:21 AM

I was eating dinner at a place called "Captain Dave's" in Destin FL this week. Its a great restaurant and has several old style marine tanks. I mean that they have fish and bleached coral in them. The tanks are maintained by a local aquarium business for the restaurant. Since I had last been there, they had changed one of the tanks to the new "REEF" style. It had 1/2" of crushed coral and a lot of nice live rock covered with coralline algae. Several wrasses and one tang. I commented on the tank and the waiter told me it was their anemone tank. I went over for a closer look and it was covered in brown Aiptasia. There must have been a hundred of different sizes. It was so thick it looked like soft coral in spots.

Ltspd · 11-18-2001, 09:43 AM

obring, here is a link

http://www.wyx.com/iheo/tank/aiptasia.htm

obring · 11-18-2001, 12:56 PM

OH OH! I think I am having a heart attack! Its either THAT, or the dinner i had last night did not agree with my system, or it may be the fact that those suckers look TOO much like something I have been looking at all excited growing in my prime specimen of live rock!

Ltspd · 11-18-2001, 01:19 PM

I have had good luck with injecting them with the calcium part of a 2 part additive. I use a srynge and a needle.

ranaman · 11-18-2001, 08:27 PM

Want some real LAUGHS, look at the good old aqua-CON website. Not only do they have all those colored colt and devil's hand corals dig the bright green madien hair coral good for beginers. see http://aquacon.com

obring · 11-18-2001, 08:46 PM

I fixed the problem very quickly... the buggers seemed to be localized to only one rock...so I took it out! Took it to the LFS I just discoverd here in Winter Haven, and gave it to him after he agreed that it was aiptasia... got me two brand new pieces...problem solved.

Ltspd · 11-18-2001, 10:05 PM

ranaman, thats a good one. I could have sold them some for 1/2 that

11-16-2001, 05:20 PM	#1
Ltspd Governor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Arden, NC USA Posts: 2,767	Aiptasia for sale at LFS Well my local LFS has nice large specimans of aiptasia for sale under the name curly-q anemone, I told the wife of the owner in a polite way that it was aiptasia and she need to kill it before it spread throughout their system. She acted surpirsed. They even had a listing for a combo rock with finger leather and curly-q. __________________ Paul C Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

11-17-2001, 12:41 AM	#2
myreef Council Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Lawrenceville, GA, USA Posts: 373	Hmmmmm I have some ocean front property in Atlanta they might want to take a look at. How much do they want for the rare specimen of Aiptasia? __________________ Andy MyReef Creations andy@myreefcreations.com

11-17-2001, 02:39 AM	#3
Great Reefer Man Citizen Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Portland, OR USA Posts: 192	I have seen this here at a lfs also!!! There was a shroom in the middle and two medium sized aiptasias on either side of it. The rock was kinda small also. $39!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Funny thing thouogh.........THEY'LL SELL THEM ALL DAY LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dennis __________________ Dennis

11-17-2001, 07:17 AM	#4
Ltspd Governor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Arden, NC USA Posts: 2,767	If you could see their reef tank you would understand The owners wife, who usually helps me, has told me on more than one occasion that if I dont get stuff as soon as it comes in it will be dead in a week or so. No halides, and just recently added (2) 96w pc's over 1 tank, other than that its open tanks with the facility lighting as the only source. __________________ Paul C Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

11-18-2001, 09:11 AM	#5
obring Tenant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Winter Haven, Florida, USA Posts: 62	Does anyone has or can show me a link that has a good picture of Aiptasia??????? I am concerned!!!!!! __________________ It all comes home in the evening tide!http://hometown.aol.com/obring/myhomepagesaltwatertank.html

11-18-2001, 09:21 AM	#6
cwa46 Tenant Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Nashville, TN 37204 Posts: 83	I was eating dinner at a place called "Captain Dave's" in Destin FL this week. Its a great restaurant and has several old style marine tanks. I mean that they have fish and bleached coral in them. The tanks are maintained by a local aquarium business for the restaurant. Since I had last been there, they had changed one of the tanks to the new "REEF" style. It had 1/2" of crushed coral and a lot of nice live rock covered with coralline algae. Several wrasses and one tang. I commented on the tank and the waiter told me it was their anemone tank. I went over for a closer look and it was covered in brown Aiptasia. There must have been a hundred of different sizes. It was so thick it looked like soft coral in spots. __________________ The essence of time is passing.

11-18-2001, 09:43 AM	#7
Ltspd Governor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Arden, NC USA Posts: 2,767	obring, here is a link http://www.wyx.com/iheo/tank/aiptasia.htm __________________ Paul C Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

11-18-2001, 12:56 PM	#8
obring Tenant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Winter Haven, Florida, USA Posts: 62	OH OH! I think I am having a heart attack! Its either THAT, or the dinner i had last night did not agree with my system, or it may be the fact that those suckers look TOO much like something I have been looking at all excited growing in my prime specimen of live rock! __________________ It all comes home in the evening tide!http://hometown.aol.com/obring/myhomepagesaltwatertank.html

11-18-2001, 01:19 PM	#9
Ltspd Governor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Arden, NC USA Posts: 2,767	I have had good luck with injecting them with the calcium part of a 2 part additive. I use a srynge and a needle. __________________ Paul C Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

11-18-2001, 08:27 PM	#10
ranaman Council Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Imperial Polk County, Fl Posts: 432	Want some real LAUGHS, look at the good old aqua-CON website. Not only do they have all those colored colt and devil's hand corals dig the bright green madien hair coral good for beginers. see http://aquacon.com __________________ "The octopus notices the little cowries."

11-18-2001, 08:46 PM	#11
obring Tenant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Winter Haven, Florida, USA Posts: 62	I fixed the problem very quickly... the buggers seemed to be localized to only one rock...so I took it out! Took it to the LFS I just discoverd here in Winter Haven, and gave it to him after he agreed that it was aiptasia... got me two brand new pieces...problem solved. __________________ It all comes home in the evening tide!http://hometown.aol.com/obring/myhomepagesaltwatertank.html

11-18-2001, 10:05 PM	#12
Ltspd Governor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Arden, NC USA Posts: 2,767	ranaman, thats a good one. I could have sold them some for 1/2 that __________________ Paul C Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

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