Need Help With Nuesance Anenomy!!!!

Gabe · 01-09-2003, 04:33 AM

Sorry I dont have a picture, but I will explain as best as possible. They are a light tan/off white colore with their size ranging from less than a dime to over the size of a quarter. Their tentacles are rather short with a bubble tip. They grow on the sides of my brain and meat corals, stinging them so the corals retract. In addition, they have terminated my star polyops by simply overbearing them, smothering and stinging them to death. Their are two ways I get rid of them: by poking the ones near the meat and brain coral to death with a sowing needle, and giving my live rock (colonies poplulate the lr) a fresh water dip for twelve hours and then scrape the dead anenomes off with a tooth brush. However I can not do this with my large pieces of lr and using a needl is tedious plus killng all these anenomes in the tank would pollute it. I heard a peppermint shrimp might work but I have a cleaner shrimp. Oh yeah my tank is 50g. Please all suggestions welcome!

**kevinpo** · 01-09-2003, 08:22 AM

Do a search on Aiptasia anemone and you will find several solutions for them.

Regards,
Kevin

fishguy_8 · 01-09-2003, 02:50 PM

I had peps' to try and get rid of them....i dont think they ever ate one....hot water blast is all that ever worked for me.
Jon

hcp28 · 01-09-2003, 03:39 PM

I've heard a well placed explosive charge has done wonders for some people... of course this technique is not foe the faint at heart. Try some Kalk and paste it right over the suckers. If you break them apart the little pieces will grow into new ones. Also a flame thrower will do wonders for your problem, it also helps to get rid of ugly curtains. I heard someone say they once would pull out the rocks and take a acetylene torch to them, it smells up the place though so do it outside.

Henry

***zhenya*** · 01-09-2003, 05:19 PM

LMAO. Henry, a flame thrower?

I had a very nasty aiptasia explosion in my 110g and I tried just about everything,exept the flame thrower

and nothing seems to work.Just recently I bought a Chelmon rostratus and most of aiptasia is gone.Very quickly this fish became my favorite fish of all.There is a few remaining but I'm not worried as I have a biological control

deano · 01-15-2003, 06:47 PM

In the past I'v had great luck with the peppermint shrimp. Make sure its the true peppermint not the camel back. Your tank size I would try 2 or 3. Their should be no problems mixing the cleaner shrimp with the peppermint.

Gene

You got your Chelmon rostratus back in November right? It sound like hes doing ok. I'm think about adding one to my establised 135 reef tank. Not for aiptasia control , fortunitaly I'v have none. I just think its a awesome fish. Do you have any suggestion or comments on this fish. From my research it sounds like they are doing fine, once establised, on mysis shrimp, other meaty foods and what they find on thier own.

Kevin your import knowing you have one to would be appreciated.

**kevinpo** · 01-15-2003, 09:28 PM

Gabe,
My error. I missed the part about the bubble tips. They are a worse pest than Aiptasia. They are likely Majano sp. The only thing I know that eats them are butterflyfish. Specifically the raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) is one that eats them. The problem is these fish are not reef safe or at least risky to add to your reef.

Regards,
Kevin

**kevinpo** · 01-15-2003, 09:33 PM

Dean,
Mine has been a great fish so far. It is very tame and eats from my fingers. It likes mysis shrimp, raw shrimp, and freeze dried plankton.

HTH,
Kevin
PS: 2 corals I would caution with it are meat corals (T. geoffroyi) and Favia sp. (Open Brain).

***zhenya*** · 01-15-2003, 11:55 PM

Dean,
So far my fish had no interest in any corals,just cleaned house on tiny feathers and Aiptasia.As far as other food,I get some fresh clams and break a tiny hole in the shell, Chelmon does the rest.two clams a week and some frozen mysids

I don't want him to forget abot Aiptasias

I found that some bloodwoms may entice mine once in awhile.
Other than that,what Kevin said

PS. In my case the copper band had to deal with yellow tang and a p****d off clarkii clownfish.He came trough with flying colors and made a yeloow tang look quite clumzy and stupid

**kevinpo** · 01-16-2003, 01:57 AM

Gene,
My Purple Tang and RS Sailfin didn't like my Copperband either especially the Purple. But the Copperband is so quick and agile that at feeding time he doesn't even bother to swim away from either of the tangs. Just swims a circle around them and I mean very close maybe 2" away. Very comical to say the least.

Regards,
Kevin

deano · 01-16-2003, 10:55 AM

Thanks Gene and Kevin sounds like I'v found my final fish addition to this tank. I to have a Purple tang and he dose rule the tank. This will be biggest concern. Hopefully I can find a Copperband eating and smart enough to deal with a tang like you guys have.

hcp28 · 01-16-2003, 01:29 PM

Your right Gene a flamethrower what was I thinking?

I'll go get the thermonuclear explosives you get the hard hats

Henry

***zhenya*** · 01-16-2003, 02:51 PM

Henry,
I've got two hanging in my garage

I guess I'll go put it on.

01-09-2003, 04:33 AM	#1
Gabe Tenant Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 90	Need Help With Nuesance Anenomy!!!! Sorry I dont have a picture, but I will explain as best as possible. They are a light tan/off white colore with their size ranging from less than a dime to over the size of a quarter. Their tentacles are rather short with a bubble tip. They grow on the sides of my brain and meat corals, stinging them so the corals retract. In addition, they have terminated my star polyops by simply overbearing them, smothering and stinging them to death. Their are two ways I get rid of them: by poking the ones near the meat and brain coral to death with a sowing needle, and giving my live rock (colonies poplulate the lr) a fresh water dip for twelve hours and then scrape the dead anenomes off with a tooth brush. However I can not do this with my large pieces of lr and using a needl is tedious plus killng all these anenomes in the tank would pollute it. I heard a peppermint shrimp might work but I have a cleaner shrimp. Oh yeah my tank is 50g. Please all suggestions welcome!

01-09-2003, 08:22 AM	#2
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	Do a search on Aiptasia anemone and you will find several solutions for them. Regards, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-09-2003, 03:39 PM	#4
hcp28 Evil Czar Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,001	I've heard a well placed explosive charge has done wonders for some people... of course this technique is not foe the faint at heart. Try some Kalk and paste it right over the suckers. If you break them apart the little pieces will grow into new ones. Also a flame thrower will do wonders for your problem, it also helps to get rid of ugly curtains. I heard someone say they once would pull out the rocks and take a acetylene torch to them, it smells up the place though so do it outside. Henry __________________ Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an open manhole and die. -Mel Brooks

01-09-2003, 05:19 PM	#5
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,872	LMAO. Henry, a flame thrower? I had a very nasty aiptasia explosion in my 110g and I tried just about everything,exept the flame thrower and nothing seems to work.Just recently I bought a Chelmon rostratus and most of aiptasia is gone.Very quickly this fish became my favorite fish of all.There is a few remaining but I'm not worried as I have a biological control __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

01-15-2003, 09:28 PM	#7
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	Gabe, My error. I missed the part about the bubble tips. They are a worse pest than Aiptasia. They are likely Majano sp. The only thing I know that eats them are butterflyfish. Specifically the raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) is one that eats them. The problem is these fish are not reef safe or at least risky to add to your reef. Regards, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-09-2003, 02:50 PM	#3
fishguy_8 Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,205	I had peps' to try and get rid of them....i dont think they ever ate one....hot water blast is all that ever worked for me. Jon

01-15-2003, 06:47 PM	#6
deano Just Moved In Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Land-of-OZ, KS Posts: 28	In the past I'v had great luck with the peppermint shrimp. Make sure its the true peppermint not the camel back. Your tank size I would try 2 or 3. Their should be no problems mixing the cleaner shrimp with the peppermint. Gene You got your Chelmon rostratus back in November right? It sound like hes doing ok. I'm think about adding one to my establised 135 reef tank. Not for aiptasia control , fortunitaly I'v have none. I just think its a awesome fish. Do you have any suggestion or comments on this fish. From my research it sounds like they are doing fine, once establised, on mysis shrimp, other meaty foods and what they find on thier own. Kevin your import knowing you have one to would be appreciated.

01-15-2003, 09:33 PM	#8
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	Dean, Mine has been a great fish so far. It is very tame and eats from my fingers. It likes mysis shrimp, raw shrimp, and freeze dried plankton. HTH, Kevin PS: 2 corals I would caution with it are meat corals (T. geoffroyi) and Favia sp. (Open Brain). __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-15-2003, 11:55 PM	#9
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,872	Dean, So far my fish had no interest in any corals,just cleaned house on tiny feathers and Aiptasia.As far as other food,I get some fresh clams and break a tiny hole in the shell, Chelmon does the rest.two clams a week and some frozen mysids I don't want him to forget abot Aiptasias I found that some bloodwoms may entice mine once in awhile. Other than that,what Kevin said PS. In my case the copper band had to deal with yellow tang and a p***d off clarkii clownfish.He came trough with flying colors and made a yeloow tang look quite clumzy and stupid __________________ Kind regards, Gene. Last edited by zhenya; 01-16-2003 at 12:02 AM.*

01-16-2003, 01:57 AM	#10
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	Gene, My Purple Tang and RS Sailfin didn't like my Copperband either especially the Purple. But the Copperband is so quick and agile that at feeding time he doesn't even bother to swim away from either of the tangs. Just swims a circle around them and I mean very close maybe 2" away. Very comical to say the least. Regards, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-16-2003, 10:55 AM	#11
deano Just Moved In Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Land-of-OZ, KS Posts: 28	Thanks Gene and Kevin sounds like I'v found my final fish addition to this tank. I to have a Purple tang and he dose rule the tank. This will be biggest concern. Hopefully I can find a Copperband eating and smart enough to deal with a tang like you guys have.

01-16-2003, 01:29 PM	#12
hcp28 Evil Czar Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,001	Your right Gene a flamethrower what was I thinking? I'll go get the thermonuclear explosives you get the hard hats Henry __________________ Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an open manhole and die. -Mel Brooks

01-16-2003, 02:51 PM	#13
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,872	Henry, I've got two hanging in my garage I guess I'll go put it on. __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

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