Aiptasia control
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We have done boiling water in a syringe and then quickly pulled the syringe back to suck the aptasia out completely. Worked well for a single sighting but would not want to be putting hot RO in tank in any quantity if there were a bunch of them. I figure if that happens we'd use QT and remove effected rocks [hopefully]. good luck with this it is brutal.
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Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D
Nonetheless, the most common amphipods found in aquaria are
either herbivores or detritivores. They tend to eat either plant or algal
material preferentially and either graze on algae or eat debris of plant or
algal origin. Generally, they don't eat much in the way of animal flesh,
although occasionally we do get some predatory amphipods in our systems. It is
difficult to distinguish between any of these species without specific
microscopic examination, so the only way most hobbyists have of differentiating
between the two types (and keep in mind there are several hundred potential
species in each type) is to watch them feed. In our aquaria amphipods are
typically part of the cleanup crew. In addition, they are good food for whatever
fish can catch them. Altogether they are a beneficial and interesting component
of our systems' fauna.
Carnivory in amphipods is not uncommon, and occasionally
some truly carnivorous forms hitchhike into marine aquaria. In the deep sea, or
even in many shallow water areas below the photic zone, carnivorous amphipods
are either dominant members of the scavenging guild or predatory in their own
right. I even know of one species that on occasion is a man eater, being the man
it was documented eating!
Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D
Nonetheless, the most common amphipods found in aquaria are
either herbivores or detritivores. They tend to eat either plant or algal
material preferentially and either graze on algae or eat debris of plant or
algal origin. Generally, they don't eat much in the way of animal flesh,
although occasionally we do get some predatory amphipods in our systems. It is
difficult to distinguish between any of these species without specific
microscopic examination, so the only way most hobbyists have of differentiating
between the two types (and keep in mind there are several hundred potential
species in each type) is to watch them feed. In our aquaria amphipods are
typically part of the cleanup crew. In addition, they are good food for whatever
fish can catch them. Altogether they are a beneficial and interesting component
of our systems' fauna.
Carnivory in amphipods is not uncommon, and occasionally
some truly carnivorous forms hitchhike into marine aquaria. In the deep sea, or
even in many shallow water areas below the photic zone, carnivorous amphipods
are either dominant members of the scavenging guild or predatory in their own
right. I even know of one species that on occasion is a man eater, being the man
it was documented eating!
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You run an even higher risk of tge aptasia spreading and killing the coral anyway, plus other corals. Just use a needle and inject it inside the aptasia to reduce the chance of getting it on the acro. I have gotten kalk on acros by accident before and the acro survived with a dead spot where the kalk got on it. After about 2 months the dead spot got encrusted and you cant even tell it was ever damaged.
