Aiptasia?

[Crack31]

Hello all.

I am fairly new to reef tanks (6 months).

I am fairly certain I have aiptsia on the clam.

Is the other picture also aiptasia. They do not seem to retract when I touch them.

I've read the threads on aiptasia. What would be the best solution for the aiptasia on the clam?

Thank you in advance for any assistance.

 

[RyanG]

The first pic is GSP green star polyps at least thats what it looks like on my laptop. LCD monitor sucks though.

 

[Bifferwine]

Ryan is right, the first is green star polyps, a desirable coral, although in some tanks (like mine) the spread so fast they could be considered pests!

The second pic is definitely aiptasia. If I were you, I'd get rid of it as they pack quite a strong sting and you don't want it to hurt your clam.

To get rid of it, I'd either apply a thick salt paste, kalkwasser paste or use Joe's Juice or another chemical specifically made to kill aiptasia that you can find at your fish store.

 

[Piggy]

I use joe's juice on aiptasia and it works great.

 

[cgoodman381]

I also read somewhere you can use lemon juice. Dnno what it does to you tank though. The person to ask for a good home remedy would be fatman, im sure.

 

[ladypheesh]

when we got 2 peppermint shrimp all traces of aiptasia were gone in 2 days, and we haven't seen any since.

 

[RyanG]

I also read somewhere you can use lemon juice. Dnno what it does to you tank though. The person to ask for a good home remedy would be fatman, im sure.

As of now Fatman is banned. Not sure if its temporary or permanent but banned he is.

 

[yote]

Another good way to kill aiptasia is with a hyperdermic needle filled with calcium.Just drive the needle in deep and inject it.

 

[Gooseman]

As of now Fatman is banned. Not sure if its temporary or permanent but banned he is.

what happened to fatman? i didnt know he was banned ... what did he do wrong?!

 

[Crack31]

Thank you all for the information.

 

[RyanG]

I havent figured it out yet, his bad attitude was his downfall although IMO he made a conscious effort to be civil in the open forums as of late. Tons of good information bad delivery sometime. I personally hope it is a temporary ban.

 

[Gooseman]

who did he offend? who banned him?

 

[reeffreak]

I concur,GSP and aiptasia.

You're going to have to kill the aiptasia.I can tell from your pic it is stinging the clam.I'm not sure what is a safe method considering it is so close to the clams mantle.

 

[Crack31]

I went back to the store I bought the clam from an they exchanged it.

Another good reason to support the LFS.

 

[Bifferwine]

Back on topic, please. If you must discuss other members in this thread, please do so via PM.