Glass Anemone Best Way To Get Rid

Alright lads i have noticed 2 glass anemones in my tank have being reading up on how to get rid

Some say butterfly fish but then again they are not reef safe

Then others say pepermint shrimp i have got one and he is in the last 2 or 3 days and nothing they are still there?

What about joes juice?

Sean

i believe peppermint shrimp won't eat it if it's too big. So i think the juice is the only option which i think is just lemon juice or some sort citric acid. i crushed one in my filter with the sponge and it died quite easily.

If you're talking about copperband butterfly some are reef safe and some aren't but it is a difficult fish to feed at times but definitely one of my favourites.

Jambomac wrote:

i believe peppermint shrimp won't eat it if it's too big. So i think the juice is the only option which i think is just lemon juice or some sort citric acid. i crushed one in my filter with the sponge and it died quite easily.

If you're talking about copperband butterfly some are reef safe and some aren't but it is a difficult fish to feed at times but definitely one of my favourites.

Am talking about most butterflys

But the copperband is the one i was looking at and most are saying are not reef safe some say there one or two that are but finding one is a pain

there is two glass anemones in my tank tuck in on rock and can not get them also dont want to brake them up or they will go everywhere

Have you used joes juice brfore?

Sean

I just use Vinegar.

Kev.

This is taken from another website, the guy with the problem suggested this and the poster replies " works great"!!


Re: How do you get rid of glass anemones?

i use the powder calcium by kent and mix a small strong dose and suck it up in a syerenge and push into the aiptasias mouth and shoot it in. The aiptasia should die within a half an hour. if not you can go buy joes juice heard it works great.



I think Seahorse sell Aptaisia X.

Kev.

You are a sparks so you can attest to the validity of the technique devised it the Vid.



PLEASE DO NOT try this if you are not au fait with Electricity and it's attendant dangers!

Kev.

Kev that Aptaisia X loos good have talked to a few people about this and just like the peppermint some says it works and other say it doesnt

Have you used it before?

With the 12V i know im a sparts and that bu some reason i wouldnt chance it not for me but just for my fish haha

Thanks mate and very good links

Sean

Nope Sean, only ever used Vinegar.

Kev.

stretnik wrote:

Nope Sean, only ever used Vinegar.

Kev.

How did ya get on with that?

Sean

As I work in a hospital I got a needle and syringe injecting it with lemon juice it was dead almost instantly

tony wrote:

As I work in a hospital I got a needle and syringe injecting it with lemon juice it was dead almost instantly

i just had someone in the house with me about a half hour ago and he said lemon juice aswell might try that

just have to get a needle and syringe now

thanks

Sean

tony wrote:

As I work in a hospital I got a needle and syringe injecting it with lemon juice it was dead almost instantly

Exactly as Tony said, shrivelled almost instantly.

Kev.

I think you can use a pippete rather than a syringe. you could also try the aiptasia eating Filefish

Jambomac wrote:

I think you can use a pippete rather than a syringe. you could also try the aiptasia eating Filefish

Given the nature of Aptasia to regenerate from bits that remain, would there be a chance of leftover, uneaten bits regenerating again?

Kev.

I think aiptasia is just one of those things that you have to keep an eye on every piece of coral on the rock there could be aiptasia on it.

I don't believe its as bad as people say a bit of scare mongering, the peppermint should take care of what you can't see it just needs to be controlled like bubble algae and the rest.

They are not catastrophic, just not seen as ideal.

When i crushed mine with my sponge i didn't see anymore but i do have peppermint shrimp in the tank so i take he's doing his job.

Those two Aiptasia you can see but how many do you really have do they really survive if not completely destroyed or is it the ones you can't see becoming more visible.

By all reliable accounts, they survive by regrowing so I found destroying the main body worked for me and injecting the foot destroys any potential young that may exist.

Kev.

I am going to try the lemon juice and ill see how i get on as i dont have a needle and syringe ill try it with a pippete and see how that goes

I have a Blue tang in my tank that is fighting with my purple and yellow tang so i think im going to move him on and get a chopperband butterfly and see hoe he gets on hopefully the one i get will not go need the reef

Sean

Also yeah Kev you are dead right if the aiptasia get sliced/broken up it will spread like crazy so best to kill it in one whole and not pull it out off the tank as if it brakes up that will be a might mare all over the tank

Sean

how about removing your livestock and dropping in a grenade???
guess you've figured out i've No marine expierence, but sound like you have good advice above Sean

sheag35 wrote:

how about removing your livestock and dropping in a grenade???
guess you've figured out i've No marine expierence, but sound like you have good advice above Sean

Sheag i would say would say some time some lads think off doing this

When they get out off hand they can be a pain lucky enough i only have 2 small one in the tank that hopefully will be going today

I know great advice like always so thanks lads

Sean

found four more of the little s**ts today I've no lemon juice left
but had a 35mm syringe and sucked them off the rocks worked great

The 2 i have are in a bad spot so cant do that i am no lemon juice so was talking to someone in one off the shops today and he said try Kalk mixed with ro and injecting in to them so i done that but not long after did lights go out so ill see tomorrow if it has worked

Hope the little buggers are gone

Sean

BlueRam wrote:

The 2 i have are in a bad spot so cant do that i am no lemon juice so was talking to someone in one off the shops today and he said try Kalk mixed with ro and spray it on to them so i dont that but not long after did lights go out so ill see tomorrow if it has worked

Hope the little buggers are gone

Sean

Spraying kalk i've heard of injecting it into it but not spraying it hope that nothing else injests the kalk otherwise it might be a worse situation to begin with.

Lets hope it works.

Jambomac wrote:

BlueRam wrote:

The 2 i have are in a bad spot so cant do that i am no lemon juice so was talking to someone in one off the shops today and he said try Kalk mixed with ro and spray it on to them so i dont that but not long after did lights go out so ill see tomorrow if it has worked

Hope the little buggers are gone

Sean

Spraying kalk i've heard of injecting it into it but not spraying it hope that nothing else injests the kalk otherwise it might be a worse situation to begin with.

Lets hope it works.

Sorry yeah that is what i meant should have worded it better it got injected but hopefully it has worked if not lemon juice tomorrow

Sean

BlueRam wrote:

Jambomac wrote:

BlueRam wrote:

The 2 i have are in a bad spot so cant do that i am no lemon juice so was talking to someone in one off the shops today and he said try Kalk mixed with ro and spray it on to them so i dont that but not long after did lights go out so ill see tomorrow if it has worked

Hope the little buggers are gone

Sean

Spraying kalk i've heard of injecting it into it but not spraying it hope that nothing else injests the kalk otherwise it might be a worse situation to begin with.

Lets hope it works.

Sorry yeah that is what i meant should have worded it better it got injected but hopefully it has worked if not lemon juice tomorrow

Sean

Glad we cleared that up rather than some new person wanting a quick fix and doing that
Can't imagine the potential disaster.

Did the kalk work?

yeah dead right

Nope didn't work on them im going to pick up a copperband in the next week or so hopefully he will do the job

Sean