bad anemones

[reefgirl78]

Hi,

I was wondering if you know any tricks other than kalswisser trick for getting rid of the bad anemones?

Thanks,
Alison

 

[returnofsid]

Peppermint shrimp will sometimes eat Aiptasia. There are some fish that will also, but I wouldn't recommend that route. I use Kalk paste I make with Pickling Lime. Others have had success using Lemon Juice. I've also recently read of great successes using liquid Drano...of all things. In fact, there's a thread on this forum talking about that and I believe it's Boomer saying it's safe. Please forgive me if it's not Boomer...but I think it is. I think it's in the Chemistry forum.

 

[Snowboarda42]

http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=351310&postcount=35

 

[MikeS]

Lemon juice has always worked the best for me...I've tried kalk paste, peppermint shrimps, ect, but I always go back to lemon juice in a hypodermic syringe.

MikeS

 

[robzilla]

i've had the best luck with vinegar

 

[aquarookie]

Well, if they are really "bad anemones", you should give them a spanking. Maybe they will act better next time :lol:

 

[treehugger]

I have three peppermint shrimp that cleaned them out of my tank within a week. If I could trap them you could have them cuz they look hungry.

 

[solenowski]

if the tank is large enough, Copperband Butterfly... if there arent that many, syringe with rubbing alcohol

 

[billaweed]

boiling water and a syringe has worked for me with both aiptasia and majano's

 

[thekingfish]

I've crazy glued aptasia before after irritating them to get them to shrink up.