Mustang Boy
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I just found an aptasia in my mantis tank on a small peice of LR and was wondering if there was any way of getting rid of it without buying something like Joe's Juice. I was thinking maybe a freshwater dip but for how long?
Need aptasia advice
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Freshwater dip probably won't do a lot of good, without killing everything else that's liking on and in the rock. Make up some Kalk paste, using Pickling Lime. I mix it to a toothpaste consistency. Then us a syringe, even one of the plastic dosing syringes, to inject it into the mouth of the aiptasia. Works as good as Joe's Juice. If this doesn't work...and it doesn't always, then buy a new product called AiptasiaX. It works wonders!!
G&NSalty425
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You could also try a syringe of boiling water and try squirting it right on it, I was told to try that before I went out and bought Joe's Juice, it didn't work for me but..... maybe it will for you.
tjara03
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I will second the AiptaisiaX! I just used it and it worked great! Good luck!
Michael39924
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Just get some peppermint shrimps for about the same price of that bottle or less. I have 3 of them in 46 gal and all rocks are squeaky clean. I recently obtained some live rock with that crap on it and all of it was gone in like 2-3 days. This is the way to do it rather than exposing fish and inverts to chemicals. Who knows what they put in that treatment bottle.
The problem with peppermint shrimp, aside from them being hit/miss when it comes to eating aiptasia, is that your mantis shrimp would make short work of them...lol.
Michael39924
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Just put a leash on it to keep it away from shrimp lol. Even if it's somewhat uncertain that shrimp will eat it, it's always worth trying because that is the easiest approach and less time/labor consuming. Someone else (shrimp) is taking care of it for you 
It worked for me and it did take few days but if you don't feed them anything else then that will force them to go thru aiptasia faster.
It worked for me and it did take few days but if you don't feed them anything else then that will force them to go thru aiptasia faster.snake
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Peppermint shrimp works! I just setup my tank 2 weeks ago and had the same problem. I even had one aptasia with its base about the size of a dime. I watched my crabs messing with it and as soon as a crab touch it, it retreats back to its shell. Picked up 3 peppermints and it was gone overnight!
Ummm are people not reading about this being a Mantis Shrimp tank? The Mantis would kill the peppermint shrimp within minutes of being put in the tank.....
Mustang Boy
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well with the whole peppermint shrimp idea this is a really small piece of LR so i could take it out of the mantis tank and put it in my aquapod 24 that has been setup for about a month and put a peppermint shrimp in there and when the shrimp is done with the aptasia on the rock i can just take the LR out and put it back in the mantis tank
plus that way i would have another neat addition to my 24
plus that way i would have another neat addition to my 24
The neat addition to your 24 could end up being aiptasia if it spreads...lol. Peppermint shrimp are really hit and miss when it comes to eating aiptasia. Sometimes they do a great job...other times, they ignore it.
By the way, we want pics of the Mantis!!!
By the way, we want pics of the Mantis!!!
G&NSalty425
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I second the pics
Mustang Boy
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lol i know i should really get some pics ive just been kinda lazy lately but ill try to get some soon but i dont know how soon cause my mantis is very reclusive and only comes out when she wants to snack on a hermit or snail
