apistasia help

slipknotgrrl83 · May 19, 2017

So 1 found an apastasia... again. last one was on powerhead so I could remove it to kill the thing. This one is on a rock that I really can't move easily. I tried the boiling water which I squirted in its mouth, it looked like it shriveled up good but came back a day later. I really don't want to use chemicals at this point. I have heard people use lemon juice or vinager. What are the proper ways to use and will it harm anything since it would need to be done in tank? Thanks in advance.

kchapmanjr · May 19, 2017

slipknotgrrl83 said:
So 1 found an apastasia... again. last one was on powerhead so I could remove it to kill the thing. This one is on a rock that I really can't move easily. I tried the boiling water which I squirted in its mouth, it looked like it shriveled up good but came back a day later. I really don't want to use chemicals at this point. I have heard people use lemon juice or vinager. What are the proper ways to use and will it harm anything since it would need to be done in tank? Thanks in advance.

Superglue.

Mikedawg · May 19, 2017

If you do decide to use chemicals at some point in time, might want to try Aiptasia X - I've never had any bad side effects from using it and it's kind of fun watching those little pests blow up and disappear.

JaimeAdams · May 19, 2017

I second the super glue. Just go to the dollar store get a 2 pack of super glue GEL and stick a big glob over it covering the whole thing. Problem solved!

Eric Tang · May 19, 2017

these suckers survived a copper treated tank! super glue all the way!

slipknotgrrl83 · May 19, 2017

kchapmanjr said:
Superglue.

but will that be safe for in tank? the rock is covered in coral so I really cant remove it.

slipknotgrrl83 · May 19, 2017

I do have coral glue.... wonder if that would be okay. I also know that's safe for in tank use. do I just cover whole thing? or just the mouth?

Murica · May 19, 2017

I do the boiling water, you just have to make sure you get it good and sometimes a second turkey baster amount is needed or yes, sometimes it'll come back

xREEFINaintEZx · May 19, 2017

I was very skeptical of super glue. For killing Vermited snails, aipstisa, or frag plugs it seems like everyone loves it especially the gel. I choose to go the aiptasia X road. From what I've learned it's pretty much kalk paste. I take a 10 ml syringe and mix 5ml of aiptasia X with 2-3 ml tank water and I have had no problems.

JaimeAdams · May 19, 2017

slipknotgrrl83 said:
I do have coral glue.... wonder if that would be okay. I also know that's safe for in tank use. do I just cover whole thing? or just the mouth?

Its the same thing. Coral glue = Super glue gel. The only difference is in thickness consistency. Superglue over the whole thing. Do not let any small pieces escape and grow new aptasias.

Eric Tang · May 19, 2017

Murica said:
I do the boiling water, you just have to make sure you get it good and sometimes a second turkey baster amount is needed or yes, sometimes it'll come back

I actually did that when I transfer a leather coral to my nano and hope to get rid of the possibility to bring some with it. I poured hot water over the rock (not the coral) and there were babies coming out in a few weeks from the rock

Undertaker · May 19, 2017

Aiptasia x

slipknotgrrl83 · May 20, 2017

Thank you everyone. I did a second round of the boiling water and I think it's dead

slipknotgrrl83 · May 21, 2017

Nope...he came back. Superglue it is

HB AL · May 21, 2017

It's really not this difficult, go buy some aptasia x follow the direction and they will be gone on the 1st try. It works 100 % of the time unless you don't follow the instruction which are pretty simple.

Thor2j · May 21, 2017

Aptasia X works every time

slipknotgrrl83 · May 21, 2017

HB AL said:
It's really not this difficult, go buy some aptasia x follow the direction and they will be gone on the 1st try. It works 100 % of the time unless you don't follow the instruction which are pretty simple.

Lfs was out, have some on order at bulk Reef, will be here in 3 days. The super glue did the trick this time! I will be more prepared for any others