Brian Baker
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Can I scrape it off if I take it out of the tank?
Can I Scrap Aiptasia off?
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Yes. Very easy to do.
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I injected a couple I had with a strong solution of kalkwasser. They went & I haven't seen them since.
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Be careful scraping it off. If you leave a fragment, it will grow into a new anemone. If you inadvertently tear it up and have fragments floating around, you will have multiple new anemones. Do a search, there are multiple threads on dealing with aiptasia.
It looks to be attached to a tridacna clam, if so I would not burn it. Simply remove the clam and carefully scrape off the aptasia in a seperate bucket of tank water, not in the tank. Make sure you don't scrape any fleshy parts near the foot of the clam.
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Well it is on a clam shell with no clam in it and I planned on scraping it off in the sink then washing it off in so RO water.
That should do the trick right?
That should do the trick right?
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That should work, I usually use a Brass bristle brush to make sure I get it all then leave the rock outside for a cpl days for good measure. I recent;y had one in my sump attached to the wall & took a hand cloth to wipe it out. started an inch bellow the aptasia & covered it before I pulled up on the cloth to the top so none of it would get away.
