H2O2 for aiptasia and dipping cheato algae.

nanomania · Sep 13, 2016

What if i dip cheato in fw? Wud it kill apitasia? If yes, howlong?

germs101 · Sep 14, 2016

nanomania said:
What if i dip cheato in fw? Wud it kill apitasia? If yes, howlong?

Experiment

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 14, 2016

I've dipped macroalgae like chaeto and caulerpa in fresh water to kill flatworms. It isn't optimal for the macro, but they do survive.

I'm just not sure on the relative kill times for aiptasia and macroalgae. If the aiptasia just balls up, it might last a while.

stevo01 · Sep 14, 2016

nanomania said:
What if i dip cheato in fw? Wud it kill apitasia? If yes, howlong?

FW will def kill it, but how long will it take IS the question. Short enough to not kill the algae, but long enough to kill the aptasia. Test time

nanomania · Sep 14, 2016

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
I've dipped macroalgae like chaeto and caulerpa in fresh water to kill flatworms. It isn't optimal for the macro, but they do survive.

I'm just not sure on the relative kill times for aiptasia and macroalgae. If the aiptasia just balls up, it might last a while.

How long can i dip cheato in fw?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 14, 2016

nanomania said:
How long can i dip cheato in fw?

Not sure. I did about a minute, swishing it around.

nanomania · Sep 15, 2016

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
Not sure. I did about a minute, swishing it around.

I guess ill have to test with some cheato.

Stigigemla · Sep 16, 2016

I have sold many tank raised peppermint shrimps without a single problem. I beleive there are a few very similar species with different habits.
The Camel shrimps are good for big tanks because they eat both Aiptasia and buttons. So they might reduce Palythoa and secure that the tank does not get infected by zoas everywhere. In the tank i keep them they do not touch Euphyllia and SpS.

Bbaz123456 · Sep 17, 2016

Fw dip will usually kill chaeto before anything else, except flatworms, like randy mentioned. Because they die in a few seconds. Keep in mind, when you are doing testing, that it will take about a week to notice the chaeto dying off after dipping. So take your testing slow.
I dip my aiptasia for a few minutes to remove any pests in them before feeding to berghias.
Berghia nudibranchs are always a safe bet for removing aiptasia from your system. Aiptasia is the only thing they eat.

nanomania · Sep 17, 2016

Bbaz123456 said:
Fw dip will usually kill chaeto before anything else, except flatworms, like randy mentioned. Because they die in a few seconds. Keep in mind, when you are doing testing, that it will take about a week to notice the chaeto dying off after dipping. So take your testing slow.
I dip my aiptasia for a few minutes to remove any pests in them before feeding to berghias.
Berghia nudibranchs are always a safe bet for removing aiptasia from your system. Aiptasia is the only thing they eat.

Im from india, we dont get them here.

i tried alot. I have been to singapore, thailand and hk, cudnt find them there too.