Hydrogen Peroxide and Aiptasia Anemones ?

[j.falk]

Has anyone ever tried spot treating aiptasia anemones with hydrogen peroxide? If so, did it kill them off?

 

[lapin]

I had one on a frag plug. I removed the frag, scraped off the aiptasia. I then used a q-tip and peroxide to swab the plug. A whole lot of goop came off the plug. It might work

 

[najer]

Be careful using it near corals or creatures, I really upset a tuxedo urchin that was about 2 inches away, it instantly dropped everything as it retracted it's tubes.
I used 1 ml of 9%, it dissolves them but I haven't tried it again, so much gunk was released I'm not sure if I made things worse or not.

 

[j.falk]

Thanks guys. Appreciate the help. I have a bunch of small ones on some larger rocks that I need to kill off. Joe's Juice didn't work so I'm looking for an alternate solution.

 

[pecan2phat]

You would think so but I've pulled a rock out and sprayed the rock down with pure 3% peroxide for algae and aiptasia and a couple hours after putting the rock back in, I saw an aiptasia or two poke their ugly heads out so for me, no it did not kill the aiptasia.

 

[j.falk]

You would think so but I've pulled a rock out and sprayed the rock down with pure 3% peroxide for algae and aiptasia and a couple hours after putting the rock back in, I saw an aiptasia or two poke their ugly heads out so for me, no it did not kill the aiptasia.

Thank you. That's exactly what I was considering trying. Appreciate your insight!

 

[brandon429]

they are not peroxide sensitive among applications in pattern agreed.

 

[Robert Binz]

they are not peroxide sensitive among applications in pattern agreed.

This means peroxide will not kill them? I’ve tried using it directly on them (out of tank) and I didn’t think peroxide did much

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

This means peroxide will not kill them? I’ve tried using it directly on them (out of tank) and I didn’t think peroxide did much

I swear those things will survive a nuclear holocaust. Best results I've ever had were with berghia nudibranchs.

 

[Robert Binz]

I swear those things will survive a nuclear holocaust. Best results I've ever had were with berghia nudibranchs.

Berghia generally affordable or do they run pretty high?

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Berghia generally affordable or do they run pretty high?

I think "affordable" is a relative term. They usually go for around $10 each IME. I found a package deal that included shipping a while back and jumped on it.

 

[boeingn747]

I think "affordable" is a relative term. They usually go for around $10 each IME. I found a package deal that included shipping a while back and jumped on it.

Wow thank a great deal. The only lfs that carries them near me charges $25 for general customers. I get them for $20 each because I am a long time customer. The down side is they are only 1/8"-1/4" long. So tiny. I have looked on reeftown.com and he sells them for $15 for small $20 for medium, $25 for large, and $27 for XL. The problem is the $45 shipping on top of that. I am shooting from memory on the prices, but that is the range anyway. I wish I could find them for $10 each near me. I thought about setting up a breeding operation and selling them locally, I got the tank and stuff just haven't gotten it off the ground.

 

[davidcalgary29]

Wow thank a great deal. The only lfs that carries them near me charges $25 for general customers. I get them for $20 each because I am a long time customer. The down side is they are only 1/8"-1/4" long. So tiny. I have looked on reeftown.com and he sells them for $15 for small $20 for medium, $25 for large, and $27 for XL. The problem is the $45 shipping on top of that. I am shooting from memory on the prices, but that is the range anyway. I wish I could find them for $10 each near me. I thought about setting up a breeding operation and selling them locally, I got the tank and stuff just haven't gotten it off the ground.

The biggest obstacle to establishing a breeding population is probably going to be maintaining a healthy supply of aiptasia for the nudibranchs to eat. I was able to breed mine by sticking a clump of aiptasia-infested macro into a jar with an airstone; two weeks after I added three nudibranchs, the jar was crawling with them. I couldn't, however, cultivate aiptasia fast enough, and they all eventually ran out of food.

 

[boeingn747]

The biggest obstacle to establishing a breeding population is probably going to be maintaining a healthy supply of aiptasia for the nudibranchs to eat. I was able to breed mine by sticking a clump of aiptasia-infested macro into a jar with an airstone; two weeks after I added three nudibranchs, the jar was crawling with them. I couldn't, however, cultivate aiptasia fast enough, and they all eventually ran out of food.

That was another thing. So i have some local friends and I thought about getting rocks from there tanks to keep supplying aprasia. I also was going to smash some of the aptasia in hopes of them releasing spores and reproduce faster. I know it can be done. Just need to work out all the specifics.

 

[brianfarm6767]

I turned off all the blues and did my best at getting some better images. I actually see two on there through these pictures. This side of the frag is the only side with the Skelton exposed. Would cutting back the frag a little bit to remove that skeleton or a small part of the entire frag to remove that entire side of the frag then add some glue on the exposed Skeleton after the cut be an option?