whats the best why to kill Aiptasia

[MadBob]

If you're not growing any corals a "chocolate chip" type star from the genus Protoreastor will get rid of them in no time, only problem with them is they eat every cnidarian they can reach.

 

[Zoodiver]

Cheapest easiest way to kill it off: drastically change the pH of it and then use a siphon tube to suck it off the rock.

Inject it with freshwater (low pH) or mix calcium carbonate into a solution and use that (high pH).

No need for fancy petstore crap.

 

[~ocean]

Cheapest easiest way to kill it off: drastically change the pH of it and then use a siphon tube to suck it off the rock.

Inject it with freshwater (low pH) or mix calcium carbonate into a solution and use that (high pH).

No need for fancy petstore crap.

true!

 

[ryeguy28]

no need to worry about it anymore i got my little baby mantis shrimp out if the rock (he is a little cutie ) so i just took out the rock and gonna let it die in some freshwater

 

[ryeguy28]

also getting him out off the rock RESULTED IN THIS

(NOT REALY IT WAS A JOKE) just incase off hater

 

[water_baby83]

Cheapest easiest way to kill it off: drastically change the pH of it and then use a siphon tube to suck it off the rock.

Inject it with freshwater (low pH) or mix calcium carbonate into a solution and use that (high pH).

No need for fancy petstore crap.

Exactly what I would have suggested.

 

[oceanobsession289]

One of the curators I used to volunteer for would take out the live rock and use a blow torch. No seriously! Works like a charm, but of course you kill a lot of other stuff too. Depends on what you have the patience for.

 

[MadBob]

Lots of people use that same trick to get unwanted mantis shrimp out of rocks, good thinking

btw, you have any idea what species mantis you have?

 

[Zoodiver]

Exactly what I would have suggested.

No it's not, don't lie. You just like to copy me.

One of the curators I used to volunteer for would take out the live rock and use a blow torch. No seriously! Works like a charm, but of course you kill a lot of other stuff too. Depends on what you have the patience for.

Must have been one after me huh?

 

[ryeguy28]

i got a baby peacock mantis she is so cute
she is black and then has little white dots along her sides i havnt seen her for a day or to but shes fine