[hosser]

Is a long tentacled zoanthid -aiptasia? If not how can you tell the differance? If they are the same why are people selling them?

[e_baer]

an aiptasia is a harmful type of anemone. At least it can be harmful when it touches coral. They are typically considered a nuisance in the home aquarium because they will kill coral. Zoanthids are good in that they will not move around and kill things. They are also a tpye of coral, not anemone. You can go to Google and look at picstures of the two.

[hosser]

So there IS a long tentacle Zoo. I know Aiptasia is bad but mine are so small I wouldnt be able to tell the differance yet. Will peppermint shrimp eat zoo's if thats what they are? I saw my first aiptasia in real life last weekend in a friends tank and im leaning towards what I have isnt aiptasia. Thanks though I will keep looking for signs of good or bad from them

[e_baer]

Pics would help. Sometimes it can a be a little confusing whether they are aiptasia or not.

A long tentacle zoanthid would be something like yellow polyps. an aiptasia is more of a clear color and may have some little coloration on it.

[hosser]

Okay, either way Im gonna try shrimp in a week or two, they are too small for my camera to get a pic of. They have no color what so ever so Im hoping if its a bad thing the shrimp will take care of it. Thanks

[palmbeach2210]

Joe's Juice those suckers! I hate Aiptasia and Majano Anemones

Melevsreef.com - Aiptasia

[hosser]

I will probably do something about them soon but I dont have any instrument that will come even close to getting it to take joes juice. These things are honestly about a sixteenth of an inch tall

[e_baer]

at your local cvs or walgreens you can pick up a suringe for a few bucks. Tell them its for your grandma or something. If you tell them its for your fish tank they will think you are using it fro drugs lol.

[palmbeach2210]

Joe's Juice comes with a syringe in the box. Just no needle, sorry no heroine for you. lol :P

[jimw369]

Originally Posted by e_baer

at your local cvs or walgreens you can pick up a suringe for a few bucks. Tell them its for your grandma or something. If you tell them its for your fish tank they will think you are using it fro drugs lol.

O yeah...the grandma needs a syringe excuse...gets em every time. lol

[spanko]

Grandma needs a set of works?

WTF?????

[hosser]

Maybe for my own personal safety I will send my grandma in for it. Then she will have to look over her shoulder as she sprints to the car yelling " i got the stuff, go go go "

[DEWAYNE]

its kinda hard to run with a walker, we may need to get her in training first....LOL

[hosser]

She outran me at the recent grandson grandma relays lol

[e_baer]

did she have nitrous on her motor wheelchair?

[hosser]

she borrowed your odyssey haha

[e_baer]

haha...thanks for reminding me of that. I have an english paper to write (on how to set up a saltwater aquarium) but now I want to work on the go kart some more!

[IceMan]

Originally Posted by hosser

So there IS a long tentacle Zoo. I know Aiptasia is bad but mine are so small I wouldnt be able to tell the differance yet. Will peppermint shrimp eat zoo's if thats what they are? I saw my first aiptasia in real life last weekend in a friends tank and im leaning towards what I have isnt aiptasia. Thanks though I will keep looking for signs of good or bad from them

touch it...

thats all you gotta do to identify it. corals will draw back a lil, aptasia will basicly disapear into the rock, unless you have mojano... no experience with those.