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	Getting rid of glass anemones
steve711 Big Fish Posts: 496 Kudos: 631 Registered: 27-Sep-2002	My 12 gallon nano cube has started to develop some glass anemones and they are spreading fast. I wanna get rid of them. I have read that pepermint shrimp will eat them. Is this true? Also what are some other methods of getting rid of them. Thanks in advance. -Steve
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	Peppermint shrimp may work, but its not guranteed. A product called Joes Juice is supposed to be effective.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	Your best bet will be the pepermint shrimp. I woudl suggest getting 3 or 4 of them to make sure you get one or more that will eat them. Another option is to use PHup and a seringe and squirt just a little in to each one. This is a real pain and will never get rid of all of them. A good fish is a copper banded butterfly, but this fish will be to big for your tank. I have also heard about a nudi that will eat them, but can't remember what kind it is. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	4 peppermint shrimp for a 12 gallon tank may be a bit much.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	The number is more about ensuring that you will get one or more that will eat the aptisa. Getting one may not work. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
steve711 Big Fish Posts: 496 Kudos: 631 Registered: 27-Sep-2002	Hey thanx for the advice. I have heard that squirting them to get rid of them is a pain so i only plan to use that on the two larget ones that may be harder for the shrimp to eat. As for the pepermint shrimp sinse my salt water store is an hour and a half away I wouldnt be able to return any at a later time. So what would you suggest as a number for permanent pepermint shrimp residents to the tank?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	I would say get 3 if they are small. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
Oleta Ultimate Fish Guru You can\'t rollerskate in a buffalo herd Posts: 3397 Kudos: 2260 Votes: 186 Registered: 16-Aug-2001	I have used hot water injections in the past and that worked quite well.. However, I have to say that if you can find it, Joe's Juice works really well.. I was lucky enough to have a LFS that carries it and it works quickly without much fuss.. Good Luck with it..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
JMT1SOMR Big Fish Posts: 302 Kudos: 192 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Oct-2001	I've run across to many horror stories about Joes Juice. They all seem to surround nano tanks as well. In fact, I've seen the destruction that stuff can cause. A little homemade remedy I cam across: Vodka Injection. Just got buy a 1/2 pint of some cheap vodka (~$2) and inject it into the base of the aiptasia. It doesn't take much, so don't use a lot! So far, no negative reprocutions with said method. Although, in a tank that small, I'd limit it to 2 or 3 injections per every 3 days.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	One shot for the tank, one shot for me, one shot for the tank, two shots for me. :%) Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
Oleta Ultimate Fish Guru You can\'t rollerskate in a buffalo herd Posts: 3397 Kudos: 2260 Votes: 186 Registered: 16-Aug-2001	I've never had a problem with the Joe's Juice.. Granted, my tank isn't stocked to the brim with corals, but I've treated aiptasias that are in very close proximity to my soft corals and even got some on a GSP clump without problem.. Even on the website there is documentation of them treating aiptasia in reef setups containing valuable anemones.. If you can post a link or something, JMT1SOMR, I'd be interested in reading about it..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
JMT1SOMR Big Fish Posts: 302 Kudos: 192 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Oct-2001	The most extreme experience I had with it was in person. The guy that owns my LFS keeps nano tanks in his office. He has an awesome 5.5ga full of SPS and baby clams. He was treating it with Joes Juice and it pretty much destroyed the tank. The clam and some of the SPS recovered, but it was a long process and they had to be moved into larger systems for it to happen. I will personally never use the stuff after seeing in person the damage it can do. And, for reference, here's a link to some pics I took of his tanks: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=34861&highlight=tanks -Justin
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28


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