Aiptasia Control

[CD]

Larry-
Are the Berghia primarily active at night? I was so excited a few days ago when I spotted one of the Berghia at the opposite end of the tank from which they'd been introduced (won three at the meeting at StephenA's house). It was during one of my "night watch" sessions. Also, will they breed successfully in a reef tank, or does that have to be in a tank specifically for that purpose?

Wendy

[Thunderkat]

I went and looked up pictures of aiptasia and I am starting to think I might have killed two of my zoos.

Do single polyps of zoos venture out on their own? The two "aiptasia" I removed looked nothing like the pictures I saw online, they looked like my zoos and were only about 4 inches from my zoo rock.

The two "aiptasia" looked like my zoos but were brown and the tentacles were smaller and stubbly. This morning I noticed two of my zoos had turned brown. Do zoos change color?

Am I a migratory zoo murderer?

[CD]

Could they be majano?

Check out the pics here:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/cav1i3...mpressions.htm

Wendy

[Thunderkat]

Whoa, thx Wendy for that link. Thats what they are (were). I think thats also what stung me when I was handling the live rock, it hurt for a few minutes but only minor pain, was kinda cool.

I wonder if the tweezer extraction was enough for those guys.

[CD]

I wonder if the tweezer extraction was enough for those guys.

I kinda doubt it. They (majano) can be just as pesky as aiptasia in that any portion of it that's left on the rock can regenerate...even "tiny" portions. Maybe you can borrow someone's Raccoon Butterfly for awhile - they will definitely eat the majano, but will also wipe out helpful worms (featherdusters and the like). Berghia won't eat the stuff.

LOL - I may be nutz, but I think majano is kinda pretty - too bad it's a nuisance anemone :roll

Wendy

[Thunderkat]

Ohhh, they are pretty.

[Polkster13]

You want some? You can have the ones that are in my hospital tank.