Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> On Behalf
><)> Of Mach Fukada
><)> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 12:23 AM
><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Sea anemones
><)>
><)>
><)> None inferred. That is why there was a smily that
><)> was winking ;-). The
><)> are a pain my my tank as well and I can't control
><)> them or import the natural
><)> control agents (slug predators or the shrimp). The
><)> calcium hydroxide
><)> solution worked OK, but I can never get them all
><)> and a few months down the
><)> line I am dealing with another outbreak. I can't
><)> reach into some places in
><)> the refugia and the last time they wer thriving in
><)> the power filter, dispite
><)> the protein skimmer bubbles swirling around with them...
><)>
><)> The only means I have had for really dealing
><)> with them is to majorly
><)> drop the salinity or Calcium hypochlorite, but
><)> that kills everything
><)> else....
><)>
><)> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:56:09 EST
><)> From: Moontanman_at_aol.com
><)> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Sea anemones
><)>
><)> In a message dated 3/29/04 4:30:41 PM Eastern
><)> Standard Time,
><)> Moontanman_at_aol.com writes:
><)>
><)> >
><)> > If you are going to spread the glass or brown
><)> anemone aiptasia you should
><)> at
><)> >
><)> > least tell him what a pest they are and how
><)> they kill other
><)> coelenterates.
><)> >
><)> > Moon
><)> >
><)> That came out a little more severe than I meant
><)> for it too, bad day today. I
><)> went collecting over the weekend and caused myself
><)> some severe pain and I
><)> let
><)> it out in my post. Please excuse me for it (but
><)> aiptasia are still a sever
><)> pest in reef tanks)
><)>
><)> Moon
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