Several of my colonies and frags of zoas/palys are closed and I just read the thread Closed Zoas under zoas/paly section. I followed some of the links in that thread and found that I have 3 "irritators" that I know of.
The first is aptasia. I'm starting to see them pop up within my colonies and frags and I'm not sure how to get rid of them without damaging zoas. I am getting a CBB, and possibly some peppermint shrimp, but is there a way to use Joe's juice or lemon juice without killing zoas?
Number two is Asterna starfish, which I have several hundreds if not thousands. I have had a Harlequin shrimp for a few months, but it doesn't seem to be doing a great job. I do see these crawling around or on the zoas, so I'd like to find other options of getting rid of these starfish.
Third irritator that I have hundreds of in my tank are amphipods. I don't see them that much during the day, but at night they are all over my tank (sand, rocks, sps, and zoas). I had a Mandarin, but never saw him eat any, especially since the amphipods are not visible during the day, plus these are pretty large compared to copepods, so I don't even know if a Mandarin would eat them. I did read on the link that there is no proof that they eat zoas, but they are definitely a pest I want to get rid of. Any ideas?
BTW, I have also started dosing Vitamin C. So to sum it up, how do I decrease or rid my tank of aptasia on zoas, asterna starfish, and amphipods?
Thanks
The first is aptasia. I'm starting to see them pop up within my colonies and frags and I'm not sure how to get rid of them without damaging zoas. I am getting a CBB, and possibly some peppermint shrimp, but is there a way to use Joe's juice or lemon juice without killing zoas?
Number two is Asterna starfish, which I have several hundreds if not thousands. I have had a Harlequin shrimp for a few months, but it doesn't seem to be doing a great job. I do see these crawling around or on the zoas, so I'd like to find other options of getting rid of these starfish.
Third irritator that I have hundreds of in my tank are amphipods. I don't see them that much during the day, but at night they are all over my tank (sand, rocks, sps, and zoas). I had a Mandarin, but never saw him eat any, especially since the amphipods are not visible during the day, plus these are pretty large compared to copepods, so I don't even know if a Mandarin would eat them. I did read on the link that there is no proof that they eat zoas, but they are definitely a pest I want to get rid of. Any ideas?
BTW, I have also started dosing Vitamin C. So to sum it up, how do I decrease or rid my tank of aptasia on zoas, asterna starfish, and amphipods?
Thanks