WTB - Livestock Weird request

[enthusiastic reefer]

Hey everybody I was experimenting with breeding Bergia nudibranch and am running low on aiptasia. If anyone has a rock or frag plug infested with it I will gladly take it off your hands ( in the Manchester Nh area) thank you for your time.
Enthusiastic reefer,

 

[edsonnas]

Hi there I have like a 1000 aptsia in my thank!!! I’m struggling with them !! This weekend i believe I killed like a 100 ,, so I need to get ride of them !!!
If you want to come by I can give many u want .. if you want to bring me some nudy I appreciate as well!!

 

[enthusiastic reefer]

Bump
Does anyone have any tips for growing aiptasia. I know it sounds crazy but they seem to only grow slow when I want them to grow lol.

 

[Duds]

Feed them, frag them or just try to enjoy a tank without them and boom there’s an infestation lol

 

[enthusiastic reefer]

Yes lol , it’s a nice and enjoyable to have a display tank free from them lol. I enjoyed breeding them so I set up a side tank designed to grow aiptasia so I could try to breed them because it was enjoyable to me to watch them grow. But now they seem like they won’t grow as fast anymore. But I have a relatively small population size just a couple adult aiptasia I’m hoping the more aiptasia I have will increase the growth rate.

 

[afboundguy]

Bump
Does anyone have any tips for growing aiptasia. I know it sounds crazy but they seem to only grow slow when I want them to grow lol.

Try feeding smaller frozen foods like frozen BBS or cyclopod to your tank. I've been feeding those and seems like the aiptasia has taken off as they're small and I am assuming easier for them to eat when floating in the water column.

 

[enthusiastic reefer]

Okay I’ll try doing that for sure. I haven’t tried that yet. I was trying to research it and it said to cut them in half but that’s easier said then done bc the shrivel up pretty quick.

 

[Duds]

Okay I’ll try doing that for sure. I haven’t tried that yet. I was trying to research it and it said to cut them in half but that’s easier said then done bc the shrivel up pretty quick.

What’s your other setup like? Low flow sort of deal if so I wouldn’t worry how you cut them. Meaning I wouldn’t worry about making sure it has a foot in each cut, the little cutting or tentacle will float off or drop and grow another. I’ve also heard you can sort of annoy them and they reproduce sort of speak but don’t know the truth behind that or how long that takes. They are like weed it’ll grow back regardless like we all know so well unfortunately.

 

[enthusiastic reefer]

It’s a 15 gallon cube, it has a reef breeder pico light on it only source of flow is the return pump I’ll post a picture later

 

[enthusiastic reefer]

This is my current set up it’s pretty simple, just a light a heater and some drag plugs to hopefully have aiptasia grow onto

 

[this is me]

I can rent you my tank for your berghia.

 

[enthusiastic reefer]

Bump I could really use some if anyone in my area is willing to help out
Thank you,

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

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Addictive Reef Keeping sells aptasia

 

[enthusiastic reefer]

Thank you for the pointer, I’ll have to check it out

 

[Cooper2]

Makes me wonder if someone sells Herpes or chlamydia starter kits?.....

I think I threw up a little upon seeing this post.

 

[Jbissell1289]

I have a rock with some if you want it, its not too many so may not be worth the drive. It's just sitting in my sump and I'm going to take it out soon if you don't want it. But figured I'd reply before drying them out.