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mgny
09/21/2006, 01:44 PM
Loking to add a coppperband for aptasia problem. Any chance he wont mess with my zoas? Thanks for the responses. Mike
carman9941
09/21/2006, 02:11 PM
mine doesnt
sportsguy247
09/21/2006, 04:59 PM
mine doesnt
Reef Junkie
09/21/2006, 05:49 PM
It's rare Mike, but not completely unlikely.
Can you kalk or Joes Juice them?
mgny
09/21/2006, 06:23 PM
Hey Bill, Had pretty good success with kalk . If i hit 20 of them 10 or so reappear. Gonna give one a shot. Might get intresting if he has a taste for exotic zoas and palys!
Reef Junkie
09/21/2006, 06:26 PM
Doh!
Well, I know what you mean, it can be maddening!
A copperband is nice, but how about some peppermint shrimp?
I never heard of them mutilating zoas, but I'm sure someone has, it's just not that common.

The other part about using a biological way of removing them, as soon as the animal leaves (dies or gets evicted) the aips come right back.:rolleyes:

Hey, post a pic of your tank!

PS I've been working a lot in your neighborhood lately, I just forgot which block and house number yours is. Otherwise I'd come over and steal, I mean admire your corals...:D
mgny
09/21/2006, 06:55 PM
Talk about maddening, picked up 7 pep shrimp from Tony LI reef Exotics last week. Since my six line jumped a few days before figured they would be ok. No dice my small candy hog picked them off one at a time. Man did i feel stupid! Anyway you can see pics in the prop forum" Hot Frags".... Mike.
Reef Junkie
09/21/2006, 08:46 PM
Double Doh!
Hogs are, for the lack of a better word, hogs. :wildone:
Sorry to hear that Mike.
I have had many Copperbands and always had zoas. None ever picked on my zoas. I can help you catch em if he does though.
I say get em.;)
ReefNOutOfCntrl
09/22/2006, 12:54 AM
i hear it is safe out of the butterly fishes
bobafett
09/22/2006, 06:34 AM
A CB is fine with zoos. They may however pick at LPS if they develop a taste for them.