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    Posted: September 26 2010 at 9:42pm
So a month or two ago I recieved multiple frags of various species so i could grow and distribute to my Local reefers one of which was a decent size chunk of hydnopora which I warned would win almost all fights with other tank inhabitants.
    What I came to realize was that the aiptasia army that inhabitted that half the tank has begun to dwindle drasticallyTongue I have yet to make it to Utah for several months (despite my best efforts) during which I intended to pick up my anti Glass anenome army of peppermint power as well as a pump. 
Is the evil Hydnapora killing them? Anybody ever have corals win out over Aiptaisia? Or am I alone in this experience?Confused   
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aiptasia actually losing? like to see that, they reproduce quickly and have powerful stinging abilities. 
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If i could find my stupid camera I would send before and after pics I am guessing you have not come across this?
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Camera is still MIA stupid gremlins lol. So I think I know why the Aiptaisis is kicking off I rubbed my ring finger against it and now my right ring finger is double the size of my left time to buy rubber gloves wow! 
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mine will kill them when in direct contact but not across the tank
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The killing strokes are within 9-10 inches of the coral. How far does a hydnophora reach just out of curiosity? ( could not find the info)
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I have never seen mine reach more than a 1/8 of an inch but if i touches anything its almost always dead even if its only brief if I nock a frag into it I get it as fast as possable and hope for the best
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Thanks Andy any other megakiller corals you know of?
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I hear galaxy corals are pretty brutal never had one though also had a friend with a elegance that would kill aptaisa in his tank on contact
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I had some acropora I had boughten and there just so happened to be two heads of brown galaxia underneath on the bottom of the rock.  It literally killed the acro over night.  I was lazy and didn't notice this at first but the galaxia kept growing.

Now I have a medium size colony by itself on the sand bed and at night believe it or not the tenticals reach out anywhere from 6-10 inches curling around the rock it is in front of.  Kinda crazy!  

They are super cool to watch so I kept them!  I will have to post a picture!


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I would love to snag a frag of that BrandonTongue you have to respect the bad@%# corals.
I just slaughtered a bunch more Aiptasia with vinegar so now they are only in my sump. I think I will have to hit MSM when I make it down next and get some of their trained to eat Aiptaisa peppermints to spread around in case they pop up again
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I have a Fungia Plate actually eat half a small RBTA before i saw it and pulled it out of its mouth. never thought a Fungia would win a RBTA
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My fungia plate has eaten snails, crabs, kenya trees and most of a chromis. I saw a picture of one somewhere that had caught a jelly fish and ate it. Tough little buggers. 
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elegance corals, and torch corals will both kill aiptasia on contact.
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Wow what happened in my tank is not as rare as I thought. Glad I asked. Go tough corals! LOL Lay the smackdown on those Nuisances  
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I think I need some of this coral.  I am starting to get aiptasia, and dont like it
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Actually all you need is Aiptasia X
 Brad and Adam recommended it so I picked up some it makes them blow upClap
Like I told Adam, "Its more fun than Dry ice bombs in a pumpkin patch!" (Moonshine induced)
 I am just mad I ran out of Aiptasia to blow up now I actually want them to pop up so I can kill themLOL
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