Aiptasia living INSIDE feather duster...

[User]

Hi guys

I have a nice 6" wide feather duster that just completed 76 days in QT (it had a LOT of sand incorporated into the base of its tube so I did 76 instead of 16). Moves it in preparation of moving it to display and found a single penny sized aiptasia that lives INSIDE the tube about 3/4 of the way down. It retracts into the tube if I move the duster to get a better look

Anyone have any treatment options? I'd like to avoid damaging the worm. It's still in the QT and easily removable

 

[Sailfin11]

I'm actually having a similar problem. I bought a zoa frag from an LFS and it has grown a huge aptasia in the middle and I can't pull it out. I'm going to buy some small tweezers and see if that will do the trick. I really don't want it spreading!

 

[User]

I'm actually having a similar problem. I bought a zoa frag from an LFS and it has grown a huge aptasia in the middle and I can't pull it out. I'm going to buy some small tweezers and see if that will do the trick. I really don't want it spreading!

If you squeeze it, it'll think it's a live hug and pop out a bunch of spore babies... pluckingbit out is a bad idea. Best to find a chemical or biological option. I just don't know what to use since it's inside the duster tube

I might have to get a peppermint shrimp

 

[ReefJedi]

I've had luck plucking an aiptasia off a rock using Julian's Thing by pulling it into the tube with great force. Usually works with smaller aiptasia. Not sure if you can do that without damaging your feather duster.

 

[User]

I've had luck plucking an aiptasia off a rock using Julian's Thing by pulling it into the tube with great force. Usually works with smaller aiptasia. Not sure if you can do that without damaging your feather duster.

I might try that with a 50ml syringe and some rigid airline tubing. Then maybe squirt some superglue in the hole trying to avoid the duster

Thanks!