Aiptasia or Feather Dusters? Please help

[CoralReefer13]

There is what appears to be a feather duster looking creature in the middle of a Zoanthid colony. Can someone please help me out here on what this is? There are actually 3 of them. Thanks in advance.

 

[CoralReefer13]

Here is the photo. Thanks

 

[TheEngineer]

Post a picture and we can help.

This is an aiptasia:

 

[TheEngineer]

Ooops... looks like we posted at the same time

That's hard to tell from that picture. Can you get one less blue and closer?

It does not look like a feather duster.

 

[CoralReefer13]

I will try when I get home. Thanks for your help.

 

[Jason mack]

My guess would be aptasia!

 

[Titanwerx]

Looks like a Feather duster to me.

 

[TheEngineer]

I will try when I get home. Thanks for your help.

Sure thing. From the picture it looks like a hydroid, but a better shot will help.

 

[CoralReefer13]

They are tiny small brown tubes looking like sticks. The stick portion does not move at all.

 

[CoralReefer13]

Looks like a Feather duster to me.

They very much look like tiny feather dusters. If they are should I do something or would they be ok to leave alone?

 

[TheEngineer]

Like this?

 

[CoralReefer13]

That may very well be a bigger version of what I have. When the Zoa polyps retract you can see really see the tiny brown firm tubes

 

[TheEngineer]

That's actually quite tiny, it is just zoomed in. Do some google image searches for aiptasia, hydroid, and feather duster worm and compare

Another great resource is Lion Fish Lair's website: https://www.lionfishlair.com/

 

[MTBake]

Looks like some kind of feather duster to me. Hard to tell in the pic though.

 

[CoralReefer13]

I have and it looks nothing at all like Aptasia.

 

[KJ]

Feather duster

 

[CoralReefer13]

If they are feather dusters is that an issue? I have seen mixed reviews when they are in a Zoa colony. Thanks again.

 

[Titanwerx]

If it is a feather duster there’s nothing to worry about. Their good filter feeders.

 

[CoralReefer13]

Thanks to everyone for such quick responses. I am new to the forum. I will try to get a better pic a little later.

 

[MTBake]

If they are feather dusters is that an issue? I have seen mixed reviews when they are in a Zoa colony. Thanks again.

I've never had a problem with them in a zoa a colony.