Aiptasia or manjano?

[Tuan’s Reef]

Not the usual aiptasia I normally see. Burn it with fire? find waldo lol

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Aptasias!!!

 

[MaxTremors]

Aiptasia or maybe Curlicue. Does not look like majano.

 

[ReefLife_Guy]

Does it have any color? Hard to tell with the rock, aiptasia I have seen are usually bland and don't have color but this almost looks purplish. Ask @Eagle_Steve and he will probably ask to adopt it

 

[Screwgunner]

Aptasia usually have more fingers.

 

[ReefLife_Guy]

Kind of cool looking, if it was me I'd let it grow out a little and see what it looks like more mature/larger. As long as its not annoying any corals. Looks to be stretching for light, so I'm sure a nem cannon would work if you want to get rid of it.

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

its does have a little purple to it. big fat tentacles.

 

[ReefLife_Guy]

Aptasia usually have more fingers.

Thats what I was thinking too, I was thinking more of Macrodactyla doreensis (corkscrew nem).

 

[ReefLife_Guy]

its does have a little purple to it. big fat tentacles.

Yeah the tentacles seem too few, fat, and colorful for aiptasia.

 

[WheatToast]

Looks like a light bulb anemone (unidentified species). I forgot if these were invasive or harmless but I am leaning more towards the latter (or maybe somewhere in-between).

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

yes...looks just like this one you have. Just smaller.

 

[ReefLife_Guy]

yes...looks just like this one you have. Just smaller.

Where did you get your rock from? Is it live rock from the gulf? That would make a lot of sense.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Not the usual aiptasia I normally see. Burn it with fire? find waldo lol

If it is Florida live rock, it is a lightbulb anemone. They are a type of aip, but not as bad at spreading. They still spread though. Think bta splitting.

you have 3 options

1. Inject with some vinegar that has been heated up to almost a boil. This will also kill the gametes inside. They are actually able to reproduce by internal fertilization. As in dropping sperm onto the eggs inside the nem.

2. remove the rock and just scrape it off, rinse that area with a little peroxide and then rinse in some old tank water. The h2o2 causes gametes to bust, preventing asexual reproduction.

3. build a tiny nem cannon with either a straw or any small piece of pipe that will fit around it. See thread below for how to do that.

Safe and Easy DIY way to remove Nems

Due to seeing numerous post recently about how to remove anemones and shrooms without hurting them or destroying rock work. I felt like this was in order. First off, a little back story. Years ago, when I lived in Florida and collected aquatic life on a regular basis, we always had issues with...

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[vetteguy53081]

Wild species it as described by Eagle Steve
Using syringe, inject either lemon juice or better yet. . kalkwasser powder mixed with tank water into a paste the consistency of toothpaste and inject into the very center core and it will melt away

 

[ReefLife_Guy]

Orrrrrrr keep it as a pet Sometimes hitchhikers can make for cool pets and great stories!