Aiptasia

[Gavin1274]

Is this An Aiptasia hitch hiker? Or another type of anemone.. I’ve noticed it a couple weeks now and it Hasn’t done much of anything but if it is Aiptasia I want to take care of it now before it starts spreading. I can’t get a good picture of it when it’s open but this is what I have and I’ll try getting other pictures.

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Its hard to see which part of the photo you're referring to but I screen shot the area I believe is in question. That is a Vermedit Snail. Pesky suckers and best to eradicate it.

 

[Dragon52]

It's really hard to make out, if your talking about the pale bulb looking thing coming off the leather coral or the feelers next that(I think it is Aiptasia)

 

[Dragon52]

Its hard to see which part of the photo you're referring to but I screen shot the area I believe is in question. That is a Vermedit Snail. Pesky suckers and best to eradicate it.

+1 Vermedit Snail, Take the rock out if you can, Break it off with pliers & super glue the spot on the rock.

 

[Gavin1274]

Here is what I’m referring too!

 

[jordan10]

Not to jump on the thread but I have them vermedit snail. On some rocks and I ask a guy at my LFS and he cold them some type of algae? Is that the only way to kill them or stop from spreading is to take out cut off and glue?

 

[Gw2kpro]

Not to jump on the thread but I have them vermedit snail. On some rocks and I ask a guy at my LFS and he cold them some type of algae? Is that the only way to kill them or stop from spreading is to take out cut off and glue?

I glue the ends of the tubes shut in the tank with superglue gel then snap them off after about a week.

 

[MERKEY]

Here is what I’m referring too!

Doesnt look like aptasia but I cant ID it either...

 

[Dragon52]

Maybe another type of coral. I tried to enlarge the pic but didn't really help.

 

[Gavin1274]

Doesnt look like aptasia but I cant ID it either...

I know it’s a type of anemone but I don’t know about Aiptasia either

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

If you can circle what you're talking about.. after studying the pictures, I can't see anything but the vermetid...

 

[Gavin1274]

If you can circle what you're talking about.. after studying the pictures, I can't see anything but the vermetid...

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like ball anemone or majano but image a little blurry

 

[samnaz]

Can you post a pic with polyps extended? I definitely don’t think it’s aiptasia. Maybe hidden cup coral?

 

[vetteguy53081]

In thinking (at work), anthepluera anemone comes to mind

 

[Gavin1274]

Here a better picture with the anemone open... still hard to see but maybe it will be more help

 

[vetteguy53081]

A little too blue to make out what it is

 

[Gavin1274]

Circled

 

[Gavin1274]

A little too blue to make out what it is

 

[Gavin1274]

Better?