Aiptasia ?!?

[Infern0]

Hello everyone, I have just bought for 2 days some Zoas, i did dip them in Coral RX but today i have noticed something wich looks like Aiptasia on one Zoa frag, please help me to identify it.

 

[shadow_k]

Yes that’s aiptasia

 

[Infern0]

Yes that’s aiptasia

Thanks

 

[jeffww]

I would say majano nem but still a pest.

 

[Infern0]

I would say majano nem but still a pest.

Any idea how it can be removed ?

 

[shadow_k]

Any idea how it can be removed ?

If you can take a pic under white light it would be better to identify

this is aiptasia

 

[jassermd]

Any idea how it can be removed ?

Lots of options... Some commercial, aptasiaX is one; there are several out there you can use. Others use lemon juice mixed with Kalk powder... numerous threads here on R2R on how best to manage aptasia.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Aptasia x, f aptasia, kalkwasser, or lemon juice all have success killing it.
Peppermint shrimps, berghia nudibranhces, and aptasia eating filefish eat it, but the shrimp and filefish could turn on your other corals.

 

[Daniel]

As @Sharkbait19 mentioned above - all those are great options, but no matter what option you choose, get at it quick and soon because that sucker may proliferate!

 

[Infern0]

Aptasia x, f aptasia, kalkwasser, or lemon juice all have success killing it.
Peppermint shrimps, berghia nudibranhces, and aptasia eating filefish eat it, but the shrimp and filefish could turn on your other corals.

I thought he would eat it

 

[Infern0]

pass by…

 

[landlubber]

Lots of options... Some commercial, aptasiaX is one; there are several out there you can use. Others use lemon juice mixed with Kalk powder... numerous threads here on R2R on how best to manage aptasia.

Aptasia x, f aptasia, kalkwasser, or lemon juice all have success killing it.
Peppermint shrimps, berghia nudibranhces, and aptasia eating filefish eat it, but the shrimp and filefish could turn on your other corals.

just my experience but i gave aiptasia x a shot a couple months ago twice on the same pest. i now have 10 in the exact spot.

 

[ying yang]

If you mean the skunk cleaner shrimp you thought would eat it ?
I've never seen them mentioned to eat aiptasia but who knows someone may of had one that did ^_^
My 2 cleaner shrimp just greedy buggers and at feeding time are animals and at night when feed lps 2 times per week I've had to resort to putting cut pop bottles over my lps so cleaner shrimp don't steak the food from them so it's a mission and half feeding my lps lol

 

[Infern0]

If you can take a pic under white light it would be better to identify

this is aiptasia

 

[Sharkbait19]

Looks like an aiptasia to me, or some kind of pest anemone.

 

[Infern0]

It is on the plug frag, but underneath the zoa‘s foot.