am i screwed? aptasia?

[BoneXriffic]

This is growing on a rock with some leathers and a shroom i bought ..sorry for low quality. Lights are off. But are these polyps what i think they are?

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[Duke4Life]

Don't see a pic

 

[BoneXriffic]

Fixed sorry.

 

[Duke4Life]

Yes it is

 

[Duke4Life]

Can you easily remove rock? If so get out of water and superglue, water will set and bye bye aiptasia no chance of reproducing.

 

[BoneXriffic]

Can these being in there cause near by corals to act funny or only stuff it isnin contact with?

 

[Duke4Life]

Can these being in there cause near by corals to act funny or only stuff it isnin contact with?

In contact with, I've seen them reach towards coral though.

 

[BoneXriffic]

I may not fully understand what one mean... rock is easy to remove but has a leather and a shroom on it

 

[BoneXriffic]

I can remove the polyps pretty easily they have been trying to move off of the rock. Will this do?

 

[Duke4Life]

I may not fully understand what one mean... rock is easy to remove but has a leather and a shroom on it

That's fine. A few minutes out of water won't hurt. Aiptasia will look like blobs, totally cover in superglue and place back, the water sets the glue upon contact. Safe and effective.

 

[Duke4Life]

I can remove the polyps pretty easily they have been trying to move off of the rock. Will this do?

I've seen a small piece grow more.

 

[6dxb9aph]

They are palys not aiptasia

 

[BoneXriffic]

Okbso ill remove all of the large polyps i see and super gluenon the rock then replace it. Thanks for the help. The leather and shroom never seem bothered but the leather opens and clises alot during the day....maybe this was the prob

 

[Duke4Life]

They are palys not aiptasia

Palys stretch like that and clear?, coral id I'm very green on. Sorry if I mislead the poster.

 

[BoneXriffic]

They are palys not aiptasia

Sure? Tentacles get long in the light and are mostly reddish brown....ill try to get better pics when lights are kicking

 

[BoneXriffic]

Palys stretch like that and clear?, coral id I'm very green on. Sorry if I mislead the poster.

No no worries....ill make sure to get plenty of input before doing anything and get more pics....they have been growing and spreading though...

 

[bobman]

That was my thought when I first looked at the pic is they are palys. Apstasia don't form clusters like that. Also Asptasia don't really need much light so if you are seeing polyps extend when the lights on its tells me its most likely coral (palys)

 

[BoneXriffic]

I dont know if its worth pointing out but ibhave 2 large peppermint shrimp in the tank and they have never looked twice at these.

 

[Duke4Life]

I dont know if its worth pointing out but ibhave 2 large peppermint shrimp in the tank and they have never looked twice at these.

Those are hit and miss. I had 6 and they barely touched aiptasia.

 

[Duke4Life]

No no worries....ill make sure to get plenty of input before doing anything and get more pics....they have been growing and spreading though...

Is this the only group or are there more elsewhere?