Aptasia?

[Noah Hemingway]

Sorry for the awful photo- They’re tiny so I had to zoom in a lot. I recently got this zoa colony and i’m worried that those might be tiny aptasia anemones? If not what else could they be? No more than a few cm long & a light tan colour! Please help

 

[Emma_fish]

Sorry for the awful photo- They’re tiny so I had to zoom in a lot. I recently got this zoa colony and i’m worried that those might be tiny aptasia anemones? If not what else could they be? No more than a few cm long & a light tan colour! Please help

Looks like it could be to me but I am certainly no expert I’ve only had my first marine tank 3 months

 

[ReefdudeAdam]

Any doubt.. I’d get the zoa out. Hard to see from the picture

 

[Tacticool-Reefer]

Looks more like a Clove polyp to me, can you get a better picture?

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Can you mark the picture where the it is or provide a better snap capture, hard to tell.

 

[Noah Hemingway]

There is it outlined

 

[ThePurple12]

Definitely not Aiptasia, agree on a clove polyp or something similar.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I believe these are hydroids

 

[Noah Hemingway]

Definitely not Aiptasia, agree on a clove polyp or something similar.

Are they reef safe?

 

[Noah Hemingway]

I believe these are hydroids

Are they reef safe?

 

[Noah Hemingway]

Are they reef safe?

I have pulsing xenia in the tank. Could that be it?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Are they reef safe?

Well ....... they can be but become an issue when close to coral as they can sting coral. (Not a sting like aptasia)
Starving them is best way to eradicate by directing water flow towards them- not at them

 

[ThePurple12]

Yes, it looks just like pulsing xenia.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have pulsing xenia in the tank. Could that be it?

It is possible, hence request for clearer pics. Could also be anthellia Xenia

 

[vetteguy53081]

Anthellia Xenia ;