Can someone ID this?

[Dustin813]

I noticed this growing on a zoa frag today, and also noticed a second growing on my live rock. Looks like aptasia to me but I’m not 100% sure. If so, I have no experience with this pest, can those of you who do give me a few suggestions to get rid of it? Thanks in advance

Sorry these were the best pictures I could get

 

[KJ]

Aiptasia.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/blog/2010/02/01/35-various-ways-of-eradicating-aiptasia

 

[Darryl]

yup aptasia

 

[Jacobscorals]

Remove the zoas from the frag and mount to something else.throw away the plug and practice this from now on.don't nip cut or take anything of the aiptasia with them.hope this helps and those are some nice zoas

 

[Jacobscorals]

Sorry missed the live rock part speed reading.break off that piece of rock it is on and if its not possible get rid of it or kill the rock by drying outside in a clean place and reseed and bring it back in a container or bucket with a pump and pods or photo and purple up if you want color

 

[Jacobscorals]

Sorry missed the live rock part speed reading.break off that piece of rock it is on and if its not possible get rid of it or kill the rock by drying outside in a clean place and reseed and bring it back in a container or bucket with a pump and pods or phyto and purple up if you want color

 

[Dustin813]

Remove the zoas from the frag and mount to something else.throw away the plug and practice this from now on.don't nip cut or take anything of the aiptasia with them.hope this helps and those are some nice zoas

Okay...I’m new to this, I have no idea how to remove them from that frag without destroying them..

 

[Jacobscorals]

#1 gloves and goggles or glasses and clean working container with your tanks water in it and discard water when you are done.pickup the zoas with gloved hands and close them by lightly touching them in your container and you will find a good spot to get the razor under them and carefully glide along the top of plug and glue them using good super glue to what you want and don't touch anything on your body or face with the gloves and trash them when done and clean your operating container good when done and won't hurt to watch a few good zoa fragging YouTube vids

 

[sfin52]

Super glue the aphasia scrape it off. There are nudiabranches that eat just aptasia or try peppermint shrimp.