Coral ID?

[taymarie]

I bought some coral frags a few weeks ago. Started with just the two big ones then I watched the babies blossom. Then today I noticed the one that doesn’t look like the others. What kind of coral is it? I also got a surprise baby mushroom on it. I am very surprised that the shell raised so many especially two random hitchhiker corals. The mushroom decided to move itself so it isn’t pictured

 

[samnaz]

Aiptasia, sorry.

 

[fishguy242]

hi,sorry to say,looks like aiptasia.

 

[senorsancho]

looks like aptasia to me

 

[Jamo7]

I would give it time to grow. Kinda looks like a budding polyp to me. It does look like aptasia now but in a couple days could look like a polyp from the existing coral. Just a thought before panic sets in.

 

[senorsancho]

Actually yeah if you could get a picture of it from a side view like looking from the front side of the tank that would be good to see more of the shape of what it looks liek as well!

 

[taymarie]

I would give it time to grow. Kinda looks like a budding polyp to me. It does look like aptasia now but in a couple days could look like a polyp from the existing coral. Just a thought before panic sets in.

I actually don’t know what that is. Is it bad?

 

[taymarie]

I hope this video helps id it

 

[fishguy242]

100% aiptasia..

 

[taymarie]

I would give it time to grow. Kinda looks like a budding polyp to me. It does look like aptasia now but in a couple days could look like a polyp from the existing coral. Just a thought before panic sets in.

I don’t think it’s a polyp of the colony since there are many other baby polyps forming and they don’t look like this one

 

[senorsancho]

oops meant to send in pm

 

[Arthacker87]

Put superglue on it and kill it now they can spread quick

 

[MohrReefs]

Before you start gluing it or using things to kill it. Just know that if you fail to remove it on the first go, it will 100% multiply everywhere. I had to get berg nudis since every other method failed.

 

[MohrReefs]

If its on a frag plug I would remove the plug and cut off that section of plug and throw it in the trash.

 

[taymarie]

If its on a frag plug I would remove the plug and cut off that section of plug and throw it in the trash.

It’s on like a little shell growing from the inside of it

 

[fishguy242]

any way to cut it away from coral?

 

[MohrReefs]

It’s on like a little shell growing from the inside of it

Is the shell on the frag plug?

 

[taymarie]

any way to cut it away from coral?

I think I could cut it away

 

[taymarie]

Is the shell on the frag plug?

No. It’s just the shell

 

[fishguy242]