Friend or foe?

[mike321]

Found this in my sump. Should I remove it or leave it?
Thanks for the help.

 

[marlinmon]

Aiptasia. Pest and probably not the only aiptasia in your tank.

 

[mike321]

Found it in the refugium, should I throw the cheato away? Or dip?

 

[desertduck]

Found it in the refugium, should I throw the cheato away? Or dip?

You could just remove the aiptasia from the cheato. Just keep an eye out for more in your tank because they'll likely start popping up.

 

[OriginalUserName]

Kill it with fire.

 

[Florida Sunshine]

Destroy with prejudice!!!
Dipping it will do nothing. I would toss the cheato and do a thorough inspection of your tank and hope there are not any more. Once you have one, they multiply and fast. If you find one or two on your rocks immediately cover them with super glue or kalk paste or even aiptasia - x but do it as soon as you possibly can.

 

[mike321]

Thanks for all the feedback. [emoji1303][emoji1303]

 

[Brian Stewart]

I've had plenty of them in my fuge. It just happens if it gets to dirty. They never get to my display. But if you dont have any filters after the fuge I'd toss it.