Hitchhiker ID please!

[Chortanator]

Recently had a tank crash, only zoas and inverts lived. Purchased some premixed water and some more live rock. Can I please get an ID of the tube-thing on my pinwheel frag as well as the two polyps in the front/middle? Also have a snail with a limpet and a similar red tube on the back. Seem to make a thread or silk-like substance. Just moved the pinwheel frag which is why its closed.

 

[Chortanator]

On second look, seems like vermetid snail on the frag and snail. I hope thats not aptasia on the frag though

 

[MERKEY]

That does look like aptasia.

 

[DSC reef]

Looks like aptasia to me too.

 

[Chortanator]

removed the pinwheels from the frag since it was easier than removing the snail and aptasia.... but im not sure if i did it right. its very hard to get the small polyps to stay in place and i dont have any epoxy

 

[MTBake]

Agree with vermetid snail and that is an aiptasia. Good job removing the coral from the plug.

Do you have super glue gel? I had ok luck with that while trying to get zoas onto plugs.

 

[Chortanator]

Not on hand, no. I turned off my powerheads and I'll leave them off for a few hours and just hope that they attach by then. they should be fine where they are anyway

 

[klimfish]

Looks like Aiptasia and a Vermetid Snail to me. Any updates?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Aptasia. With a syringe, inject either lemon juice or kalkwasser mixed with water into a paste like consistency and inject into core of aptasia. It will melt away - no effect to zoa