Hitchhiker ID

[Yahdiel91]

Hello reefers

Trying to identify this critter, as of right now i can only see 1 in the entire tank.. First time seeing it as i just came back from vacation.. i haven't added any rocks or corals recently, the last i added was a lobo but that was about 4 months ago, I've had the tank for almost 2 years now.. Dealing with some hair and bubble algae but currently in the process of fighting it naturally.. Is this something i should remove or worry about? Anything helps please

Taking pics as best as possible

 

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[cpoynter]

Appears to be the dreaded aiptasia

 

[doubleshot00]

Main course is aiptasia with a side of bubble algae.

 

[Yahdiel91]

Appears to be the dreaded aiptasia

Dangit, whats the best way to deal with this??

 

[cpoynter]

Dangit, whats the best way to deal with this??

If you can easily remove the rock, you could superglue over it. While you have the rock out of the aquarium, you could remove the bubble algae.

 

[PeterEde]

I just used a syringe with 6% H2O2 and injected the bubble algae. It dissolved over a few days from the inside out

 

[Yahdiel91]

If you can easily remove the rock, you could superglue over it. While you have the rock out of the aquarium, you could remove the bubble

Any natural ways of getting the aiptasia removed? The bubble algae I've had my emeralds crab going to town on them its been a week and i can see like 50% gone

 

[Yahdiel91]

I just used a syringe with 6% H2O2 and injected the bubble algae. It dissolved over a few days from the inside out

Interesting.. Any side effects for peroxide in water or is it completely reef safe?

 

[Tired]

Having something eat the aiptasia just means bits of it spread around and can regrow. Aiptasia are pretty resistant to all the things that nature throws at them, so you gotta throw not-nature at them. Superglue's a good option that should have no impact on anything else in the tank.
(and it's about as natural as hydrogen peroxide, anyway. /lh)

 

[PeterEde]

Interesting.. Any side effects for peroxide in water or is it completely reef safe?

just a small amount. I see posts here of people dosing H2O2 for parasites?

 

[Yahdiel91]

Having something eat the aiptasia just means bits of it spread around and can regrow. Aiptasia are pretty resistant to all the things that nature throws at them, so you gotta throw not-nature at them. Superglue's a good option that should have no impact on anything else in the tank.
(and it's about as natural as hydrogen peroxide, anyway. /lh)

Would superglue with epoxy work as well? And does it retract or domi just cover it as it is?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Any natural ways of getting the aiptasia removed? The bubble algae I've had my emeralds crab going to town on them its been a week and i can see like 50% gone

I use aiptasia-x with consistently good results. I don't consider it "unnatural" since it's just calcium chloride and sodium hydroxide.

But if you mean predators, then berghias nudibranches, peppermint shrimp, etc can work

 

[Yahdiel91]

I use aiptasia-x with consistently good results. I don't consider it "unnatural" since it's just calcium chloride and sodium hydroxide.

But if you mean predators, then berghias nudibranches, peppermint shrimp, etc can work

Went to the lfs and they suggested something similar to aiptasia x but apparently works better.. product is called aiptasia F, apparently you inject it on the anemone and it hardens and kills it in 30 minutes.. i also bought peppermint shrimps, put em in an hour ago near the aiptasia, came back and the aiptasia is gone, never seen something work so fast..