Is this aiptasia?

piscesgirl · Dec 5, 2023

Before I burn down the house, wanted to see if it is…there’s only one, and seems to be in the sand. TIA!

Bear Claw · Dec 5, 2023

piscesgirl said:
Before I burn down the house, wanted to see if it is…there’s only one, and seems to be in the sand. TIA!

Yep, that's aptasia all right. Plenty of removal methods out there. Sorry about that

Uncle99 · Dec 5, 2023

JGT · Dec 5, 2023

If not attached to the rock, scoop sand with Aptasia and toss.

piscesgirl · Dec 5, 2023

JGT said:
If not attached to the rock, scoop sand with Aptasia and toss.

Just did that…thanks everyone! I’ll do daily checks too, in case any pop up.

Bear Claw · Dec 5, 2023

JGT said:
If not attached to the rock, scoop sand with Aptasia and toss.

Agreed. You want to do it quickly and might have to use a container so it can't spread its seeds/spores. If it does they will show up all over the tank.

Bear Claw · Dec 5, 2023

Oh sorry. Probably fine if you didn't do that. Any other aptasia in the tank?

piscesgirl · Dec 5, 2023

Bear Claw said:
Oh sorry. Probably fine if you didn't do that. Any other aptasia in the tank?

No, but I’ve got a colony of yellow polyp soft corals in the corner of the tank (about a foot away) and wasn’t sure if it was a stray. I just tossed the colony….I couldn’t tell if it was one of those or a bad guy.

Reefing102 · Dec 5, 2023

piscesgirl said:
No, but I’ve got a colony of yellow polyp soft corals in the corner of the tank (about a foot away) and wasn’t sure if it was a stray. I just tossed the colony….I couldn’t tell if it was one of those or a bad guy.

That was going to be my guess was a yellow star polyp. It didn’t look much like Aiptasia I’ve seen

piscesgirl · Dec 5, 2023

Reefing102 said:
That was going to be my guess was a yellow star polyp. It didn’t look much like Aiptasia I’ve

piscesgirl · Dec 5, 2023

Ok, I’m glad. I felt bad throwing them away simply because they’re alive but I panicked a little. Lol

Reefing102 · Dec 5, 2023

I don’t think yellow polyps are something many current hobbyists have seen. At least they don’t seem as common as they used to be (I think it’s cause they don’t glow under blues).

FUNGI · Dec 5, 2023

It looks like Yellow polyp as mentioned already.

piscesgirl · Dec 5, 2023

Reefing102 said:
I don’t think yellow polyps are something many current hobbyists have seen. At least they don’t seem as common as they used to be (I think it’s cause they don’t glow under blues).

I wonder if it’s common for them to spread all over the place. I had them on an island, but it appears this guy went rogue

FUNGI · Dec 5, 2023

they will do that

NorCalReefing · Dec 5, 2023

Unfortunately yes. They can grow like weeds and are difficult to control. Heard some people mention peppermint shrimp and nudibranchs as a way to control them. But results vary. Apraxia-X from RedSea works but it’s not a permanent solution.