Is this Aiptasia

[b4tn]

It's very small but growing. I thought it was a feather duster at first but as it gets bigger it looks more like aiptasia. What strange is I don't see anything like it on any of my rock. It's far from the rock on the front of the display glass and sand bed. I have another one attached to the glass in the return section of my sump.

 

[MOPAR]

Yep looks like an aiptasia to me

 

[drstratton]

I'd pull it out before it spreads! It's much harder to get rid of once it's in the rocks.

 

[Squadir]

yup aiptasia for sure, kill it quick... such a pest once it starts to spread

 

[b4tn]

Thanks. I will try and suck it up with a turkey baster.

 

[jsker]

Be carful read about how they spread when disturbed There will a lot apion of how the get rid of apitastsia. You might even get the laser guys apion

 

[b4tn]

It came up super easy. I covered it with the turkey baster and it sucked right up. I didn't have to scrape or anything.

 

[Squadir]

It came up super easy. I covered it with the turkey baster and it sucked right up. I didn't have to scrape or anything.

sweet. you are lucky. I got one or 2 that I didn't notice with a piece of GSP that I got and I'm still trying to rid them from my tank lol... going to look into some more peppermint shrimp to help the situation.

 

[jsker]

The reason I put my post in was about three months ago I had an issue with aiptasia tried a couple of things, the bought a Matted filefish http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+30+2562&pcatid=2562 really cool look fish and just hangs out. There are no more aiptasia in the tank that I can see, and if one pops up it is good the next day.

 

[b4tn]

Cool looking fish!! I was just reading about them. I am still waiting for my QT tank to cycle but think I may look into one of these guys or Peppermint shrimp.

No issues with him nipping at other soft corals?

 

[kozzy]

Is aiptasia bad for the tank or mean something is wrong with the water quality?? I've always had it on my rocks! This be a problem?

 

[Tjohnson8057]

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Is aiptasia bad for the tank or mean something is wrong with the water quality?? I've always had it on my rocks! This be a problem?

i know it's a prob for Coral. I don't think water quality has anything to do with it. It just spreads

 

[kozzy]

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i know it's a prob for Coral. I don't think water quality has anything to do with it. It just spreads

Ok that's fine than as I have a fowlr and some invertabrates. Never had luck with corals