Is this Aiptasia?

Dw79 · Jul 3, 2020

Just got a Birdsnest frag today and spotted this on it. Is this Aiptasia

TriggerFinger · Jul 3, 2020

Unfortunately it is.

Dw79 · Jul 3, 2020

How shoul

TriggerFinger said:
Unfortunately it is.

How should I remove it?

OrangeCountyReefer · Jul 3, 2020

Dw79 said:
How shoul

How should I remove it?

have you put the frag in your tank yet?

robbyg · Jul 3, 2020

Cover it in the hole with some reef epoxy putty.
Do not try to pull it out. You literally want to bury it alive so no eggs or bits escape!

Diet Coke · Jul 3, 2020

robbyg said:
Cover it in the hole with some reef epoxy putty.
Do not try to pull it out. You literally want to bury it alive so no eggs or bits escape!

Peppermint shrimp will eat them

Dw79 · Jul 3, 2020

OrangeCountyReefer said:
have you put the frag in your tank yet?

Nope, its still floating in the bag

K7BMG · Jul 3, 2020

Time for nuclear holocaust and flame throwers.

OrangeCountyReefer · Jul 3, 2020

Diet Coke said:
Peppermint shrimp will eat them

This is 50/50. I introduced a few peppermint shrimp into my cube tank about 3 months ago to tackle the aptasia problem and they have maybe ate a few of them but the majority still remain.

Dw79 · Jul 3, 2020

robbyg said:
Cover it in the hole with some reef epoxy putty.
Do not try to pull it out. You literally want to bury it alive so no eggs or bits escape!

Don't have putty, will super glue work?

K7BMG · Jul 3, 2020

Do not put it in the DT.
YES make it retract cover in putty.
Remove the plug from the coral.
And burn the plug.

Henryb9 · Jul 3, 2020

Yes it is, get rid of it before it spreads out.. good luck!

EverythingSaltyRob · Jul 3, 2020

yes, take it out, scrape it off 100%. Toothbrush where it was attached completely clean.

OrangeCountyReefer · Jul 3, 2020

Dw79 said:
Nope, its still floating in the bag

remove the whole plug from the coral and make suer there in no other ones at the base of the coral.

Dw79 · Jul 3, 2020

OrangeCountyReefer said:
remove the whole plug from the coral and make suer there in no other ones at the base of the coral.

I will give it a shot

Dw79 · Jul 3, 2020

Thank you all

AmaleeC · Jul 3, 2020

OrangeCountyReefer said:
This is 50/50. I introduced a few peppermint shrimp into my cube tank about 3 months ago to tackle the aptasia problem and they have maybe ate a few of them but the majority still remain.

If there’s a lot of aptasia they usually won’t be able to make a dent in the ones there. If there’s a few throughout the tank it’s not a problem. I’ve got some growing in my overflow, but I leave them there since they’re kinda cool. But my sump/refugium and my DT have been cleaned of them by my two peppermints.

@Dw79 , when you take your coral out of the water the aptasia is most likely going to retract. Thoroughly search the coral before taking it out of the water. On the spots where the aptasia is found, I’ve heard of another reefer having success with building a “tomb” out of superglue. Sounds funny, but they put their superglue in a circle around the aptasia and then cover the top of the circle to make their “tomb”.

OrangeCountyReefer · Jul 3, 2020

AmaleeC said:
If there’s a lot of aptasia they usually won’t be able to make a dent in the ones there. If there’s a few throughout the tank it’s not a problem. I’ve got some growing in my overflow, but I leave them there since they’re kinda cool. But my sump/refugium and my DT have been cleaned of them by my two peppermints.

@Dw79 , when you take your coral out of the water the aptasia is most likely going to retract. Thoroughly search the coral before taking it out of the water. On the spots where the aptasia is found, I’ve heard of another reefer having success with building a “tomb” out of superglue. Sounds funny, but they put their superglue in a circle around the aptasia and then cover the top of the circle to make their “tomb”.

There was 7 total when I introduced them. Mostly small ones and one big one. There was not an overwhelming amount.