It's not aptasia but maybe??

Chris Harbaugh · Jun 5, 2017

This Is not a aptasia anemone but it has to be closely related.. anybody know??

fermentedhiker · Jun 5, 2017

Tentacles look a lot like a curly q nem

cjd · Jun 5, 2017

curly cue rock anemone.

Chris Harbaugh · Jun 5, 2017

fermentedhiker said:
Tentacles look a lot like a curly q nem

Never heard of a curly q anemone. This thing was a little bigger than a aptasia. I have Berghia Nudibranchs and the immediately set out to eat it so I assume it's a pest. Came in on a shipment of cheto I ordered from gulf coast ecosystems.

Gweeds1980 · Jun 5, 2017

I'd say with some certainty it is an aiptasia... perhaps a slightly different species to the norm. I've seen them all shades, some with striped tentacles some without... the answer is the same... nuke it!

Chris Harbaugh · Jun 5, 2017

Gweeds1980 said:
I'd say with some certainty it is an aiptasia... perhaps a slightly different species to the norm. I've seen them all shades, some with striped tentacles some without... the answer is the same... nuke it!

I believe my nudi took care of it.. it's in my refugium.. actually there are 2 that I saw last night.. I'm keeping a eye out for more..

cjd · Jun 5, 2017

I have actually seen these for sale at some fish stores ( who is buying these??) , curly cue or not I would consider it a pest and get rid of it.

Gweeds1980 · Jun 5, 2017

cjd said:
I have actually seen these for sale at some fish stores ( who is buying these??) , curly cue or not I would consider it a pest and get rid of it.

Agreed!

jd371 · Jun 5, 2017

Don't see them as much now as before I had the CBB, but some had striped tentacles like that and some didn't.

KJ · Jun 5, 2017

Aiptasia. https://www.google.com/search?q=aip...ved=0ahUKEwiBpcTVxOHNAhVB4mMKHQNWAREQ_AUIBigB

jsker · Jun 5, 2017

I agree with @KJ that that is Aiptasia and the best way I found it if it is to get a matted file fish
Everything else I tried just spread the Aiptasia all of the tank.

Sm51498 · Jun 5, 2017

Curly que anemones ARE a species of aiptasia. My experience with them is they do not spread like other aiptasia but they have a lot of other bad habits.