Pretty aiptasia

davidcalgary29 · Oct 21, 2021

I've been keeping an eye on these polyps for the past month, and I have to say that I quite like the pale yellow tentacles matched with the reddish purple (okay, puce) central disc. I've eradicated the beer-bottle brown members of this family in my Evo, but sort of want to keep these around. Does anyone have any pictures of aiptasia with special colour morphs?

mdb_talon · Oct 21, 2021

Got to admit is does look pretty neat.... but still think it would look better with about 6 berghia's surrounding it having dinner.

WheatToast · Oct 21, 2021

davidcalgary29 said:
I've been keeping an eye on these polyps for the past month, and I have to say that I quite like the pale yellow tentacles matched with the reddish purple (okay, puce) central disc. I've eradicated the beer-bottle brown members of this family in my Evo, but sort of want to keep these around. Does anyone have any pictures of aiptasia with special colour morphs?

Hmmm, I am not sure if it is Aiptasia, but it looks great!
@Isopod80?

davidcalgary29 · Oct 21, 2021

WheatToast said:
Hmmm, I am not sure if it is Aiptasia, but it looks great!
@Isopod80?

It's possible that it's some other 'nem. I'd hate to think that there's another type of pest anemone to add to aiptasia and majanos; you can see that it's budding off a daughter (also with stripey, yellow tentacles) at the top.

I've got an exploding population of berghias in my RSM250 in case things get out of hand...

Tamberav · Oct 21, 2021

I like it! I would even buy some if I was local. I am weird though.

davidcalgary29 · Oct 21, 2021

I think it might be (Ex)aiptasia diaphana. Google turned up a few similar-looking specimens, although most seem to be the common aquarium species, E. pallida. I swear this is going to be the next bounce mushroom or weeping willow toadstool mania! But I promise to share! In Canada, in any case.

Isopod80 · Oct 21, 2021

It looks to me like Exaiptasia diaphana as opposed to the more common Aiptasia pallida. Very common down here on the Florida coast. I could see it as a pretty common hitchiker on Florida liverock. Unfortunately, it will spread the same as the ugly version.