tiny aiptasia?

[hangurber]

Hello Everyone,

It is super difficult to tell from the photo but it looks like I have a tiny aiptasia growing on a new frag. Hasn't spread yet but I want to act quickly. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

 

[Webslinger]

remove frag pick it off or/and seal it with superglue.

 

[hangurber]

remove frag pick it off or/and seal it with superglue.

Thanks! I will try that!

 

[Ryan Satow]

Or use tooth brush to try and clean

 

[hangurber]

Or use tooth brush to try and clean

Yeah I tried that and then glued over it, totally messed up one of the polyps but I dont want it coming back

 

[samnaz]

Looks more like colonial hydroids.

hard to tell from the photo though, what do you think?

 

[Tahoe61]

Looks more like colonial hydroids.

hard to tell from the photo though, what do you think?

That what I was thinking as well.

 

[hangurber]

Looks more like colonial hydroids.

hard to tell from the photo though, what do you think?

Come to think of it, you are totally right. I was wondering why it seemed to have a mat, which would be unusual for aiptasia. They are pest all the same right?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I believe these are yellow polyps. Yellow Colony Polyp Corals are colonial animals with several individual polyps attached to a piece of live rock or coral rubble. They are bright yellow in color and their polyps have the ability to sting other polyps or corals. While the sting is not strong, they are semi-aggressive and need to have space between their colony and any neighbor corals.

 

[scabbedwings616]

It doesn’t look like aptasia but looks like it could sting or hurt other corals. If you don’t like them, do the superglue and dip them. You could also take a toothbrush and gently scrape them.

 

[hangurber]

It doesn’t look like aptasia but looks like it could sting or hurt other corals. If you don’t like them, do the superglue and dip them. You could also take a toothbrush and gently scrape them.

I tried brushing them off and then gluing over them, looks like it is some kind of colony animal. Hopefully they won't come back

 

[hangurber]

I believe these are yellow polyps. Yellow Colony Polyp Corals are colonial animals with several individual polyps attached to a piece of live rock or coral rubble. They are bright yellow in color and their polyps have the ability to sting other polyps or corals. While the sting is not strong, they are semi-aggressive and need to have space between their colony and any neighbor corals.

How much of a concern are they for spreading?

 

[vetteguy53081]

If they get enough food, they will spread but moderately

 

[samnaz]

Come to think of it, you are totally right. I was wondering why it seemed to have a mat, which would be unusual for aiptasia. They are pest all the same right?

Depends, some people say they go away on their own so long as food supply is kept under control, but I’ve also heard they’re extremely difficult to get rid of. I have no personal experience so I can’t say for sure what the best course of action is.

I’d start by removing that zoa frag off of the hydroid infested rock plug. Manual removal is your best bet, quick and easy. Luckily they haven’t spread to the main rock work.

 

[scabbedwings616]

I tried brushing them off and then gluing over them, looks like it is some kind of colony animal. Hopefully they won't come back

Be patient with the removal process. Give it time