Unknown hitchhiker >.< please help

[ryuusenka]

Hello guys, i just got some blue chaeto for my mini refugium and there is an aiptasia looking anemone that came along with it.. I thought it was a regular aiptasia but ive never seen one thats black.. any thoughts? :<

 

[fishguy242]

hi welcome to the reef going to love it here!!
lots of fun/info/fun/help/fun....
looks like common to me ..but @Eagle_Steve can tell you..

 

[ryuusenka]

hi! thank you

I read these forums a lot haha but I never joined. glad i did.

sorry a common what? aiptasia?

 

[fishguy242]

yes aip i believe.

 

[ryuusenka]

thank you

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Looks like aiptasia that was exposed to very high light. No light and they appear see through, high light and they can get really dark.

If you want to remove, lemon juice injected directly into it or kalkwasser paste injected into it works great.

If you have the option of removing the rock from the tank, best to do out of the tank and then rinse with old tank water.

 

[ryuusenka]

thank you for the advice guys, it was really helpful, I ended up removing it with chopsticks haha it had not set a proper foot on the rock.