whats this?

[DBUK]

hi i know from pic the white bubble is a sponge, but what is the tree like thing next to it.
i was told it may be a AIP ?? and if so good or bad??

thanks

 

[Tumey]

Looks to me like a rather large aiptasia anemone. Bad

 

[mta_morrow]

Aiptasia. BAD!

Can you remove the rock?

 

[DSC reef]

+1 for aptasia

 

[Gyerfat]

hi i know from pic the white bubble is a sponge, but what is the tree like thing next to it.
i was told it may be a AIP ?? and if so good or bad??

thanks

I put a peppermint shrimp in my tank and didn't feed him until all the aptasia was gone, I had a hard time getting them all. He did a great job

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Yep. Aiptisia. Bad.

 

[DBUK]

hi all yes i can remove the rock, does any know how i remove it from the rock, as it attached to the rock next to my sponge and dont want to really take it out because of that

 

[Gyerfat]

hi all yes i can remove the rock, does any know how i remove it from the rock, as it attached to the rock next to my sponge and dont want to really take it out because of that

Just let the rock dry out, that will kill it or aptasia x, you squirt it into the opening and it kills him

 

[Gyerfat]

Just let the rock dry out, that will kill it or aptasia x, you squirt it into the opening and it kills him

The sponge will die as soon as you expose it to air, but don't worry you'll get plenty of sponges in the future

 

[Sea MunnKey]

use a squirt ... rinse it with hot water but make sure it's done out of your system. After that scrub with a toothbrush and rinse again with hot water. That's how I would have done it anyways

 

[DBUK]

ok great thanks for the info everyone, i do that now. lucky its only a small rock it on

 

[Tumey]

Depending on how large your system is & how long the rock has been in there you’ll want to keep a close eye on things for more that may show up.