Ever seen this

[Jamesdean]

Anybody ever seen somthing like this

 

[austinsdad]

Thread moved to Identification.

 

[Gubernaculum86]

Kinda blurry anyway to get a better picture. It doesn't look like Aiptasia could be some kind of polyp or something. But a better pic will def help.

 

[DJLiquid]

Aiptasia without a doubt

 

[the_fish_man]

The brown thing with tentacles in the back is aiptasia and you want to get rid of it ASAP. Then the yellow thing in the front is a sponge and they are just harmless filter feeders.

 

[Jamesdean]

Why do I wana get rid of it. And how do I get ride of it

 

[the_fish_man]

It spreads like wildfire. So you want to get rid of it quick. It will sometimes even grow on corals. You can vet aiptasia x, joes juice, pickling lime with some water mixed in it, kallwasser. Any of those and you take a syringe and just cover them with it

 

[Jamesdean]

Y do I wanna get rid of it are they piosenis

 

[Maya]

Aiptasia are commonly called glass anemones. By far one the most common pest in home aquaria. They spread like wildfire and will sting your coral. Most folk kill them. If you choose not to, you will eventually have a tank full of them. They get pretty much the same treatment as algae from most folks... Catch it early and get rid of it or it'll take over your tank.

A better pic would help with the ID though. It does look like aiptasia. Try to touch it with something and if it goes into a hole it most likely is. If you choose to eradicate it... There are LOTS of past threads you can access to tell you how.

 

[Jamesdean]

Wuts the best animal that will eat it. Im gona put a pic up

 

[Maya]

Peppermint shrimp will sometimes eat them. I bought 5 of them for my tank and they took care of mine. However, some folks tell you they are hit and miss. Make sure that they are the Lysmata wudremani species of peppermints and not the camel back shrimp. They look a great deal alike... But peppermints should be almost translucent.

 

[austinsdad]

Peps won't touch'm if they're too large either.

 

[Jamesdean]

Are they poisenes

 

[austinsdad]

No, but don't grab and aqueeze it. It'll break up and you'll have 50 more.

 

[Jamesdean]

How fasf do they grow or reproduce. Ive had it about a month now and the size hasent changd

 

[dasjestyr]

They grow pretty quick. I started with 2 and ended up with about 10 in under a month. I bought two peppermint to eat them and at first, they wouldn't touch them, then all of a sudden over the course of 2, maybe 3 days, they were all gone. I hear butterfly fish will also eat them. Aiptasia X kills them, and also encourages feeding. Totally reef safe stuff. I was also told by the LFS that if your aiptasia munchers aren't munching, they will once you try to kill them with Aiptasia X.

 

[hiltymj]

Copper banded butterfly's are also a good fish that will eat it. But will also eat other polyps