What is this? A polyp of some sort?

[RYANLAWRENCE]

It's kinda reddish. It almost looks like a giant aiptasia but I don't think it is. Any ideas?

 

[HN1]

Aiptasia.

 

[Flake]

Agree, definitely aiptasia. Those suckers get pretty sizeable.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Well know how to treat it...

Get a syringe and fill it with a substance of your choice ( lemon juice, hot water, aipstasia X, kalkwasser) and spray it into the open mouth. Be careful to not use to much because they will change you ph sometimes.

 

[RYANLAWRENCE]

Are you sure this is aiptasia? I've killed many many small ones and they look different I think I have aiptasia x so I can kill him anytime but I'll try to get a new pic up

 

[Flake]

I'd bet money on it.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Go ahead just to make sure but I'm almost sure it is and a few others also said that.

 

[RYANLAWRENCE]

Haha more I look at him the more y'all are convincing me. He's been in my tank since day 1 when I put my live rock in. He was so big I just assumed he was a polyp. I'll put another pic up but I think y'all are right. He must be the reason I have to kill like 10 baby aiptasia a month...

 

[HN1]

No question in my mind about what it is.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Yep it I am 99.9% sure that's what it is. And if that coral it's near is really pretty. It's and acro or birds nest, right?

 

[RYANLAWRENCE]

That's what I'm thinking it is now thanks guys. That's kinda embarrassing I didn't recognize it. And I have no idea it's not live coral. It's just dead coral that I got from my LFS really cheap. It looks good though its covered in coraline algae. One of these days I would love to have live coral

 

[needmorecowbell]

Lol it looked live because of all that corraline.

 

[RYANLAWRENCE]

Dead.

 

[HN1]

Nice. My favorite aiptasia ever is a dead one.