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[Briant87]

New to the hobby wondering what these hitchhikers were and if I should be happy I've got them or kill them. only two at the moment don't want them to take over

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[mr_X]

those are aptasia. bad. watch how you kill them. smashing them or ripping them will only help them to spread.
http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/anemonecare/a/aa100798.htm

 

[Just.A.Bit.Salty]

Those came into my last aquarium from some LR as well and soon they kind of took over their own side of the tank. They spread fast and got a good size bigger and were not that attractive. The guy at the LFS said I should kill them because they will sting what is around them and said I would not want any corals or anemones nearby. The funny this is, I just got some LR for my new tank today and One of those just appeared on a piece. I've been looking around for the best way to kill it. Maybe they are not what I'm thinking of but they looking very very close.

Oh I see MR. X just answered before me. Good to know, is their a chance my crab would eat it?

 

[mr_X]

na..crabs don't eat them. check that link i posted.

 

[Just.A.Bit.Salty]

na..crabs don't eat them. check that link i posted.

Ah, ok I see thanks.

 

[Briant87]

Thank you all very much for the help

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[Chisel]

Peppermint Shrimp also east them HOWEVER....its a 50/50 chance that they will.

 

[nikki_pip]

You can buy aiptasia x which is brilliant to get rid of the big ones.. A peppermint shrimp will eat the small ones.. Our tank was full of them just a few months ago now there's none.. Don't try pulling them out as they spread when scared..

 

[mr_X]

lol..scared. they don't have brains. they do get stressed though. i think that's what nikki meant. funny though.