What is this coral?

[slitherbomb]

This coral came with my lr and I really need to know what it is and if it could harm my fish.

 

[Flake]

looks like an aiptasia to me. A pest, best to get rid of it.

 

[slitherbomb]

How do I do that? There are like 5 of them lol some are small

 

[Flake]

I use aiptastia x to get rid of them. Others get a syringe and inject them with boiling water or lemon juice.

 

[slitherbomb]

Are there any natural ways to get them out, like a certain type of shrimp that eats them, etc?

 

[Flake]

peppermint shrimp will sometimes eat them. But it's hit or miss.

 

[hackteck]

you could inject them with lemon juice or hot water

 

[slitherbomb]

I'm going to try natural and if it doesn't work, I'll use lemon juice

 

[craig_will2513]

copper band butterflys eat aptasia

 

[joy13]

I have looked into peppermint shrimp and found there is actually 2 kinds that are sold as peppermint shrimp. True peppermints have dark eyes and sway back and forth. They have one they call dancing shrimp and they have green eyes and sway back and forth these don't eat the aiptasia.

Copperbands are great fish as long as you have a tank large enough and a source of live foods.