can you help Identify

[adrian_0775]

here are some pictures of some items growing in my tank I think one of them is posibly apistasia. and my first fish in the tank. i also added some assorted sanails and some hermits. planing on getting some horshoes, emerald, and some cucumbers for the sand.

 

[melosu58]

Yes looks like aiptasia. Needs to go. Read this

FantasyReef Databases-Viewing item "Aiptasia Removal Methods"

 

[mr86mister]

The second picture is a small colony of Zoanthids. But the bottom two are very much Aiptasia

 

[melosu58]

Moved to the ID forum.

 

[roka64]

I would not add horse shoe crabs. They will grow over 2-3 feet long. I would also hold off on the cucumbers until your tank is a lot more mature.
What sized tank?
I agree with the rest also.

 

[fishman_91]

I added a peppermint shrimp temporarily to my tank, and it got rid of all of my aiptasia in a matter of days.
It will not eat the large ones though, so if you have a bunch or large aiptasia, dont bother.

 

[ezy33]

I added a peppermint shrimp temporarily to my tank, and it got rid of all of my aiptasia in a matter of days.
It will not eat the large ones though, so if you have a bunch or large aiptasia, dont bother.

IMO do bother with the peppermint shrimp. As they will eat the smaller aiptasia, the larger one's you will need to use something like Joe's Juice.

 

[mr86mister]

Yeah, I've seen peppermint shrimp take out the small ones in the crevices and cracks we cant see. The big ones just use Joes Juice for sure.