What did I find?

[Hara]

Last night was the first opportunity I had to go in and look at the liverock after lights out.....this little thing cannot be seen from just looking. I was using the flashlight and caught the yellow color that seemed just a little
different. Forgive the horrid photo, but I think you can get the general idea from it.

 

[Anemoneman]

Hard to tell exactly from the photo but it could be a hydroid or an anemone. Is it not visible during the day or you just didn't notice it?

Mark

 

[Hara]

Now that I know it is there, it is visible in the day. It was just so small that I had not noticed it before.

 

[Hara]

he seems to be growing rather quick, here is todays photo ...

 

[Bang Guy]

Looks like Aiptasia to me. Can you try feeding it something meaty and see how it reacts?

 

[Hara]

when offered a tiny piece of beef heart, it latched on to it and is eating it greedily......did you know that hermit crabs like beef heart too?

 

[Anemoneman]

Sounds more like an Aiptasia anemone. To be safe, get a syringe (without a needle) and use it to place a gob of calcium hydroxide (kalkwasser powder) and water on it to kill it. If you can nip this in the bud, you will be ahead of the game.

Mark

 

[Hara]

we squirted a scalding water over it and this appeared to have taken care of the problem. Guess I will know in a few days.

We live way out in a rural area and acquiring items that you do not have on hand in a hurry, is pretty much out of the question. We are two hours from the closest pet store chain. Needless to say, I did not have any Kalkwasser.

This brings me to another question, what "essential products" would you say you must have on hand? Kind of like a first aid kit. I have the test stuff..but what else?


The remainer of this thread was split off to "Kalwasser use in a reef tank" -Mark