What is this growing out of my coral?

[Missjmeide]

Can somebody identify this for me?
There's a bunch of them growing all over the coral.

 

[Mjpendrey]

Aiptasia! Get rid of it ASAP!

 

[Greenturtle]

do you by any chance have any peppermint shrimp? if not, GET SOME NOW

 

[Tracie6283]

We have some of those too. Went to the lfs and he sold me lime pickling agent. Make it a paste and put it in a syringe or something that sucks Stuff up. Turn the pumps and filters off for about 20 mins to settle the water then put a little drop right in the center of it. It'll retract and take some with it eventually killing it.

 

[carey]

Yeah, aim for the mouth and youre sure to get it. Just make sure you dont get queasy about killing it, you gotta get it dead center or it'll spread.

 

[Missjmeide]

I had no idea they were pests! I thought they were some sort of feather duster! Will my fish be ok to be in the tank with those things for a few hours?

 

[carey]

They do sting corals so the sooner the better to get them out.

 

[Missjmeide]

I also have these

 

[carey]

lol, I have no idea what I'm looking at. is it the purple stuff?

 

[Greenturtle]

lol, I have no idea what I'm looking at. is it the purple stuff?

The creepy beetle thingy

 

[carey]

iccchyy...lol do you have a sump you could put him in til someone can identify him? I'm not really good with identification lol

 

[Greenturtle]

I'm not really good with identification lol

It's better than "creepy beetle thingy" LOL

 

[Missjmeide]

It's the small red thing... It is in a small hole looking thing and sometimes it goes back in the hole really fast.