Aiptasia cause bleaching of montipora?

[willjeff]

Exactly what the title says. I came home from being out of town for a few days and noticed a very small aiptasia growing right next to my monti cap frag. within 48 hrs it has totally bleached. Would this be the cause?

 

[onehundred20]

they generally will only sting the contact spot, something else may have caused it to RTN

 

[Sk8r]

I kind of doubt it. I have aiptasia wherever my lazy peppermint allows it to grow, and honestly have never had it sting anything very seriously. I have quite a lot of montipora, and no ill effects. I'd rather suspect alkalinity or heat, or a problem with the lights.

 

[MCsaxmaster]

I'm suspicious as well that you may be seeing recession and not bleaching. Do you have a pic? That will help, though it may still be hard to tell. Can you see the polyps extending?

cj

 

[willjeff]

No pic as of now but there is no polyp extension at all, and completely white.
I will have to blame myself on this one and not a pesky aiptasia. I guess with going out of town, school, and work I haven't been keeping up as I should be. I'm guessing it was the fact that I stopped dripping kalk for awhile.
It kind of sucks when my dead monti cap post is right next to a thread titled monitpora addict.