Help to ID this?

[juanmanuelsanch]

Hello all,

This "anemone" has being growing in the tank for a while, it came in a coral piece. Want to know if its safe to have it... Im also seeing the white things that is just next to the body of the anemone that have being reproducing in other parts of the tank.

Also suddenly Im seeing this purple "things" pop up in the rock, they are reproducing and fast...

All the help is appreciated.

 

[chammergren]

The anemone looks like Aiptasia, generally thought of as a pest and headache to deal with because of how hardy and quick to spread they are.

I don't know for sure on the second one but it looks like a vermetid snail, also generally looked at as a pest.

 

[2smokes]

Aiptasia(kill it with a litle kalk paste) and second is indeed a vermetid snail.The vermetid snail isnt a big pest like aiptasia is.You can use a scredriver to chisel out the vermetid snail.

 

[Betaktical]

Yes kill it first and then get 2 peppermint shrimp ( not camel shrimp it amazes me how many stores sell camels as peppermint shrimp) and they will help kill anything u can't see


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[Walla2GSP]

... Im also seeing the white things that is just next to the body of the anemone

Looks like a Q-tip sponge beneficial to the tank.

 

[alcimedes]

When you feed the tank, does a string of snot come out of the purple tube, or not?

 

[mcgyvr]

aiptasia..
pineapple sponge is the white..
vermetid snail is the purple spiral tube..

Bookmark for future reference..
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Looks like a Q-tip sponge beneficial to the tank.

LOL I've never heard pineapple sponges called Q-tip sponges before :twitch:
But it certainly fits :thumbsup:

 

[Grimreaperz]

1 = Aptasia. Several ways to go about this.

2 = Vertemid Snail. (Chisel off leave nothing behind) these can spread quickly....I have been battling them for almost 5 months now. Think you got them all and 4 more show up....

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