I think i have aiptasia..

[xxmindgamesxx]

Hello everyone,

I recently bought a zoa frag with 6 polyps on it. I also have a tiny nushroom on that frag too. I also noticed that there is a flower look-a-like thing in that frag plug. I thought it algae or something like that but then i saw it retract and open, the first thing that came to mind is AIPTASIA. So guys help me, what should i do to get rid of it. It is EXTREMLY SMALL. Im very new to all of this. The tank is about 9 weeks old. Ill try to get a pic of it and ill post it asap..

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[xxmindgamesxx]

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[xxmindgamesxx]

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[farfromsea]

Looks like a feather duster to me. Compare here http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/#sessile

 

[vhuang168]

+1 it's a feather duster. Aptasia are anemones.


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[elmersglue111]

I'm jealous. I wish my aiptasia had turned out to be feather dusters. Haha


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[xxmindgamesxx]

Wait lemme quickly google what feather dusters are

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[xxmindgamesxx]

Feather duster is a kind of coral. This just turned from a very disappoiting hitchhiker to a very good one..

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[jayball]

Feather duster is a kind of coral. This just turned from a very disappoiting hitchhiker to a very good one..

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It is actually a worm that lives in a tube it secretes with stuff it captures from the water coulomb. Still a good thing, one more aspect of the reef tank that is awesome. All the small creatures that carve a nitch for themself in our tanks is one of my favorite parts of it.

 

[xxmindgamesxx]

It is actually a worm that lives in a tube it secretes with stuff it captures from the water coulomb. Still a good thing, one more aspect of the reef tank that is awesome. All the small creatures that carve a nitch for themself in our tanks is one of my favorite parts of it.

Oh thats cool. Ty very much!

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[xxmindgamesxx]

+1 it's a feather duster. Aptasia are anemones.


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Hey, is this an egg of sone sort or is it a new polyp that is growing?

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[xxmindgamesxx]

It be bubble algae as well. Im not sure..

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[farfromsea]

My eyes arenot good enough to tell. Can you hold the camera more flush against the glass? Sometimes that helps. On the other hand someone with better eyes can probably tell

 

[xxmindgamesxx]

My eyes arenot good enough to tell. Can you hold the camera more flush against the glass? Sometimes that helps. On the other hand someone with better eyes can probably tell

I tried but its kind of in a hole in a small rock. This is the best shot that i managed to get.

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