IDing aiptasia versus everything

[rogeragrimes]

I found some aiptasia today and went around injecting it. But I'm concerned I might inject something that's not aiptasia. I'm using Aiptasia-x. It seems some feather dusters and other stuff looks similar.

How can I always definitely id something as aiptasia versus something else?

So far my best guess is long tentacles with a stalk-like body??

When I use Google or Bing to bring up aiptasia images, it seems like there is a bunch of non-aiptasia stuff thrown in the list of images (although I'm not sure, maybe it's all aiptasia, just different forms).

 

[H2OCulture]

Have fun injecting those things! Don't let them win!

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/aiptasia.shtml

 

[Atilla_87]

There are two main species of aiptasia. Aiptasia Pallida and Aiptasia Mojano

Here is pallida

Here is mojano

 

[Atilla_87]

Most people seem to have more issues with Pallida, which is what you'll mostly find pictures of if you google aiptasia. I've always seemed to have more problems with mojano though. Both are bad and should be dealt with.

 

[garyinco]

As my dad used to say - If you're going to kill a bear you'd better kill it, not just wound it. Make sure you kill 'em not just agitate them. If you keep using Aiptasia-x use it liberally and really smother them with it after you try to inject/feed them with it. Stuff works well on green star polyps too, another scourge.

 

[oh207]

Go get em. Get them all! I need to break out my needles this coming weekend for another treatment.

 

[rogeragrimes]

Thank you all for the quick and good replies. Here's another good web site link with some IDs pictures that I discovered: https://saltyunderground.com/category/aiptasia-anemone-photo-identification-page

Here's another big anemone in my tank that I've been treating as friendly and good. Is it aiptasia (it's fairly big, maybe 4-5 inches in circum.)?

 

[Atilla_87]

Thank you all for the quick and good replies. Here's another good web site link with some IDs pictures that I discovered: https://saltyunderground.com/category/aiptasia-anemone-photo-identification-page

Here's another big anemone in my tank that I've been treating as friendly and good. Is it aiptasia (it's fairly big, maybe 4-5 inches in circum.)?

Looks like a big aiptasia to me..

 

[rogeragrimes]

Looks like a big aiptasia to me..

I posted in another thread (when no one responded to this one this morning). Poster said it's Curley Q (which is in the aiptasia family), but not super fast spreading or a big problem in most tanks.

I'm glad, I liked that guy.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Thank you all for the quick and good replies. Here's another good web site link with some IDs pictures that I discovered: https://saltyunderground.com/category/aiptasia-anemone-photo-identification-page

Here's another big anemone in my tank that I've been treating as friendly and good. Is it aiptasia (it's fairly big, maybe 4-5 inches in circum.)?

This is a Curley Q anemone yes it's a member of the Aiptasia family but not the same. People pay for these in Florida. I already said this on your thread. Do not kill this.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

I posted in another thread (when no one responded to this one this morning). Poster said it's Curley Q (which is in the aiptasia family), but not super fast spreading or a big problem in most tanks.

I'm glad, I liked that guy.

Good I'm glad you read my post and didn't kill it. Would be nice if you had responded though. :beer:

 

[Atilla_87]

I forgot about the curly q anemone's. I guess I wasn't entirely wrong with my "big aiptasia" ID, just not very specific. They don't spread like regular aiptasia do, but they will still sting any nearby corals like most anemone's. Just something to keep in mind.

 

[rogeragrimes]

Thanks, everyone, for the replies.