Need Help Identifying

[hilde123]

I have posted in another forum about a nuissance anenome issue I am having. I thought I was dealing with majano then another user said they were aiptaisia, later a user said it wasnt either and something else. Can someone help identify. THanks

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1962752

 

[Elysia]

Certainly look like aptasia to me. I have never heard of people using them in this way, but Saron (sp?) shrimp are polyp eaters. I wonder if they would eat small anemomes.

 

[hilde123]

Im not sure what you mean by "I have never heard of people using them in this way"?

 

[Elysia]

The shrimp -- I don't know of anyone who has purchased the shrimp for the sole purpose of trying to eliminate a plague a polyps or pest anemones, but Saron spp. shrimp are known to feed on polyps. The camelback shrimp, Rhynchocinetes spp., are also known to eat polyps. Whether either would eat Aiptasia -- its likely a crap shoot.