This anemone came with my live rock HELP

[edoardo90]

This anemone came in my live rock somebody told me.it might be a glass anemone. Can somebody please tsll me what it is please

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[badbreath]

Kind of looks like it. Set up looks new, can you just take the rock out and deal with it?

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[SeaCucumberFan]

Hmmm can you take it out and put it in a small bowl or something?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Yep, looks like an Aiptasia aka Glass anemone. You can kill it many ways bu the easiest is to biol some water and inject the boiling water into it. Some say that lemon juice works too but I've not had any luck with it. There are also many products on the market you can get for killing them as you will get more... Joe's Juice IMO is the best.

 

[johnike]

Yep, sure is.
Smother it in Kalk paste.

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

After inspecting it more, I agree. Put it in a jar if you dont want to kill it

 

[johnike]

After inspecting it more, I agree. Put it in a jar if you dont want to kill it

You and your jars.
We're going to put you in one.

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

Find me first

 

[edoardo90]

I live in peru so here i cant get many products and they have nothing here. So i will have to try the vinager or boiling water

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[johnike]

I live in peru so here i cant get many products and they have nothing here. So i will have to try the vinager or boiling water

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If you can get pickling lime (Food grade calcium hydroxide) at a store, it's the same as kalk.
Lemon or lime juice have been reported to work as well.

And fire. Fire will work.

 

[ThroThra]

there are also fish and inverts that eat those if nothing else works for you

 

[johnike]

there are also fish and inverts that eat those if nothing else works for you

Correct.
Copperband Butterflies, almost any Butterfly actually if you don't have corals.
Matted Filefish and Peppermint Shrimp as well.

 

[Ron Reefman]

You and your jars.
We're going to put you in one.

Ha! Good one John

 

[johnike]

Ha! Good one John

:wavehand:

 

[sam.basye]

I've found the best way in your situation is to dremel it to smitherines lol

This is 100% effective and easy to do especially since it's a new tank with little coral.

Take the whole rock out and dremel the area with the aiptasia using the drill bit or engraver - then rinse. Works like a charm, assuming you have a dremel --> every man needs one!

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

I have another way.
Step 1. Get it out
Step 2. KILL IT WITH FIRE

 

[snorvich]

Correct.
Copperband Butterflies

Sometimes but not always. Racoon butterflies always but they are not invert safe.

 

[johnike]

Sometimes but not always. Racoon butterflies always but they are not invert safe.

Steve speaks wisely.
I have a Double Saddle that likes them more than a Raccoon!

 

[keiferd]

hey guys, I guess I'm a total noob, but why is aiptasia the son of Satan? I never had a major problem with it. They just look like pretty anemones.

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

Here,I wrote a short story.

One day, Mr. Reefnoob was going to the LFS, they sold him what appeared to be pretty anemones. They were actually aiptasia. He took them home and put them in his wonderful 125 gallon reef tank. They were great for the first few days.

But one day, the Aiptasia said in his mind, "Rise my clones! Rise!" The aiptasia then budded, and soon enough, while Mr. Reefnoob was sleeping, the aiptasia population grew from 1 to over 9000. His fish were stressed and got stung, the aiptasia was quickly taking over. Soon enough, when Mr. Reefnoob woke up, the tank was dead. Nothing was alive, not even his mushroom corals. The aiptasia has succeeded taking over the tank.

In anger, Mr. Reefnoob blew up the LFS and his tank.

The End