What in the world is this in my refugium?

[henelay]

That looks like aiptasia
+1000 for the peppermint shrimp

 

[amperidot]

Peppermint shrimp seem to only eat the smaller ones, and only if they are starving. Don't pull at it or cut it-it will reproduce. I find that squriting some boiling water right in its mouth with a needle or vinegar (for small ones) works well. You can get needles at a feed/farm store usually for less than a buck.

 

[leviburns89]

Pods are not always good.

When there is an abundance of large amphipods, and scarce food, they will turn on zoas.

Before anyone tries to say they are harmless, do a search for yourself, many many threads on amphipods destroying corals when they don't have a readily available food source.


The addition of an amphipod predator will help reduce levels to sustainable.

I had to add a wrasse to help thin down the population as they were eating zoas, and pestering most lps and soft corals
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[rickzter]

I would recommend u do not melt it with Joe's juice or aiptasia x. They will reproduce. Good thing its on the algae it looks like. Scoop it out carefully and remove all traces of it (foot).

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[SFish]

Twice evidently.

I thought you were chanting

 

[CStrickland]

I thought you were chanting

Kill it
Kill it
Goobagaba
Aiptasia
One of us

One of us

 

[j_mazzy]

Boiling water in a syringe

 

[SeaTila]

Peppermint shrimp seem to only eat the smaller ones, and only if they are starving. Don't pull at it or cut it-it will reproduce. I find that squriting some boiling water right in its mouth with a needle or vinegar (for small ones) works well. You can get needles at a feed/farm store usually for less than a buck.

I have 3 peps waiting for dinnertime on same rock every day, and they did nothing as one aiptasia turned to 3 more small ones. At first they look like fan worms and they are pretty but they spread fast. They were on a huge liverock...took it out and torched general area. They retreat out of water...impossible to find exactly which spot so no choice. some people say to use lighter but torch was fast and rock was back in tank. Havent seen any aptasia since...about 2 months now...fingers crossed

THEY'RE just anemones...not a bulletproof Alien, right?...BUT I still watch for them to come back just in case. Lol

I thought you were chanting

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[johnike]

I thought you were chanting

Kill it
Kill it
Goobagaba
Aiptasia
One of us

One of us

:lmao:

 

[pyithar]

i'd just take out the chaeto and toss it. if you see one, there might be many more in the clump.

 

[Mr.Tan]

pull the chaeto, clip it off and throw it in the trash

 

[RynoParsons]

also cant think the fumes is good for you if you burn aptasia

 

[johnike]

also cant think the fumes is good for you if you burn aptasia

I ain't trying it.
:smokin: