Wild corals growing out of rocks

[Ramses66]

I got wild corals gowing out of my rocks. Some of the wild corals seem to be stunting the growth of my corals. Are they harmful and how can I control them? What about it Rug Dog.?:strooper:

 

[Tomoko Schum]

Have any picture of them?

Tomoko

 

[NicoleC]

ID or photos, please?

 

[Ramses66]

http://s393.photobucket.com/albums/pp13/doe277/?action=view&current=P9060104.jpg

 

[Ramses66]

These are the one I really have problem with.

 

[Ramses66]

close up

http://s393.photobucket.com/albums/...ew&current=wildcoral3-1-1.jpg&t=1220741509831

 

[Ron S.]

The last two look like aptaisia. The first may be some type of paly or zoo.

 

[Ramses66]

Are they good are bad? I don't want them to take over my tanks. Thanks

 

[Tomoko Schum]

They look like aiptasia to me. You can try injecting it with hot water or lemon juice. You can also take the rock out and pour boiling water on it. Dropping some kalkwasser (pickling lime) paste or Joe's juice on them worked for some people.

Tomoko

 

[Ramses66]

I really don't want to take the rocks out. Will the lemon juice affect the water quality?

 

[birdman1979]

Don't use lemon juice or hot water... use apistatia x. Believe me.... it works!

 

[Ramses66]

What is apistatia x? Got a link where I can get some?

 

[birdman1979]

I think marine depot carries it.

 

[Sk8r]

any time you use something designed to kill off something in your main tank, look carefully at the possibility it may affect other desired species of similar structure and habit. Most corals are structurally similar to aiptasia. How does this treatment discriminate to target only aiptasia?

 

[Ramses66]

This is Joe's Juice from Marine Depot. I'm going to order some this week end. Thank you very much, now my wife want be trying to pluck them with her twezzers!!:rollface:

 

[Ramses66]

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewI...edium=cpc&utm_term=cpcysm_MD_prod1_JJ1111~joe's_juice_aiptasia&utm_content=cpcysm_MD_prod1_JJ1111&utm_campaign=cpcysm_MD_prod1&fromsource=cpcysm_MD_prod1_JJ1111~joe's_juice_aiptasia&OVRAW=joe's%20juice%20aiptasia&OVKEY=joes%20juice%20aiptasia&OVMTC=standard&OVADID=32404294511&OVKWID=238641706511

 

[Ramses66]

I think that was a bad link. But it's Joe's Juice!

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewI...iew~idProduct~JJ1111~idCategory~FIADAFLC.html

 

[mltmtascp]

boiling water and a syringe works very well. My husband has kill tons of them. You just hit with the hot water when they are out. They will melt away. A peppermint shrimp will also eat them.

Monica

 

[Ramses66]

Monica. I'm going to try the hot water, should I use a turkey Baster. My wife will have fun getting rid of these!:bum:

 

[mltmtascp]

A small syringe will work better. It doesn't take much hot water to kill them and you need to get it right on them but do not touch them because they will go back into the rock.