Can anyone help id this. part 1

[alvintheclownfish]

i found it in my live rock its clear with a stalk in the middle kinda looks like a mouth (like from a zoo) but kinda sticks up more, and the tentacles stick straight up cover 360 degrees of it. any know?

 

[SnowManSnow]

i have no idea where in the picture the thing is!

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[alvintheclownfish]

right in the middle looks like a whits shiny thing, ill try to get a better pic, it was takin thru a magnifying glass

 

[Meloco14]

Cant tell from the pic, but from the description it might be aiptasia.

 

[alvintheclownfish]

heres the new pics, if it is aipstasia how do u get rid of it???

 

[Anonymous]

Looks like Aptasia to me too. Get rid of it. It will take over after a little while.

 

[alvintheclownfish]

just pull it out?

 

[Anonymous]

Peppermint Shrimp will eat it. I've heard some people inject it with lemon juice. Some people take the rock out and blow torch it.

I would go with the Peppermint Shrimp to start. Pulling it out will do no good. It will grow back. HTH.

 

[waymack97]

joe's juice works well.
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[bleedingthought]

With single anemones, I've had luck with just taking that rock out and scrubbing it really hard with a bristle brush! And then scrub it some more and wash it out with old tank water!! But this isn't really garanteed the aiptasia will die, and it's not worth it if you had a lot of it, but it worked for me! :wink:

 

[WRASSER]

Wow, It is reported to be a bad thing in the tank due to the fact they can take over a tank. I have had one for several years with no problems from this one. I have had several and have taking the rock out of the water and put a lighter to it and killed the aptasia.Wiped off the ashes and pit it back into the tank, with no harm done to any of the tank mates.
You have several options, you could keep it and see what happens and if it gets too bad treat the tank. or you can treat the tank now by getting rid of it in several differnt manners. :wink:

 

[ReefSanctuary]

it looks like a hydroid to me

 

[alvintheclownfish]

well it is really soo small, but b4 reading all of this i smushed it and disinegrated it in my hand, but again if it comes back on the rock i will take it out scrub it torch it put it back and go from thee, WHY DO THESE THINGS POP UP SO OFTEN , too bad good stuff dont come y akno

 

[dragonladylea]

Reefsanctuary is correct that is a hydroid not aptasia.