aiptasia.. i think

[grobot]

hey guys band new to this forum. seemed like a good place for good advice, so i have a small 20 gallon tank its been up for awhile now and last week i noticed what look a tiny brown pencil eraser looking thing on the sand just lying there. i didn't think much of it untill i fed my fish. i fed my tiger jawfish and randalls goby live brine then left when i came back it was stuck to the bottom of a piece of live rock, then when i touch it it retracted back into a little crevice and spit out pieces of brine shrimp. is it aiptasia?

 

[mx#28]

Certainly could be... Post a pic...

 

[snakeblitz33]

A pic would be nice? Maybe a better description and full detail? Maybe post a pic of something that looks similar?

 

[grobot]

thats one of them

 

[bigarn]

hmmm .. that could be a mojano anemone. They don't spread as fast as aiptasia but still a pest. Wait for more replies though.

 

[bang guy]

Doesn't look like Aiptasia nor Mojano to me. Are you talking about the small polyp looking thing in the substrate?

 

[bigarn]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///t/387784/aiptasia-i-think#post_3414745
Doesn't look like Aiptasia nor Mojano to me. Are you talking about the small polyp looking thing in the substrate?
I was looking at the bigger thing ... what do you think that is?

 

[bigarn]

Never mind now that i see the scale of the pic it probably isn't mojano i was looking at.

 

[travelerjp98]

Quote:
Originally Posted by grobot http:///t/387784/aiptasia-i-think#post_3414735

thats one of them
Welcome!
The little polyp on the left or the big thing on the right? Also, what is a size comparison?

 

[grobot]

The little polyp on the left the one on the right is my anemone. And he's about 2" in diameter so that thing On the left is pretty small

 

[travelerjp98]

any closer pics? it's def. not aiptasia...

 

[grobot]

any closer pics? it's def. not aiptasia...

Ok haha thanks I was getting worried but I'll post a picture as soon as I can. But should I dig it out of the substrate or let it grow to see what it is?

 

[travelerjp98]

Quote:
Originally Posted by grobot http:///t/387784/aiptasia-i-think#post_3414896
Ok haha thanks I was getting worried but I'll post a picture as soon as I can. But should I dig it out of the substrate or let it grow to see what it is?
I would let it grow for now..

 

[gemmy]

It almost looks like a zoa to me.

 

[travelerjp98]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///t/387784/aiptasia-i-think#post_3415248
It almost looks like a zoa to me.
I was thinking the same thing but was not sure...