Aiptasia? Please help ID

oregonbud

oregonbud

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Hey everyone,
The other night I noticed these tentacle looking things coming out of one of the smaller pieces of rock I have, when looking closer I started to see lots of smaller pieces that look very similar, as well as having a bunch of small tube like things attached to the glass, some have what look to be two tentacles coming out, but most do not have anything. The ones I am really concerned about are the ones in the rock. They are probably 3/4" tall and have 5-6 white thin tentacles coming out of them, they are more of a white then a browm color, but I do not have very good lighting so it could explain a coloration difference - maybe :)
Anyway I tried to take the best picture I could of the biggest one, but its not super clear - if anyone can help with an id, either confirming my suspicion that its aiptasia, or with an alternate idea, please let me know.
Thanks,
OB
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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cant tell by the pic but I have never seen a white apistia even the ones that havent had that good of light. is there a way to get a clearer pic by moving a rock or borrowing a another camera??
the tube things are probably a worm of some kind there are a some white ones that build a tube to live in.
MIke
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

Moderator
dburr got me thinking here is a pic of little white dusters that are very common in our tanks, does it look like this.
Mike
 
oregonbud

oregonbud

Member
It is most definitely not a feather duster, I have tons of feather dusters in the tank, and they look nothing like this thing. I have never seen anything that looks like this, the only reason I am thinking possibly aiptasia is because of the rate it seems to be growing at, and the tentacles coming out of the base. I would not be concerned if it were not spreading. I just found 4 more pockets of it on a different rock.
I'll try to take a better pic of some on a different rock later this evening.
Thanks for the replies thus far
 
wyldgunz

wyldgunz

Member
Ive seen a white aptasia on one of my rocks before i quickly killed it so i dont have a chance to get a picture of it. It wasnt quite white but it was a very pale shade of grey. Youll be able to tell it will have long tentacles and a mouth , aiptasia is easy to spot.
 
avatar50

avatar50

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can u tell me what that is ?? i have the same thing on my rock i though it was aiptasia and try to kill it be seems not working
 
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