Anenome???

[elmcerber]

Ok, these two anenome like thing must of came with my live rock, are they anenomes??? I do not have the proper lighting I thought you needed for anenomes. (cheap singletube flouresent)
They are 1-2"
What are these??

 

[elmcerber]

here is the other

 

[bang guy]

Yes, it's an Anemone called Aiptasia. They are not desireable in a reef tank because of the strong sting and rapid reproductive rate.

 

[elmcerber]

so, i'm planning on upgrading my lighting and getting into corals, how should i get rid of them, just pluck them out?

 

[bang guy]

Do a search on aiptasia removal. They don't pluck easily. Any pieces left behind will grow into a new animal.

 

[beth]

Inject Aiptasia Stop into the mouth. This is a product sold in the hobby. You can check your LFS. You can also mix up some Kalk paste and injected in the mouth.

 

[crcoachm]

in your second pic
on the right that is a feather duster
don't lose that

 

[shaybroj]

I can think of two things that it could be. First, it does resemble an aiptasia anemone. Six known species. They love reef environments. They reproduce asexually buy budding. According to the magazine Marine Fish and Reef 2004 Annual you really don't want them if that is what they are. Second, at first glance I thought of some sort of a feather duster which are not harmless at all. They are a neat addition to a tank. My parents and I both have very small ones in our tanks from the live rock.

 

[fender]

definately aiptasia. Nuke em. Peppermint shrimp work usually if you have quite a few. For one or two I would use the kalk injection method.

 

[torrancejones]

Your LR has a nice pink color. That looks really neat!
--Tor

 

[mightyoxjuice]

My pearlscale butterfly has been mowing down the aptasia and is not touching the polyps at least so far.

 

[blackfish]

One question what do you all use to inject the kalk paste with? You can't just go out and buy syringes!

 

[thomas712]

shaybroj - I also vote that it is aptaisa, but just wanted to stop by and say.
welcome to the board
Thomas
6550

 

[elmcerber]

thanks