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zandriab
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yesterday I received a free frag from my SWF order and got a zoo of some sort (I haven't had a chance to see the color as it hasn't opened yet)
I noticed some TINY hitchhikers that I am worried are aiptasia. There are about 4-5 of them and they are the size of the many tiny feather dusters in my tank. They do not look like feathers because there are not enough arms and they are definitely striped. The arms do not look as fat as the aiptasia pictures I have seen, but they are so small I thought it could be easy to miss.
If they are, how do I get rid of them and how much time do I have to do it before I risk infecting my tank. I'm not all that excited about spending more money as I just placed a big fish order and the coral was just a free bonus, not anything I was really aiming for. I do not have a quarantine tank up, can I float a container in the tank to keep it from spreading until it is taken care of?
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I noticed some TINY hitchhikers that I am worried are aiptasia. There are about 4-5 of them and they are the size of the many tiny feather dusters in my tank. They do not look like feathers because there are not enough arms and they are definitely striped. The arms do not look as fat as the aiptasia pictures I have seen, but they are so small I thought it could be easy to miss.
If they are, how do I get rid of them and how much time do I have to do it before I risk infecting my tank. I'm not all that excited about spending more money as I just placed a big fish order and the coral was just a free bonus, not anything I was really aiming for. I do not have a quarantine tank up, can I float a container in the tank to keep it from spreading until it is taken care of?
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