Something on my live rock...

[mscoral21]

I just bought a couple peices of LR..When i put it in there I saw something on it..Im sure its not bad but just curious to know what I have got in my tank. Its almst like a feather duster but its maroon in color, small, almost looks like a sunflower in shape...but where petals would be its like tenticles with white tips on every end of the tenicle...Im sure its nothing bad but like i said just curious! Thanks for any opinions. Oh yeah...I think its alive too it moves and the tenicles come in an out all the time!

 

[bigarn]

You sure it's not aiptasia?

 

[mscoral21]

Im not sure...I have a FOWLR..so im not used to anything else. Im cluless when it comes to annenomes or anything like that.

 

[mscoral21]

Okay did a search for pics...it looks like one of those almost but its a maroon color..and the tenticles are a little thicker than the pics i saw....Is this a good thing or not?

 

[nas19320]

If its an Aiptasia or any of the pest anenomes it can turn into a bad thing if not taken care of.

 

[mscoral21]

What will happen?

 

[nas19320]

Pest Anenome's spread very quickly and have the ability to sting nearby corals.

 

[mscoral21]

I think its kinda pretty...should i get rid of it if i have a FOWLR tank?

 

[mscoral21]

I think i found out what it is..Im not sure but it almost looks identical to a canycane annemone, except its missing the white.
Could that be it? Even if it dosent have to white?

 

[mscoral21]

Anyone??

 

[savage21]

dose it look like this if so it's a pest and can take over in your tank

 

[mscoral21]

Yup..thats exacally what it looks like!....But the funny thing is..I cant find it now. It seems to have dissapeared or something. I dunno. Will it reapear? I should by Joes Juice right? To get rid of it?

 

[savage21]

They can get very small when not opened. I have heard of injecting them with some things not sure what it was. The way i got rid of mine not sure if you want to try it but i pulled the rock out and took a small screw driver and poped them off wear safety glasses some juice will squrt out of them

This may help
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...hreadid=115437

 

[nas19320]

Joes' Juice, Peppermint shrimp, boiling water, Kalk paste and I have heard lemon juice are all ways to get rid of them. Kalk paste has always worked for me.

 

[huskernwy]

Joes Juice worked for me. Not so good of luck with boiling water. Also put a pepp shrimp in the tank on Monday and it took care of the rest of the tiny ones that I could not get to. Sure sounds like Aiptasia to me!

 

[savage21]

Good Luck

 

[mscoral21]

Thank you very much...Im going to buy a peperment shrimp. Maybe some Joes juice.

 

[huskernwy]

Good Luck:happy:

 

[wax32]

A peppermint shrimp ate my small aips but it took Joe's Juice to put the hurt on the largest one. It worked pretty much instantly.

 

[scottyc]

boiling water didnt work for me. tried joes juice, wiped it out in seconds,i highly reccomend it.