Unidentified Polyp thing...

[polomaan]

We have a basic saltwater tank including:
-black and white damsel fish
-blue damsel
-green chromis damsel
-2 clownfish (1 small, 1 large)
-goby
-cleaner shrimp
-camelback shrimp
-snails
-decent amount of live rock
-20 year old dead coral (cool for looks)
-worms that came from ???
We found what looks like a whiteish polyp of some kind growing at the base of a chunk of live rock near the sand. There's a pic below. It's the think just left of the rock, but to the right of the goby fish. Don't mind the brownish dead think at the bottom. PLEASE let me know what I'm growing, haha.

Also, does anybody know what this redish stuff is growing on my dead coral is? It looks really smooth. Here's a pic

 

[keri]

pic 1 looks like aiptasia (look it up and decide which way you'd prefer to kill it -I prefer boiling water injected with a syringe) They reproduce quickly and can sting your corals
2nd pic looks like cyano bacteria....can't 100% tell from that picture but google it and see if that's what it looks like to you
Cheers

 

[anthropo]

Originally Posted by Keri
http:///forum/post/2472601
pic 1 looks like aiptasia (look it up and decide which way you'd prefer to kill it -I prefer boiling water injected with a syringe) They reproduce quickly and can sting your corals
2nd pic looks like cyano bacteria....can't 100% tell from that picture but google it and see if that's what it looks like to you
Cheers
agreed

 

[polomaan]

...since my corals are dead (like been sitting in a garage for 20 years dead) I don't need to worry about it stinging my corals (right?). Would it harm any other organisms in my aquarium? ...the thing is that I don't have the lighting setup for corals and anemones (just one fluorescent tube) so it's kinda cool that something like this is growing. So now I have another question. Does that mean the light I have could support some sort of coral or anemone? Thanks for all the help!

 

[b bauer]

it is a pest and will take over your tank.and no you light is for fish only. the red stuff or cyano can be caused by many things what are your water test results andhow long do you leave your lights on and how much flow do you have in the tank?

 

[bdhutier]

Originally Posted by Keri
http:///forum/post/2472601
pic 1 looks like aiptasia (look it up and decide which way you'd prefer to kill it -I prefer boiling water injected with a syringe) They reproduce quickly and can sting your corals
2nd pic looks like cyano bacteria....can't 100% tell from that picture but google it and see if that's what it looks like to you
Cheers
1. concur
2. concur

 

[natclanwy]

Originally Posted by polomaan
http:///forum/post/2473225
...since my corals are dead (like been sitting in a garage for 20 years dead) I don't need to worry about it stinging my corals (right?). Would it harm any other organisms in my aquarium? ...the thing is that I don't have the lighting setup for corals and anemones (just one fluorescent tube) so it's kinda cool that something like this is growing. So now I have another question. Does that mean the light I have could support some sort of coral or anemone? Thanks for all the help!
Kill it!!!!!!!!!!
One aiptasia can turn into this:

I started with one aiptasia in my tank and it stayed that way for several months and I left it alone since I was in same situation no corals and not enough light to keep any. Thought was interesting at the time what a mistake it only took that one aiptasia about 2-3 months once it started splitting to turn my tank into what you see in the picture, and it got alot worse before I finally got it under control.

 

[keri]

Originally Posted by natclanwy
http:///forum/post/2473893
Kill it!!!!!!!!!!
One aiptasia can turn into this:

I started with one aiptasia in my tank and it stayed that way for several months and I left it alone since I was in same situation no corals and not enough light to keep any. Thought was interesting at the time what a mistake it only took that one aiptasia about 2-3 months once it started splitting to turn my tank into what you see in the picture, and it got alot worse before I finally got it under control.
I was looking for a great aiptasia covered tank picture and you've got it! lol

 

[natclanwy]

Wish now that I would have taken pics when it was at its worst couldn't bring myself to do it though. This picture is actually right after I had treated with Joes juice for the first time if you look closely you can see the white spots from the Joes juice.