what is it?

[jb1]

what arre these two things on my live rock.
also does it look like the beginnings of hair algae on the rock.

 

[jb1]

another

 

[aarone]

one looks to be aptasia (the one on the left)
The other looks to be a small feather duster (on the right)
The duster is good to have, its just a type of worm.
The aptasia you want to get rid of. Search the board for proper ways to rid your tank of aptasia. I reccomend the kalkwasser paste method.

 

[jb1]

should i take the rock out and scrub the hair algae off, it is the only rock with it on it
i should get rid of the aptaisa right?
what is the best way to do it.

 

[aarone]

make a paste of kalkwasser and tank water, suck into a small dosing syringe. Inject it just in front of the aptasia. It will grab the substance (thinking it is food) and it will poison itself.

 

[harlequinnut]

Why is aptasia bad? Cause I think I have it too.

 

[aarone]

stings fish and corals, and it is ugly to boot. They reproduce fast, so dont try to tear it off or cut it off.

 

[jb1]

what reef safe fish eats aptasia and will survive good after the aptaisa is gone

 

[peacetypes]

if your lucky some cb butterflies will

 

[legend]

why are aptaisa so bad? I have one in my tank right now by my xenia coral. Has anyone ever tried tweezering them out? I have a pair of plastic tweezers that i may try to pinch it off.

 

[michaeltx]

the multiple at astonding rates to a point where you cant sount them in a few months.tweezers are a really bad idea they are like shrooms ANY little piece of it left or might float away will start a new apistia and spread even more quickly. a strong kalk past and bioling water is the best that I have used on them.
they will fight anything in the area that they want, some corals can stand there ground with them but most will only last a little while.
but yeah
1st pic hair algae
2nd apisitia ot close relative
3rd fether worm of some sort.
Mike