What is this .. ???

yo69xl · 01/22/2012, 02:38 PM

Hello , Im currently on my 2nd week of cycle, and I just discovered this thing on my live rock , I dont know what it is but Im sure it came with the rock.

any idea of what it is ??

maymania6 · 01/22/2012, 02:43 PM

looks like a mojano to me.
that rock has a lot of aptasia/mojano anemones on it. Better start zapping them quick or they will spread rapidly.

yo69xl · 01/22/2012, 02:50 PM

What I do ??? take the rock out of the tank and clean it ?

Zappo · 01/22/2012, 02:56 PM

If it's just the one rock, I'd take it out and let it dry for a few days. No sense in risking them spreading if there's nothing else on the rock worth preserving yet.

yo69xl · 01/22/2012, 02:59 PM

I only see 3 of them, they are all on the same small rock .

jdstank · 01/22/2012, 03:43 PM

food for peppermint shrimp!

gmate · 01/22/2012, 03:49 PM

That's aiptasia. Take a syringe and inject boiling water or lemon juice directly into the mouth. If you touch it, it will retract fully into the rock and you won't get to it, so be careful. There are chemicals that you can inject too, try Joe's Juice or Aiptasia X.

Peppermint shrimp will eat these too, but that can be hit or miss.

Without treatment these things will take over the tank and kill coral. They're a common pest, hitchhiker on rock.

zigzag1 · 01/22/2012, 04:15 PM

+1 aptiasia anemone. Try to eliminate them as soon as possible, as the tend to spread. They tend to sting corals and become a real nusiance. After your cycle is complete you might try some Berghia Nudibranch. Berghia are the best way to get rid of them. JMTC & GL!

And, Welcome to Reef Central!

01/22/2012, 03:43 PM	#6
jdstank Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: MD Posts: 182	food for peppermint shrimp! __________________ 37x33x18 95g Shallow Reef Current Tank Info: 150 gallon reef

01/22/2012, 03:49 PM	#7
gmate MASC Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 2,267	That's aiptasia. Take a syringe and inject boiling water or lemon juice directly into the mouth. If you touch it, it will retract fully into the rock and you won't get to it, so be careful. There are chemicals that you can inject too, try Joe's Juice or Aiptasia X. Peppermint shrimp will eat these too, but that can be hit or miss. Without treatment these things will take over the tank and kill coral. They're a common pest, hitchhiker on rock. __________________ https://www.marinecolorado.org/ 180, 90 and 50 gallon reef ready systems. Fragging & trading since 2010. Current Tank Info: 180g, 90g & 50g frag tank

01/22/2012, 04:15 PM	#8
zigzag1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Anderson, Indiana Posts: 1,276	+1 aptiasia anemone. Try to eliminate them as soon as possible, as the tend to spread. They tend to sting corals and become a real nusiance. After your cycle is complete you might try some Berghia Nudibranch. Berghia are the best way to get rid of them. JMTC & GL! And, Welcome to Reef Central! __________________ :beer: Mixed Reef, started 10/2004: 6' BB 125g DT, 100lbs LR, 40g sump, Dual Ehiem 1000 returns, Eshopps dual overflow, JBJ ATO, Vertex IN-180, PM Ca reactor, 250w MH w/VHO Actinic, AC3 w/Aquasurf, Tunze 6105 pair & 40B frag tank 8 Fish, 20+ corals, shrimp, snails, worms, bugs, etc.

01/22/2012, 02:43 PM	#2
maymania6 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 111	looks like a mojano to me. that rock has a lot of aptasia/mojano anemones on it. Better start zapping them quick or they will spread rapidly.

01/22/2012, 02:50 PM	#3
yo69xl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Miami,Fl Posts: 14	What I do ??? take the rock out of the tank and clean it ?

01/22/2012, 02:56 PM	#4
Zappo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minnetonka, MN Posts: 582	If it's just the one rock, I'd take it out and let it dry for a few days. No sense in risking them spreading if there's nothing else on the rock worth preserving yet.

01/22/2012, 02:59 PM	#5
yo69xl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Miami,Fl Posts: 14	I only see 3 of them, they are all on the same small rock .