Another ID thread...pest coral

GQJake81 · 02/21/2014, 01:44 PM

Ok, I've got these little anemone/star polyp looking things in my tank. Had a few for awhile, and over the last couple weeks they have started exploding in population. I want to find out how to eradicate them, but I don't know what they are called.

they are a pinkish color, about 1/4" tall. The "tentacles" have little almost "barbs" on the edges of them, you can see in the first picture.

considering doing the boiling hot RO water out of a syringe to try and get rid of them. Read about lemon juice too, but I'd really like to know what they are before I start attacking them.

julie180 · 02/21/2014, 02:04 PM

Anthelia. Pull out as much as you can.

GQJake81 · 02/21/2014, 02:13 PM

i don't think it's anthelia. buddy had that, it was much longer. this stuff is really really short. i don't think i could even get a hold of it with my bare hands. It stings stuff, cause a few of my torch tentacles touched it and they got all weird looking for a couple hours.

droth335 · 02/21/2014, 05:50 PM

If it is isolated to the rock in the pic above can you just remove that rock? If not, you could try aptaisa-X or lemon juice or some of the other aiptaisa elimination techniques.

GQJake81 · 02/21/2014, 05:54 PM

i wish. it's actually on a base rock that is attached to the bottom of my whole aquascape. of course.

02/21/2014, 01:44 PM	#1
GQJake81 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 260	Another ID thread...pest coral Ok, I've got these little anemone/star polyp looking things in my tank. Had a few for awhile, and over the last couple weeks they have started exploding in population. I want to find out how to eradicate them, but I don't know what they are called. they are a pinkish color, about 1/4" tall. The "tentacles" have little almost "barbs" on the edges of them, you can see in the first picture. considering doing the boiling hot RO water out of a syringe to try and get rid of them. Read about lemon juice too, but I'd really like to know what they are before I start attacking them. __________________ 41 G. Octopus DNW 110 skimmer. Eheim 1250 return. Vortech MP10. 20 G sump. 45W LED fixture.

02/21/2014, 02:13 PM	#3
GQJake81 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 260	i don't think it's anthelia. buddy had that, it was much longer. this stuff is really really short. i don't think i could even get a hold of it with my bare hands. It stings stuff, cause a few of my torch tentacles touched it and they got all weird looking for a couple hours. __________________ 41 G. Octopus DNW 110 skimmer. Eheim 1250 return. Vortech MP10. 20 G sump. 45W LED fixture.

02/21/2014, 05:50 PM	#4
droth335 Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Iowa Posts: 794	If it is isolated to the rock in the pic above can you just remove that rock? If not, you could try aptaisa-X or lemon juice or some of the other aiptaisa elimination techniques. __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: 210 sps dominant reef: 40g sump, kalk,4 reefbreeder photon 32's ; 300DD mixed reef with 180 gallon sump, 4 Reefbreeder Photon 32's.

02/21/2014, 05:54 PM	#5
GQJake81 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 260	i wish. it's actually on a base rock that is attached to the bottom of my whole aquascape. of course. __________________ 41 G. Octopus DNW 110 skimmer. Eheim 1250 return. Vortech MP10. 20 G sump. 45W LED fixture.

02/21/2014, 02:04 PM	#2
julie180 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raymore, MO Posts: 2,556	Anthelia. Pull out as much as you can.