Is this aiptasia? It has a green center.

Golden Age · 08/26/2014, 09:06 PM

I saw this tiny thing growing on my rock. I saw it earlier in the day and thought it was a polyp because it was closed like a zoa or paly but when I has the moonlights on it opened up.

It this aiptasia?

You can't tell from the pic (it was hard to get a good picture, it's really small) but it has a bright green center.

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thedasher · 08/26/2014, 09:09 PM

Looks like a polyp.

pyithar · 08/26/2014, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedasher

looks like a polyp.

+1

thegrun · 08/27/2014, 06:42 AM

+2, although they can spread and become a problem also.

ca1ore · 08/27/2014, 07:00 AM

Yes, paly of some kind.

kw22 · 08/27/2014, 07:03 AM

+1

panhandler01 · 08/27/2014, 12:54 PM

What they said.

skippy2 · 08/27/2014, 01:12 PM

what they all said

Zacktosterone · 08/27/2014, 01:15 PM

i would touch it and see if it disappears. if it does then it's probably aptasia. if it just retracts like a zoanthids or pally then don't worry about it. unless it overgrows in your tank

CuzzA · 08/27/2014, 05:46 PM

Lightly prod it with something. If it completely retracts to the rock almost laying flat, Aptasia. If it just closes up, polyp.

Edit: Somehow I missed reading Zacks post.

08/26/2014, 09:06 PM	#1
Golden Age Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 94	Is this aiptasia? It has a green center. I saw this tiny thing growing on my rock. I saw it earlier in the day and thought it was a polyp because it was closed like a zoa or paly but when I has the moonlights on it opened up. It this aiptasia? You can't tell from the pic (it was hard to get a good picture, it's really small) but it has a bright green center. [IMG]http://i59.*****.com/r01jc4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i59.***.com/qp1p8k.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i62.*****.com/2jbpn6c.jpg[/IMG]

08/27/2014, 07:00 AM	#5
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Yes, paly of some kind. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

08/27/2014, 07:03 AM	#6
kw22 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Éire (Republic of Ireland) Posts: 435	+1 __________________ If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,it will spend its whole life thinking that it is stupid. Current Tank Info: All freshwater at the moment.Hoping to set up a marine tank in the future.

08/27/2014, 01:12 PM	#8
skippy2 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: S.W. Michigan Posts: 3,205	what they all said __________________ Peggy Current Tank Info: no tank

08/26/2014, 09:09 PM	#2
thedasher Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Dearborn, Michigan U.S. Posts: 389	Looks like a polyp.

08/27/2014, 06:42 AM	#4
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	+2, although they can spread and become a problem also.

08/27/2014, 12:54 PM	#7
panhandler01 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 131	What they said.

08/27/2014, 01:15 PM	#9
Zacktosterone Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Sault Ste Marie Ont Posts: 2,475	i would touch it and see if it disappears. if it does then it's probably aptasia. if it just retracts like a zoanthids or pally then don't worry about it. unless it overgrows in your tank

08/27/2014, 05:46 PM	#10
CuzzA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 2,997	Lightly prod it with something. If it completely retracts to the rock almost laying flat, Aptasia. If it just closes up, polyp. Edit: Somehow I missed reading Zacks post.