What is this

Perellis · 08/23/2015, 06:55 PM

I have four or five in my tank just wondering if it's OK to have or to get it out

shifty51008 · 08/23/2015, 06:56 PM

Aptasia. Get them out asap

Perellis · 08/23/2015, 07:02 PM

What should I use to get them out and why are they so bad if you don't mind me asking I'm new to this

anthonys51 · 08/23/2015, 07:08 PM

there bad because they spread like weeds and they can kill and sting your corals. besides that i think there cute

anthonys51 · 08/23/2015, 07:09 PM

you can buy stuff that kills them at your lps or online. or your staight kalk. also if you only have them on a few rocks and have plenty of rock left in your tank. take the rock out kill it. either just it or the whole rock

Perellis · 08/23/2015, 07:11 PM

How should I go about getting them out? And youre right about the weeds part I bought a rock with some mushrooms on it and there was only one now in about a month or so there has been five more that started to grown

anthonys51 · 08/23/2015, 08:04 PM

yes i am sure that they are a pest. sure they will over take your tank if you dont stop them. they wont go away on there own. this i am sure

fishy boy · 08/23/2015, 08:16 PM

If there's just five rip em out

anthonys51 · 08/23/2015, 08:18 PM

cant just ripe them out. if you leave anything behind a new one will grow

ds_sweet · 08/24/2015, 12:22 AM

Looks like a glass anenome, if so Peppermint Shrimp eat the heck out of them!

SoloGarth · 08/24/2015, 01:00 AM

Best solution is too remove the rock and sterilize it if possible. And quick before it starts to colonize the rest of the tank and it starts looking like a LFS display.

LuciDog · 08/24/2015, 05:57 AM

Get a syringe and put an airline tube on it.

Fill it all with boiling water. Blast the aiptasia 4 or 5 times with the boiling water and then pull back on the syringe and suck it up. Done.

andre.cox.940 · 08/24/2015, 11:41 AM

I bought aptasia x online. It works like a charm. I started out with 20 plus. Haven't had any for about two months.

Dayson · 08/24/2015, 01:10 PM

Depending on your tank size and inhabitants you could get an aptasia eating filefish.

nemosworld · 08/24/2015, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayson

Depending on your tank size and inhabitants you could get an aptasia eating filefish.

This is exactly what I was going to suggest.

08/23/2015, 06:55 PM	#1
Perellis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 14	What is this I have four or five in my tank just wondering if it's OK to have or to get it out

08/23/2015, 06:56 PM	#2
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	Aptasia. Get them out asap __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

08/24/2015, 01:00 AM	#11
SoloGarth Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Otis, MA Posts: 1,126	Best solution is too remove the rock and sterilize it if possible. And quick before it starts to colonize the rest of the tank and it starts looking like a LFS display. __________________ 120G Miracles Starfire SPS system Calcium Rx, Bio Pellets, Radions and Gyres My Build Thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2549420

08/24/2015, 05:57 AM	#12
LuciDog Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 355	Get a syringe and put an airline tube on it. Fill it all with boiling water. Blast the aiptasia 4 or 5 times with the boiling water and then pull back on the syringe and suck it up. Done. __________________ Current tank info: 30gal sumpless 120gal with 40gal sump 90gal freshwater - 2 angel, blood parrot, 3 mystery snails, pleco, and a school of rasbora's

08/23/2015, 07:02 PM	#3
Perellis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 14	What should I use to get them out and why are they so bad if you don't mind me asking I'm new to this

08/23/2015, 07:08 PM	#4
anthonys51 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kings Park, NY Posts: 2,789	there bad because they spread like weeds and they can kill and sting your corals. besides that i think there cute

08/23/2015, 07:09 PM	#5
anthonys51 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kings Park, NY Posts: 2,789	you can buy stuff that kills them at your lps or online. or your staight kalk. also if you only have them on a few rocks and have plenty of rock left in your tank. take the rock out kill it. either just it or the whole rock

08/23/2015, 07:11 PM	#6
Perellis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 14	How should I go about getting them out? And youre right about the weeds part I bought a rock with some mushrooms on it and there was only one now in about a month or so there has been five more that started to grown

08/23/2015, 08:04 PM	#7
anthonys51 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kings Park, NY Posts: 2,789	yes i am sure that they are a pest. sure they will over take your tank if you dont stop them. they wont go away on there own. this i am sure

08/23/2015, 08:16 PM	#8
fishy boy Moved On Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 98	If there's just five rip em out

08/23/2015, 08:18 PM	#9
anthonys51 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kings Park, NY Posts: 2,789	cant just ripe them out. if you leave anything behind a new one will grow

08/24/2015, 12:22 AM	#10
ds_sweet Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 3	Looks like a glass anenome, if so Peppermint Shrimp eat the heck out of them!

08/24/2015, 11:41 AM	#13
andre.cox.940 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 14	I bought aptasia x online. It works like a charm. I started out with 20 plus. Haven't had any for about two months.

08/24/2015, 01:10 PM	#14
Dayson Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Collierville, TN Posts: 88	Depending on your tank size and inhabitants you could get an aptasia eating filefish.