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04/03/2006, 06:15 PM
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What are these on my live rock? Pic's inside...
Can someone help me identify these things on my liverock? Are they okay being there?
  Also...here are some pics of my first 2 fish. I just got the wrasse yesterday   
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04/03/2006, 06:19 PM
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First one is Aiptasia.
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04/03/2006, 06:19 PM
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In the first picture, that looks like an Aiptasia and heres a thread on them. See if the pictures in that thread look like yours.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=803632 |
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04/03/2006, 06:24 PM
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Beautiful fish. And yep, that's aiptasia. Most everyone has it. Some creatures eat them.
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04/03/2006, 06:55 PM
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first one aptasia as stated, the second look s like a feather duster
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04/03/2006, 07:08 PM
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How fast does aiptasia spread? I do need to worry about this, correct?
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04/03/2006, 07:21 PM
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S.C.U.B.A. :)
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Definitely Aiptasia, read the link Andrew posted for more details about them. They will grow fast and become a nuisance if not taken care of asap.
Rock Anemone
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