Identification needed

Ytsejam02 · 01/23/2016, 09:26 AM

I have a week old tank, and found this on my live rock. Pic was with my phone, so color accuracy sux. You can probably guess it's more of a translucent pink than blue...

Looks like an anemone to me, but guessing that's wrong.

Any ideas?

pyithar · 01/23/2016, 09:28 AM

it looks like aiptasia to me

Dkuhlmann · 01/23/2016, 09:34 AM

Yes it's a glass anemone aka Aiptasia. Kill it, they will spread all over your tank.

Ytsejam02 · 01/23/2016, 09:36 AM

Thx, I googled and agree. Should I just pick it off the rock?

Dans85 · 01/23/2016, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Ytsejam02

Thx, I googled and agree. Should I just pick it off the rock?

Don't do that, they can spread spores if they are injured. I use a small hypodermic needle and inject them with lemon juice, or inject them with Kalk paste.

Bent · 01/23/2016, 09:53 AM

That doesn't look like an invasive type to me, but I could be wrong.

Where did the rock come from in the world?

Ytsejam02 · 01/23/2016, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Bent

That doesn't look like an invasive type to me, but I could be wrong.

Where did the rock come from in the world?

Honestly don't recall

there are two of them. How can you tell if they are invasive? I still don't want them hurting any fish.

Dkuhlmann · 01/23/2016, 11:17 AM

They won't hurt your fish, they just take over your tank by reproducing at a faster rate than rabbits

bmackcw · 01/23/2016, 12:28 PM

Buy three or four peppermint shrimp. One in three will eat it. But you have to starve them.

cloak · 01/23/2016, 12:40 PM

If you can remove the rock with ease just burn it off with a cigarette lighter. This can be done in a matter of minutes. Peppermint shrimp are kind of hit & miss IME. (more miss then hit) There's also a chance that they might go rouge and start picking at your corals too. I had one just destroy a Miami Hurricane chalice before. It bounced back, but that shrimp had to go... GL.

RayAllen3422 · 01/23/2016, 01:34 PM

I had good luck with peppermint shrimp in my previous tank.

Ytsejam02 · 01/23/2016, 04:12 PM

I'm kinda liking the lighter idea.
I have a candle lighter that is more like a torch. The rock is easily removed. Anyone else try burning them off?

BrianKC · 01/23/2016, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cloak

If you can remove the rock with ease just burn it off with a cigarette lighter. This can be done in a matter of minutes.

We got one of these as a wedding gift. Finally found an idea for what to use it for.

chueu · 01/25/2016, 02:10 AM

My approach is to syringe with boiling water

Atilla_87 · 01/25/2016, 08:17 PM

I've had good luck getting rid of them with "Joe's Juice"

http://www.marinedepot.com/Joe%60s_J...ADAFLC-vi.html

01/23/2016, 09:26 AM	#1
Ytsejam02 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Central Connecticut Posts: 121	Identification needed I have a week old tank, and found this on my live rock. Pic was with my phone, so color accuracy sux. You can probably guess it's more of a translucent pink than blue... Looks like an anemone to me, but guessing that's wrong. Any ideas? __________________ Jay B Current Tank Info: 55g non-drilled. Canister w/2 Kessil a360we, 50lbs live rock, crushed coral substrate. DaVinci & Mocha clown, Rosey Scale Fairy Wrasse, Royal Gramma, and Swales Swissguard. Assorted LPS/Soft Corals.

01/23/2016, 09:28 AM	#2
pyithar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: yangon,burma(myanmar) Posts: 1,786	it looks like aiptasia to me __________________ take it easy, pyithar Current Tank Info: 150G display, 50G sump, mixed reef

01/23/2016, 09:34 AM	#3
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Yes it's a glass anemone aka Aiptasia. Kill it, they will spread all over your tank. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

01/23/2016, 09:36 AM	#4
Ytsejam02 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Central Connecticut Posts: 121	Thx, I googled and agree. Should I just pick it off the rock? __________________ Jay B Current Tank Info: 55g non-drilled. Canister w/2 Kessil a360we, 50lbs live rock, crushed coral substrate. DaVinci & Mocha clown, Rosey Scale Fairy Wrasse, Royal Gramma, and Swales Swissguard. Assorted LPS/Soft Corals.

01/23/2016, 09:53 AM	#6
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	That doesn't look like an invasive type to me, but I could be wrong. Where did the rock come from in the world? __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

01/23/2016, 11:17 AM	#8
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	They won't hurt your fish, they just take over your tank by reproducing at a faster rate than rabbits __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

01/23/2016, 12:28 PM	#9
bmackcw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 201	Buy three or four peppermint shrimp. One in three will eat it. But you have to starve them.

01/23/2016, 12:40 PM	#10
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	If you can remove the rock with ease just burn it off with a cigarette lighter. This can be done in a matter of minutes. Peppermint shrimp are kind of hit & miss IME. (more miss then hit) There's also a chance that they might go rouge and start picking at your corals too. I had one just destroy a Miami Hurricane chalice before. It bounced back, but that shrimp had to go... GL.

01/23/2016, 01:34 PM	#11
RayAllen3422 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 403	I had good luck with peppermint shrimp in my previous tank.

01/23/2016, 04:12 PM	#12
Ytsejam02 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Central Connecticut Posts: 121	I'm kinda liking the lighter idea. I have a candle lighter that is more like a torch. The rock is easily removed. Anyone else try burning them off? __________________ Jay B Current Tank Info: 55g non-drilled. Canister w/2 Kessil a360we, 50lbs live rock, crushed coral substrate. DaVinci & Mocha clown, Rosey Scale Fairy Wrasse, Royal Gramma, and Swales Swissguard. Assorted LPS/Soft Corals.

01/25/2016, 02:10 AM	#14
chueu Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brunei Posts: 276	My approach is to syringe with boiling water __________________ My Slice of the Ocean in my home Current Tank Info: 180G Reef

01/25/2016, 08:17 PM	#15
Atilla_87 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 53	I've had good luck getting rid of them with "Joe's Juice" http://www.marinedepot.com/Joe%60s_J...ADAFLC-vi.html