Anyone know what this could be?

elkinsda · 08/05/2006, 10:20 PM

Hello All,

Could use some help on getting an ID for this hitchhiker?

best picture i could take since its on the backside of my tank.

bertoni · 08/05/2006, 10:22 PM

Well, it looks like a polyp of some sort. Maybe a tube anemone or perhaps Aiptasia. Can you get a clearer shot?

elkinsda · 08/05/2006, 10:25 PM

thats about as clear as i can get, not much room behind the tank and i'm taking the picture blinded hehe. its pink and does kind look like a polyp.

bertoni · 08/05/2006, 10:33 PM

There's a sticky thread on Aiptasia at the top of the forum. If you don't think this animal matches the pictures, you could leave it and see what happens.

willowtree_1987 · 08/05/2006, 10:59 PM

It is either a new polip but it could be BAD coral. If it is, get it out ASAP because they will take over your tank!!! I good solution is getting an eye dropper of some sort and putting vingar in it. Squit a little on it from where it is in the tank. It should kill it for a few weeks if not get rid of it....I couldn't get rid off all of mine cause they were wrapped up in a coral of mine that we bought and had no idea what it was at first....Don't worry, a little will not hurt your tank. I did this with a 10 g tank year ago, and nothing has died at all (except the pest coral!!!)

elkinsda · 08/05/2006, 11:33 PM

it kinda looks like a colonial hydroid from some pictures i've seen.

if it is are those good or bad?

good idea willow i may try that out donw the road

from what i can see its sticking to my live rock under a small ledge just under where i have a powerhead pointing.

hairymushroom · 08/06/2006, 12:47 AM

Looks like a zoanthid.sp just reaching out for light.

08/05/2006, 10:20 PM	#1
elkinsda Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 298	Anyone know what this could be? Hello All, Could use some help on getting an ID for this hitchhiker? best picture i could take since its on the backside of my tank.

08/05/2006, 10:22 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Well, it looks like a polyp of some sort. Maybe a tube anemone or perhaps Aiptasia. Can you get a clearer shot? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

08/05/2006, 10:33 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	There's a sticky thread on Aiptasia at the top of the forum. If you don't think this animal matches the pictures, you could leave it and see what happens. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

08/05/2006, 10:59 PM	#5
willowtree_1987 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 174	It is either a new polip but it could be BAD coral. If it is, get it out ASAP because they will take over your tank!!! I good solution is getting an eye dropper of some sort and putting vingar in it. Squit a little on it from where it is in the tank. It should kill it for a few weeks if not get rid of it....I couldn't get rid off all of mine cause they were wrapped up in a coral of mine that we bought and had no idea what it was at first....Don't worry, a little will not hurt your tank. I did this with a 10 g tank year ago, and nothing has died at all (except the pest coral!!!) __________________ Mom's empty tank (Wanting to start it over soon somehow) 10g with a blue demsal (thinking of cleaning it out, giving the demsal away, and using it as a hospital tank)

08/05/2006, 10:25 PM	#3
elkinsda Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 298	thats about as clear as i can get, not much room behind the tank and i'm taking the picture blinded hehe. its pink and does kind look like a polyp.

08/05/2006, 11:33 PM	#6
elkinsda Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 298	it kinda looks like a colonial hydroid from some pictures i've seen. if it is are those good or bad? good idea willow i may try that out donw the road from what i can see its sticking to my live rock under a small ledge just under where i have a powerhead pointing.

08/06/2006, 12:47 AM	#7
hairymushroom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 315	Looks like a zoanthid.sp just reaching out for light.