aiptasia identification. pic

sebrofjr · 08/14/2009, 12:20 PM

I found this guy underneath a new sps frag I just received. I though I saw him on the frag before I put it in the tank so I tried to scrape around the hole it was in underneath the encrusted plug, and then filled the hole with epoxy since the bottom was going to be mounted anyways.

well today I see this little head come out from underneath the epoxy! This look like aiptasia, just want to confirm. I think im going to go get a syringe and use some lemon juice.

sebrofjr · 08/14/2009, 12:22 PM

I wanted to make sure as well as , I heard of people trying to remove them, then having them spread all over the tank. If I leave it alone until I get the proper removal equipment, will it only spread like normal anemones, by splitting?

Lyfey · 08/14/2009, 01:50 PM

I used 3 peppermint shrimp in my 29 gallon biocube and 20+ aptasia gone in less that 3 days.

JTL · 08/14/2009, 02:27 PM

I just put in (2) peppermint shrimp last night. I will be happy to see positive results. So far I cannot even find the shrimp and the aiptasia are still there. They better get to work.

thegrun · 08/14/2009, 02:50 PM

Peppermint shrimp can be hit or miss. I wouldn't wait to long to get it out of the tank.

JTL · 08/14/2009, 03:08 PM

Easier said then done. They are too small to fool with it right now.

Brandon M · 08/14/2009, 03:34 PM

Yep, that's aiptasia. I would try and get rid of it ASAP before it spreads.

bsclarinet · 08/14/2009, 10:28 PM

A friend of mine ended up with some aiptasia on his rock, so I told him to get a peppermint shrimp. He did, and they are gone now

Though I have heard that some people don't have such luck.

Flipper62 · 08/14/2009, 11:10 PM

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Originally posted by bsclarinet
A friend of mine ended up with some aiptasia on his rock, so I told him to get a peppermint shrimp. He did, and they are gone now Though I have heard that some people don't have such luck.

There is a reason for this hit or miss with the Peppermint shrimp.

I belive its only the female peppermint shrimp that eat it. If you get males, they wont touch it.

Also, Camel Shrimp are mistaken for Peppermint shrimp all the time. Some LFS sell Camel Shrimp as Peppermint shrimp. Some LFS dont know the difference ( Belive it or not ). They sell the Camel shrimp as Peppermints because that was the way that it was sold to them. Camel shrimp wont touch it.

Get yourself some Aiptasia-X or Joes Juice and be done with it.

sebrofjr · 08/15/2009, 10:29 AM

Thanks for all the input. So its just this one head right now and its very very small. How fast will this spread? If I have to get aiptasia-X or Simular i will end up having to wait a few days for it to come in. The lemon juice trick should work too right?

zooxanth · 08/15/2009, 01:08 PM

Another ftrick that works is to mix a little salt water to as high a salinity it will go - super saturated - and inject this into the body of aiptasia

nattarbox · 10/27/2009, 06:09 PM

(bump)

I found this growing in my tank this week. It is about a quarter inch across. There is another head elsewhere in the tank as well, but so far I only see the two. I just turned the corner on an epic six month algae battle, so it would make sense that a plague of aiptasia would follow up. Always exciting in this hobby.

I can't tell for sure because it is small, and sorry about the photo, but any input on wether this is what I fear it might be?

csal1-175 · 10/27/2009, 06:17 PM

Looks to be Aiptasia aswell peppermint shrimp {the ones with no white on them[camel shrimp] } or a kalk treatment

nattarbox · 10/27/2009, 06:19 PM

I'm going to make a little hollow dome out of two part epoxy and seal the mother up with it, since that is what I have on hand.

DC_40gallon · 10/27/2009, 06:22 PM

Aiptasia Control is an amazing product. Comes with a syringe and it shrivels those things up instantly.

nattarbox · 10/27/2009, 06:30 PM

I only have these two tiny ones right now so I'm hoping I can take care of it right now and not get to that point. We'll see!

Playa-1 · 10/27/2009, 07:02 PM

I agree, it looks like Aptasia. I would give it a lemon juice enema and see how it likes that.

405ndn · 10/27/2009, 08:59 PM

pep shrimp cleared up our 55, and it was covered with aiptasia. it was everywhere and they took care of it in 4 days

08/14/2009, 12:20 PM	#1
sebrofjr Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 228	aiptasia identification. pic I found this guy underneath a new sps frag I just received. I though I saw him on the frag before I put it in the tank so I tried to scrape around the hole it was in underneath the encrusted plug, and then filled the hole with epoxy since the bottom was going to be mounted anyways. well today I see this little head come out from underneath the epoxy! This look like aiptasia, just want to confirm. I think im going to go get a syringe and use some lemon juice. Last edited by sebrofjr; 08/14/2009 at 12:31 PM.

08/14/2009, 02:27 PM	#4
JTL Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Venice Island, FL Posts: 2,532	I just put in (2) peppermint shrimp last night. I will be happy to see positive results. So far I cannot even find the shrimp and the aiptasia are still there. They better get to work. __________________ John 100 gallon DT and 50 gallon sump with refugium. Reefbreeders Photon V2+.

08/14/2009, 03:08 PM	#6
JTL Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Venice Island, FL Posts: 2,532	Easier said then done. They are too small to fool with it right now. __________________ John 100 gallon DT and 50 gallon sump with refugium. Reefbreeders Photon V2+.

08/14/2009, 03:34 PM	#7
Brandon M Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,116	Yep, that's aiptasia. I would try and get rid of it ASAP before it spreads. __________________ Brandon Current Tank Info: 315g 84"x24"x36" FOWLR

08/14/2009, 10:28 PM	#8
bsclarinet Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 132	A friend of mine ended up with some aiptasia on his rock, so I told him to get a peppermint shrimp. He did, and they are gone now Though I have heard that some people don't have such luck. __________________ Julie Current Tank Info: 45 gallon reef tank - 1 O. Clown - 1 bicolor blenny - 1 canary blenny - 1 six line wrasse - 1 watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp - hermits, snails, emerald crab, urchin - sun coral - frogspawn - candy cane, variety of softies

08/14/2009, 12:22 PM	#2
sebrofjr Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 228	I wanted to make sure as well as , I heard of people trying to remove them, then having them spread all over the tank. If I leave it alone until I get the proper removal equipment, will it only spread like normal anemones, by splitting?

08/14/2009, 01:50 PM	#3
Lyfey Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 842	I used 3 peppermint shrimp in my 29 gallon biocube and 20+ aptasia gone in less that 3 days.

08/14/2009, 02:50 PM	#5
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Peppermint shrimp can be hit or miss. I wouldn't wait to long to get it out of the tank.

08/15/2009, 10:29 AM	#10
sebrofjr Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 228	Thanks for all the input. So its just this one head right now and its very very small. How fast will this spread? If I have to get aiptasia-X or Simular i will end up having to wait a few days for it to come in. The lemon juice trick should work too right?

08/15/2009, 01:08 PM	#11
zooxanth Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scotland, United Kingdom Posts: 149	Another ftrick that works is to mix a little salt water to as high a salinity it will go - super saturated - and inject this into the body of aiptasia __________________ The Solotion To Pullution Is Dillution Current Tank Info: 450ltr bowfront, 6 54w t5's, sumpless, Deltec mce 600, aquatronica with dosing pumps for balling lite

10/27/2009, 06:09 PM	#12
nattarbox Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 431	(bump) I found this growing in my tank this week. It is about a quarter inch across. There is another head elsewhere in the tank as well, but so far I only see the two. I just turned the corner on an epic six month algae battle, so it would make sense that a plague of aiptasia would follow up. Always exciting in this hobby. I can't tell for sure because it is small, and sorry about the photo, but any input on wether this is what I fear it might be?

10/27/2009, 06:17 PM	#13
csal1-175 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Balto.Md Posts: 92	Looks to be Aiptasia aswell peppermint shrimp {the ones with no white on them[camel shrimp] } or a kalk treatment __________________ Current Tank Info: 48x36x24 Rimless, RKE,Eheim,5 AI Sol super blues,MP40 x2,SWC200 Xtreme,Geo kalk reactor,Korallin Cal reactor ....

10/27/2009, 06:19 PM	#14
nattarbox Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 431	I'm going to make a little hollow dome out of two part epoxy and seal the mother up with it, since that is what I have on hand.

10/27/2009, 06:22 PM	#15
DC_40gallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,474	Aiptasia Control is an amazing product. Comes with a syringe and it shrivels those things up instantly.

10/27/2009, 06:30 PM	#16
nattarbox Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 431	I only have these two tiny ones right now so I'm hoping I can take care of it right now and not get to that point. We'll see!

10/27/2009, 07:02 PM	#17
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I agree, it looks like Aptasia. I would give it a lemon juice enema and see how it likes that.

10/27/2009, 08:59 PM	#18
405ndn Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 125	pep shrimp cleared up our 55, and it was covered with aiptasia. it was everywhere and they took care of it in 4 days