Need to identify 'thing'in live rock

texgasman · 11/03/2013, 05:54 PM

I am new to saltwater tanks and have a 16 gal. Nano that has been cycled and running for about 7 weeks. I have a couple of Clown fish, fire shrimp, some hermits and snails. I noticed this 'thing' yesterday and would like to identify it. It is a half inch long, translucent, kinda yellow/brown. I watched it today grab some floating food like an octopus and go back into the rock to digest. I just want to make sure this is not a problem and just part of the liverock ecosystem. Any info would be great. Thanks![ATTACH]20131103_173826.jpg[/ATTACH]

mrpergo · 11/03/2013, 05:58 PM

looks like Aiptasia.........kill it

Misled · 11/03/2013, 05:58 PM

Aiptasia. you don't want it. Inject Joe's juice, kalk paste, hot water or lemon juice.

danimallaminad · 11/03/2013, 06:09 PM

does hot water actually work good?

texgasman · 11/03/2013, 06:09 PM

Thanks for the info - How did it get in the tank? hitchhiker in the live rock??

Misled · 11/03/2013, 06:36 PM

Yep, hitchhiker.

I've never done the boiled water thing, but others swear by it. I'm a kalk-paster myself.

texgasman · 11/03/2013, 06:40 PM

Hot water injection worked like a charm - Thanks for the help!

mrpergo · 11/03/2013, 06:41 PM

I use boiling water in a marinade syringe........lol
I nuked a cup of water, took a marinade syringe out the drawer, drew in the water and reached in and plunged 2 Aiptasia on my rock and that was that.
I now see a little one growing on the sand or glass of the tank that will get my attention sometime this week....lol

texgasman · 11/03/2013, 07:29 PM

I did the same thing with the marinade injector - Three blasts of water and it was history.

Misled · 11/03/2013, 07:35 PM

They can show up anywhere.

xrayjeeper83 · 11/03/2013, 07:37 PM

I use lemon juice, just killed about 10 in my tank. Needle into the mouth and inject

cloak · 11/04/2013, 01:01 PM

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm

FuGu2 · 11/04/2013, 07:36 PM

make sure you get the whole thing because if you dont, it might fragment and spread or the foot might regenerate

11/03/2013, 05:54 PM	#1
texgasman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 12	Need to identify 'thing'in live rock I am new to saltwater tanks and have a 16 gal. Nano that has been cycled and running for about 7 weeks. I have a couple of Clown fish, fire shrimp, some hermits and snails. I noticed this 'thing' yesterday and would like to identify it. It is a half inch long, translucent, kinda yellow/brown. I watched it today grab some floating food like an octopus and go back into the rock to digest. I just want to make sure this is not a problem and just part of the liverock ecosystem. Any info would be great. Thanks![ATTACH]20131103_173826.jpg[/ATTACH]

11/03/2013, 05:58 PM	#3
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Aiptasia. you don't want it. Inject Joe's juice, kalk paste, hot water or lemon juice. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

11/03/2013, 06:36 PM	#6
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Yep, hitchhiker. I've never done the boiled water thing, but others swear by it. I'm a kalk-paster myself. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

11/03/2013, 07:35 PM	#10
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	They can show up anywhere. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

11/03/2013, 05:58 PM	#2
mrpergo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hilton,N.Y. Posts: 398	looks like Aiptasia.........kill it

11/03/2013, 06:09 PM	#4
danimallaminad Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 436	does hot water actually work good?

11/03/2013, 06:40 PM	#7
texgasman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 12	Hot water injection worked like a charm - Thanks for the help!

11/03/2013, 06:41 PM	#8
mrpergo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hilton,N.Y. Posts: 398	I use boiling water in a marinade syringe........lol I nuked a cup of water, took a marinade syringe out the drawer, drew in the water and reached in and plunged 2 Aiptasia on my rock and that was that. I now see a little one growing on the sand or glass of the tank that will get my attention sometime this week....lol

11/03/2013, 07:29 PM	#9
texgasman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 12	I did the same thing with the marinade injector - Three blasts of water and it was history.

11/03/2013, 07:37 PM	#11
xrayjeeper83 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Orange Park, Fl Posts: 619	I use lemon juice, just killed about 10 in my tank. Needle into the mouth and inject

11/04/2013, 01:01 PM	#12
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm

11/04/2013, 07:36 PM	#13
FuGu2 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Vernon Hills, IL Posts: 88	make sure you get the whole thing because if you dont, it might fragment and spread or the foot might regenerate