Is this Aptasia? Great pic of what ever it is though!

SomeHairyOldGuy · 04-02-2002, 08:00 PM

I have had this in my tank for about 5-6 months now and no others have sprouted up. Which leads me to believe it is not. If it isn't what else could it be.

rwag · 04-02-2002, 08:28 PM

Aiptasia...

Kill it!kill it! kill it!

vtec si · 04-02-2002, 11:46 PM

KILL IT

I REPEAT KILL IT

VTEC SI

SomeHairyOldGuy · 04-03-2002, 09:29 AM

I must have been in denial or something!

SHOG

Northman_with_reef · 04-03-2002, 09:36 AM

Does'nt really resemble an Aiptasia.
But there is a chance it might be, so better safe than sorry..

FILL THAT THING UP WITH BOILING WATER

hehehe..

rwag · 04-03-2002, 07:08 PM

I think it looks exactly like an aiptasia!

Ryan

SomeHairyOldGuy · 04-04-2002, 10:07 AM

Aren't peppermint shimp supposedly to eat this stuff?
SHOG

rwag · 04-04-2002, 10:19 AM

some may shog, I had a outbreak in my refugium of aiptasia they were much smaller then yours appears to be . I added 2 peppermint and after a couple months no more aiptasia. I do not think they would eat one of your size though. My advice would be to add several peppermint shrimp to your tank. You hardly ever see them they are mainly nocturnal. Then when you do have a aiptasia pop up chances are really high that one of them will get it.Hope this helps!

Ryan

SomeHairyOldGuy · 04-04-2002, 10:28 AM

Ryan,
Thanks. I figured I would haved to try and kill this one off by hand one way or another. I actually have 2 aiptasia in my tank. They one in the photo is the smaller one too!

I am going to try and do the boiling water thing and see if that works. If not I might just try and cut the head off of it. So when it is small and trying regenerate I hope the shrimp will try and get it then.
SHOG

rwag · 04-04-2002, 11:33 AM

That might work. The best method I have found for killing them yourself is to burn/encapsulate them with super glue. I highly recommend this method!
If you can remove the rock this is the only way to go

Good luck!

Ryan

Northman_with_reef · 04-04-2002, 12:21 PM

Rwag,
Most Aiptasia's I've seen have been brown all over...(no white tips)...

My 1" peps took care of a 2" aiptasia

rwag · 04-04-2002, 12:40 PM

I think the picture would look more brown from a different angle.
Ryan

SomeHairyOldGuy · 04-04-2002, 01:14 PM

Someone once said it was something else too because it had the
"Curly Q" looking tips on the arms. Does that ring a bell with anybody?
SHOG

PerryinCA · 04-04-2002, 01:18 PM

I dunno SHOG....that looks an awful lot like aptasia to me. Also see some Bryopsis

. Has that gone crazy in your tank. I found it to be the devil!

-Perry

Good luck in any case!

SomeHairyOldGuy · 04-04-2002, 04:16 PM

Ashamed to admit it but if you want to see some serious Bryopsis then come to my house. I have been doing WC like mad. Cut back feeding to only every other day and chopped my photo period to 8 hrs. Finally starting to see some if it going away. Been doing this for almost 2 months now too!

I dunno what happened. It seems that even though I didn't lose much when I moved the tank to Chicago from Okla that I am paying in all kinds of other ways. Just seems thats when all the problems started for me.
SHOG

DADOO · 04-29-2002, 12:16 PM

Yes it's Aiptasia, But it's Aiptasia mutabilis (aka: "trumpet anemone"). I have 2 in my 65 gal tank. They live in a rock crevice, do not breed like rabbits, and they don't bother anything. I find them a rather nice addition to my tank.
You need only to be concerned with Aiptasia diaphana (aka: "small rock anemone", "harbor anemone", "cursed mongol anemone hoard that will take over your tank"). I used to have several of these, but a wonderful pair of peppermint shrimp made a lunch of them and I have not seen any since.

jadeclam · 05-01-2002, 07:11 PM

i was going to agree with the curly q post, if it is the only one then you really have nothing to worry about

04-02-2002, 08:00 PM	#1
SomeHairyOldGuy Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: OU Posts: 732	Is this Aptasia? Great pic of what ever it is though! I have had this in my tank for about 5-6 months now and no others have sprouted up. Which leads me to believe it is not. If it isn't what else could it be. __________________ BOOMER SOONER!!!!

04-03-2002, 09:29 AM	#4
SomeHairyOldGuy Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: OU Posts: 732	I must have been in denial or something! SHOG __________________ BOOMER SOONER!!!!

04-03-2002, 09:36 AM	#5
Northman_with_reef Stonehammer Productions ™ Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Norway(Scandinavia) Posts: 461	Does'nt really resemble an Aiptasia. But there is a chance it might be, so better safe than sorry.. FILL THAT THING UP WITH BOILING WATER hehehe.. __________________ They said aquariums would be relaxing......(yeah right) Saltvannsforum My LFS

04-04-2002, 10:07 AM	#7
SomeHairyOldGuy Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: OU Posts: 732	Aren't peppermint shimp supposedly to eat this stuff? SHOG __________________ BOOMER SOONER!!!!

04-04-2002, 10:28 AM	#9
SomeHairyOldGuy Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: OU Posts: 732	Ryan, Thanks. I figured I would haved to try and kill this one off by hand one way or another. I actually have 2 aiptasia in my tank. They one in the photo is the smaller one too! I am going to try and do the boiling water thing and see if that works. If not I might just try and cut the head off of it. So when it is small and trying regenerate I hope the shrimp will try and get it then. SHOG __________________ BOOMER SOONER!!!!

04-02-2002, 08:28 PM	#2
rwag Citizen Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: plymouth mi Posts: 165	Aiptasia... Kill it!kill it! kill it!

04-02-2002, 11:46 PM	#3
vtec si Governor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denver co, USA Posts: 1,017	KILL IT I REPEAT KILL IT VTEC SI

04-03-2002, 07:08 PM	#6
rwag Citizen Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: plymouth mi Posts: 165	I think it looks exactly like an aiptasia! Ryan

04-04-2002, 10:19 AM	#8
rwag Citizen Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: plymouth mi Posts: 165	some may shog, I had a outbreak in my refugium of aiptasia they were much smaller then yours appears to be . I added 2 peppermint and after a couple months no more aiptasia. I do not think they would eat one of your size though. My advice would be to add several peppermint shrimp to your tank. You hardly ever see them they are mainly nocturnal. Then when you do have a aiptasia pop up chances are really high that one of them will get it.Hope this helps! Ryan

04-04-2002, 11:33 AM	#10
rwag Citizen Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: plymouth mi Posts: 165	That might work. The best method I have found for killing them yourself is to burn/encapsulate them with super glue. I highly recommend this method! If you can remove the rock this is the only way to go Good luck! Ryan

04-04-2002, 12:21 PM	#11
Northman_with_reef Stonehammer Productions ™ Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Norway(Scandinavia) Posts: 461	Rwag, Most Aiptasia's I've seen have been brown all over...(no white tips)... My 1" peps took care of a 2" aiptasia __________________ They said aquariums would be relaxing......(yeah right) Saltvannsforum My LFS

04-04-2002, 12:40 PM	#12
rwag Citizen Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: plymouth mi Posts: 165	I think the picture would look more brown from a different angle. Ryan

04-04-2002, 01:14 PM	#13
SomeHairyOldGuy Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: OU Posts: 732	Someone once said it was something else too because it had the "Curly Q" looking tips on the arms. Does that ring a bell with anybody? SHOG __________________ BOOMER SOONER!!!!

04-04-2002, 01:18 PM	#14
PerryinCA Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 2,103	I dunno SHOG....that looks an awful lot like aptasia to me. Also see some Bryopsis . Has that gone crazy in your tank. I found it to be the devil! -Perry Good luck in any case!

04-04-2002, 04:16 PM	#15
SomeHairyOldGuy Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: OU Posts: 732	Ashamed to admit it but if you want to see some serious Bryopsis then come to my house. I have been doing WC like mad. Cut back feeding to only every other day and chopped my photo period to 8 hrs. Finally starting to see some if it going away. Been doing this for almost 2 months now too! I dunno what happened. It seems that even though I didn't lose much when I moved the tank to Chicago from Okla that I am paying in all kinds of other ways. Just seems thats when all the problems started for me. SHOG __________________ BOOMER SOONER!!!!

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04-29-2002, 12:16 PM	#16
DADOO New in Town Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Mishicot, Wisconsin Posts: 3	Yes it's Aiptasia, But it's Aiptasia mutabilis (aka: "trumpet anemone"). I have 2 in my 65 gal tank. They live in a rock crevice, do not breed like rabbits, and they don't bother anything. I find them a rather nice addition to my tank. You need only to be concerned with Aiptasia diaphana (aka: "small rock anemone", "harbor anemone", "cursed mongol anemone hoard that will take over your tank"). I used to have several of these, but a wonderful pair of peppermint shrimp made a lunch of them and I have not seen any since. __________________ A Seahorse tank? Ya, I can do that.

05-01-2002, 07:11 PM	#17
jadeclam Citizen Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: alvin, tx Posts: 146	i was going to agree with the curly q post, if it is the only one then you really have nothing to worry about

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