caja Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 I got some new LR about two weeks ago and found a few of these hitchikers. Two of them have moved to new real estate on the rocks, and this one has stayed put. Any ideas? Link to comment
Satchmo Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Can you cirlce what it is we're looking at? I don't see any aiptasia in there. Link to comment
caja Posted April 3, 2003 Author Share Posted April 3, 2003 Sorry, my husband told me the same thing!! Look dead center in the photo just below the chili coral. It's that starburst shaped thing tucked in a hole in the rock. The other ones have about a 1/8" stalk, then the crown. Thanks! Link to comment
Satchmo Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 Couldn't tell you. But if I had to take a guess I'd say it's just the rock's anus. Link to comment
Crakeur Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 quick, turn it over or it will suffocate. satch, that was the funnies thing I have heard or read in weeks. thanks for the laugh. Link to comment
jojopus Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 hard to tell...the pic is fuzzy. But...it looks like it could be a cup coral. If not....then its gotta be the rock's anus like Satch suggested. Link to comment
SaltyDawg Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 could also be a star coral. Link to comment
zizmans Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 I've spent the last 3 hours trying to get my damn scanner to work. In the Marine Fish and Reef 2002 Annual (I've seen it in every LFS I've been in) is a great full page pic of aiptasia. I don't think that is what you have, but it's a great reference picture. The ones I've found on the web aren't to clear. Is it a Limped? I'ts hard to tell from your pic, can you get a profile shot? Link to comment
caja Posted April 9, 2003 Author Share Posted April 9, 2003 The one in the pic above is wedged down into that hole in the rock, so I can't get a good shot of it. The other one I have does move around a little, kind of settles itself into a crevice between two rocks. I'll try to get a good pic of that one today and post later. Link to comment
caja Posted April 9, 2003 Author Share Posted April 9, 2003 Forget it, the darn thing moved farther under the rock into the crevice. I've been on this computer for several hours looking at pictures and it's definately not aiptasia, although I found two of those hiding out in another crevice in my other rock about a week ago. It appears to be some type of anemone - I've found a couple pictures that are pretty close. For now I'm not too worried about those two little guys, but the two aiptasia have GOT to go. They seem to be getting bigger each day. Time to buy a pep shrimp and if that dosn't work, the syringe of death! Link to comment
SeaMountain Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 If any of you aren't familiar with aiptasia take a quick peek at http://www.aquarium.net/faqs/aiptasia.shtml for a nice pic and description. Link to comment
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