EddieW Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Hi - can anyone ID these hitchhikers on my LR and whether they are desirable or should be removed ASAP. Apologies for the quality of some of the pics but I am not very good at using the macro mode yet. Many thanks, Eddie Link to comment
EddieW Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 Another of the same one... Link to comment
EddieW Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 Next group of hitchhikers.... Link to comment
EddieW Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 and a second one of this group has now opened up. Link to comment
EddieW Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 Third hitchhiker - I think this looks like some kind of feather duster but want to make sure. There are a couple of other tiny ones similar to this around but with a red or orange crown. Link to comment
EddieW Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 Last one - thanks for any advice you can give me. Link to comment
Tanked Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 The first 2 pics definitely look like Aptasia anemonies, which are the "weeds" of the anemone family. Highly undesireable. Perform a search for Aptasia on this site and you'll be sure to find some decent advice on how to rid your tank of them. I had aptasia on my liverock as well and they are quite the pests. Not sure what the other hitchhikers are, but I'm sure some of the knowledgable reefers on this site will be able to ID them for you. Best of luck. Link to comment
EddieW Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 Thanks Tanked, I will have a search on the board for Aptasia. Eddie Oops - before I get too many people having a go at me - Yes, I should have put this in the Identification Forum but I didn't spot it. And Yes I should have had a look around to see if I could identify the aptasia first. Sorry, will try and be better next time. Link to comment
caja Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Middle pictures are some zoo hitchikers, very cool, next pic is feather duster and las pic is some type of macro algae. Link to comment
Crakeur Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 caja, get on that hitcher article asap Link to comment
EddieW Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 Thanks for the info. Looking forward to the article.... Cheers, Eddie Link to comment
BlackSumbel Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 The first two pictures are aptasia (baaad), the middle hitchhikers are button polyps, or zoos (GOOD) the last one looks like macro. Not sure about the dusters, they're probably just dusters or coco worms. I have red ones, orange ones, a couple of pale green ones... alot of tiny white ones. Good stuff. -Sumbel. Link to comment
SW20Rida Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Here's a great link to a website that desribes all kinds of various hitchhikers that come on your live rock. Very informative! http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/main_page...s/faq_rock1.htm Link to comment
EddieW Posted October 15, 2003 Author Share Posted October 15, 2003 Thanks to you all for the useful feedback. I got a couple of peppermint shrimp last night and this morning no more aptasia, yippee!! Will I need to feed anything specific to keep the shrimp happy now that the aptasia is gone? Cheers, Eddie Link to comment
caja Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 Peps will eat just about anything, fozen, flake or pellet. Link to comment
Orange Crush Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 and when you're doing your search, look for aiptasia, not aptasia. I've found the best solution to be a peppermint shrimp Link to comment
EddieW Posted October 15, 2003 Author Share Posted October 15, 2003 OC, Fortunately Google corrected my mis-spelling so I got some good results My peppermints finished off the aiptasia over night - no sign of it today. Thanks to all for the useful feedback - learning lots everyday. Cheers, Eddie Link to comment
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