identification ?

[mgirdwood]

 

Hi All

 

I am a total Noob so i wonder if someone might help me to identify the attached.

 

Not sure exactly what this to try to identify myself and i have spent time searching the site and others of course. its about 1cm long and you can see a light brown in colour.

 

any ideas are very welcomed. and of course is it good or bad for the tank

 

 

Thanks

Mark

 

[greasyreefer]

Looks like aptasia for sure. Very bad. Try and get rid of it soon before it spreads

[mgirdwood]

Thanks for the quick reply, now for some more research -

 

also whilst taking the photo i just realised i have a hitchhiking crab inside my main piece of rock… now i need to figure which type and again good or get rid

 

Cheers

mark

 

[wow.such.chris]

I personally like the method of injecting a little kalk into them, that takes care of em almost every time. You can also think about super gluing over it.

[Dramad1]

Thanks for the quick reply, now for some more research -

 

also whilst taking the photo i just realised i have a hitchhiking crab inside my main piece of rock now i need to figure which type and again good or get rid

 

Cheers

mark

At lights out Get a cup and kick it at an angle and throw a piece of food in there, check it in the morning. Maybe you will get lucky and catch him

[derekdutton42]

Aiptasia X works well

[hypostatic]

Aiptasia X works well

*extremely well

[Havok_9]

Peppermint shrimp! Surely not everyones favorite method, but It's my personal fave. Let the little suckers eat em up. They do a much better job finding every last aiptasia in the nooks and crannies of the rocks than us clumsy humans.

 

However, when the aiptasia is gone, make sure to throw them some food so they dont get hungry for coral. I've have 3 or 4 peps and have always had great luck with them, never had them go after anything, but had read some individuals have a potential to do so. You could always catch and sell him, but I like keeping a pep shrimp in the tank just to be on duty.