Aiptasia?

[Eroll026]

Hey! I just noticed three aiptasia-looking things on my liverock. I was hoping that someone could make a identification and maby some tips for getting rid of them if it is glassroses. 

Thanks! 

[Eroll026]

If it is aiptasia, how effective is the Lysmata wurdemanni shrimp for eating them? 

[MainelyReefer]

Definitely aiptasia, and people say the peppermint shrimp are hit or miss if they will help and some end up being coral nibblers.  Never had an infestation myself but have eradicated individuals with hydrogen peroxide when out of the water then forcefully removing the body, then reapplying the hydrogen peroxide.

[jamescstein]

You need a lot of Aptasia to satiate a 'pepermint' shrimp for long.

 

The other issue with getting a 'peppermint' shrimp, is that many sellers are selling other shrimp and calling them 'peppermint'

 

 

All these shrimp are commonly found in the the 'trade' being sold as 'peppermint' shrimp. Only A is a peppermint shrimp, the others probably won't eat Aptasia and will eat other corals.

 

You are better off trying to control the Aptasia with other means.

[Clown79]

Aiptasia x worke very well if done correctly. Sometimes it takes a few tries because aiptasia can and do move.

 

You can take a chance on peppermint shrimp but I had them and they enjoyed eating my acans.

 

They can eat coral. It's a known trait.

 

 

You can try berghia nudibranchs, they only eat aiptasia

[KW NANOREEF]

I have gotten rid of many pest anemones including aiptasia. My trick to getting rid of them is to take a syringe and squirt lemon juice in the stem of the anemone. I would continue to do it for as long as you see the anemones. A small amount of lemon juice will not affect the water unlike some chemical ways of getting rid of them.

[Oldsalt01]

I had exactly the same thing happen as Clown79 did. Ya, they ate the aptasia, and we're model citizens for a year. But, the night I put two acan frags in, they tore them up, and I lost both multi-head frags. Banished from my system forever, and have lost no corals since.

[Clown79]

5 hours ago, Oldsalt01 said:

I had exactly the same thing happen as Clown79 did. Ya, they ate the aptasia, and we're model citizens for a year. But, the night I put two acan frags in, they tore them up, and I lost both multi-head frags. Banished from my system forever, and have lost no corals since.

I was so upset. A rainbow acan, red acan, and my favia. 

 

Very expensive meal.

 

 

[Nano Nano Boo Boo]

The lemon juice and syringe trick works. I’ve also boiled RODI water and injected them. Usually a one shot kill as well. Another perk to my wife being a nurse! 😉

[Eroll026]

Thanks for all the advice! I will try the lemonjuice first, I also ordered aiptasia x from red sea as a backup if the lemonjuice dont do the trick! 

Seems like my indonesian liverock brought some bad hitchhikers, first I had atleast two eunice worms slithering through my substrate and now aiptasia. Hopefully my next discovery is a pleasent one! 🙂