What is this? Please tell me its not aiptasia...

The first pic it is dead center...

the 2nd is also near dead center...
(so this one is aipstasia?)

 

Alright, dead-center in the first looks to be the tentacles from an aiptasia. The second, dead-center, is aiptasia as well. Nothing to die over, just grab some aiptasia-x or joe's juice like divott suggested.

 

I had a couple of Aiptasia and a Majano on a piece of LR with a small zoa colony on it. The LR was small, so I got it out of the water and used a lighter torch to fry them all. BBQ for my peppermint shrimp! ;D

I mentioned to divott that I wished that I could modify some underwater welding equipment for use in home aquarium pest removal, and then patent my design! LOL I figure that since well over half the "ID This" posts seem to end up being Aiptasia, I might have an eager consumer base.

 

I'd buy it!

 

I'd second that!

 

I'd definitely get one too
I have an aiptasia farm inside my DT.
I use Aiptasia X. so far is the best thing I've used to get rid of them.
Butterfly fish like the four eye butterfly is also an aiptasia eliminator but they may also eat corals.

 

okay since the other photo was terrible I tried to get a better pic of the other one... I got a great pic today showing both.

I know the one on top is aipstasia...what about the other one?



Thanks guys...appreciate the help.

 

Both are aiptasia.

 

Thanks all. I have quarantined that rock... until I can find the aiptasia-x.

Now I am looking at the other rocks that I got last night.

1.

2.


3. (I am almost certain this is an aiptasia.)


4.


I think that is all I can see for now... but why the heck would someone sell rock that is this infested?

 

Pic 1 and 2 are micro-brittlestars. Excellent detrivore.
pic 3 is aiptasia
Pic 4 is a majano anemone and a macroalgae of some sort