Aiptasia can live anywhere!!! Amazing...

[Djkarp]

Ball nem (mushroom)

Dangit man! You’re right!! Big sigh of relief! I’ve been killing them for nothing! They reproduce like crazy! Thank you!

 

[Tamberav]

Dangit man! You’re right!! Big sigh of relief! I’ve been killing them for nothing! They reproduce like crazy! Thank you!

No problem. I am surprised they reproduce so fast for you... must be something they are liking in your tank!

They do have a potent sting.

 

[Shankpa1]

Ok so I have a mantis tank, that gets light from my bedroom ceiling fan for about 4 hours a day. The mantis is happy, living in what I call the dead reef.

But lo and behold aiptasia!!!! Not even algae can grow in this tank..... it’s been up since January with NO LIGHT!!!

I am going to leave it in the tank, because it’s earned it’s right lol.

yea I noticed they grow in my sump where no light grows

 

[Shankpa1]

Does anyone know if this is aiptasia? It was a hitchhiker on a hermit crab, now there’s about a hundred of them that keep popping up. They look like mini bubble anemones with green bubbles.

majano nems? possible pest

 

[Brady4000]

been killing them for nothing!

I don’t know if it’s been for nothing. I read A little up on them after @Tamberav post, doesn’t sound like a good thing. They were a huge headache for some in other threads. Good luck.

 

[Brady4000]

yea I noticed they grow in my sump where no light grows

Yea, if you read the thread, they grow in some crazy places. 100% hardest thing I now know of in a reef lol

 

[claudio wagner]

Ok so I have a mantis tank, that gets light from my bedroom ceiling fan for about 4 hours a day. The mantis is happy, living in what I call the dead reef.

But lo and behold aiptasia!!!! Not even algae can grow in this tank..... it’s been up since January with NO LIGHT!!!

I am going to leave it in the tank, because it’s earned it’s right lol.

 

[claudio wagner]

In my opinion. Kill her. While killing it make sure any debris do not "fly" away. Alternatively put a shrimp that eat them. It is a real pest.

 

[claudio wagner]

very little if any.

Dose h202 in addition. It is cheap and may work.

 

[Brady4000]

In my opinion. Kill her

Lol so it’s a her. Sorry couldn’t help myself. But saying KILL HER! definitely sounds more dramatic, hah.

put a shrimp that eat them

Well.. I have a larger shrimp that will eat any shrimp I put in the tank lol I don’t think this will work.

Honestly all joking aside, tank won’t ever see coral. If it starts to get overrun, I think the tank would look a little more deadly than it already dose. Which is the whole point of the tank.

If I don’t like the look, maybe the mantis will get along with a file fish. Lol

 

[UK softy bloke]

Ok so I have a mantis tank, that gets light from my bedroom ceiling fan for about 4 hours a day. The mantis is happy, living in what I call the dead reef.

But lo and behold aiptasia!!!! Not even algae can grow in this tank..... it’s been up since January with NO LIGHT!!!

I am going to leave it in the tank, because it’s earned it’s right lol.

I've got them in my external filter, it doesn't get darker than that.