Aiptasia good or bad?

[Trustyworm]

I got chaeto from my fish store and it had a lot of bristle worms, some type shrimp looking stuff, and copepods. The only thing I removed were the bristle worms and I put the chaeto inside the refugium. Couple days later I found a couple of aiptasia inside the refugium, even though I throughly inspected and found none inside the chaeto prior to putting it in. Should I leave the aiptasia in there, or will it cause problems to me. Right now I only have a fish only with rock setup, but maybe plan to get some soft corals.

 

[OrionN]

If you see aiptasia, remove it, when the numbers are small and removable. If you don't, they may seeded on your overflow and plumbing and impossible to remove.
I would not remove the bristle worms because these are beneficial. I would remove any reachable aiptasia anemones.

 

[VintageReefer]

The spores will get in the water and make it to the display.

The worms and critters are fine. The aiptasia is bad

 

[DustinDec]

If you're already seeing Aiptasia, it's probably too late. Try to remove them, but each time they're bothered they can spread further. Though they will spread, regardless. The only way I found to help is to get a handful of nudibranch that target them.

 

[maroun.c]

A said they're bad abd can spread quite fast . Definitely remove the ones u see and can remove without scrapping or cutting as that passes them and causes them.to spawn or spread.

 

[Fish Fan]

If you are dealing with just a few of them, I've had good luck loading a needle and syringe (can be purchased at any pharmacy for about 50 cents each) with lemon juice (vinegar also works), then sticking and injecting the anemone. That seems to take them out without causing them to spread.

Good luck!