Aiptasia or feather duster?

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Hello. I recently saw this in my tank. No new additions coral wise for at least 2 months. Only new fish about a month ago.

I have feather dusters on a rock across the tank. It’s in a difficult place to reach and can’t get anything near them to see if they retract

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Hello. I recently saw this in my tank. No new additions coral wise for at least 2 months. Only new fish about a month ago.

I have feather dusters on a rock across the tank. It’s in a difficult place to reach and can’t get anything near them to see if they retract

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Aiptasia.
 

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Sorry bud...this is a glass anemone better known as Aiptasia. I would get rid of the rock if you can or find something that will eat them otherwise you could have a problem on your hand. I found one on a coral frag in my tank.... I threw out the frag. Sounds extreme...but these things have a way of spreading despite your best efforts.
 
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Aptasia and time to eliminate- Using a syringe, inject either lemon juice or preferablt Kalkwasser powder mixed into a paste into center core of aptasia and watch it melt
 

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Filefish are best for an ongoing aiptasia problem. For one or two here and there I have good luck with Aiptasia X or kalk paste.
 

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How dangerous are filefish to corals?
Depends on the fish, most i have seen or been around have not harmed coral and are awesome docile fish. I have heard some nip coral but it's like any other fish you deal with the personality of the individual.
 
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Filefish are best for an ongoing aiptasia problem. For one or two here and there I have good luck with Aiptasia X or kalk paste.
What about Joe’s juice? I saw some good reviews on that too.

I’d be willing to get a file fish. I look extensively at my tank everyday like I assume everyone else does lol but this is the first I’ve seen of them. If it’s only these 3 small ones that I see I would be afraid of the filefish eventually going after my corals
 
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Depends on the fish, most i have seen or been around have not harmed coral and are awesome docile fish. I have heard some nip coral but it's like any other fish you deal with the personality of the individual.
Ok, I may speak with my lfs and see what they say. The guy is super knowledgeable
 

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Looks like an aiptasia to me, we had those in our last tank and we purchased a filefish...ate every one of the aiptasia's. Now the filefish is my wife's favorite fish.
 
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Looks like an aiptasia to me, we had those in our last tank and we purchased a filefish...ate every one of the aiptasia's. Now the filefish is my wife's favorite fish.
I have a torch coral, blastomussa, Xenia, and some sps. As far as I can tell right now it’s just those 2 aptasia growing. But I’ve come to decide to either do Joe’s juice and immediately cover it with epoxy. Or get the filefish because I have room for one more fish and they look awesome. But very nervous about it biting my corals.

Maybe this? https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/3555/?pcatid=3555

maybe I’ll try to smother it first and if more appear I’ll get the fish
 

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This is the advice I got from fellow reefer.
Some well experienced and shared their knowledge



Hope this helps
 

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