Anemone, Duster, Worm ???

Rueda · Jan 4, 2017

This thing hitch hiked on my live rock a month ago and now seems to be getting bigger. What is it? Remove it or beneficial? sorry for the picture quality

Tyreef2016 · Jan 4, 2017

Aptasia its a pest anemone

saltyfilmfolks · Jan 4, 2017

Tyreef2016 said:
Aptasia its a pest anemone

yup

Bluefish9 · Jan 4, 2017

Meanwhile I tried to buy some rock rubble from my LFS today that had aptasia on it just to try and get my Copperband Butterfly to eat... they told me no. Go figure.

AdamNC · Jan 4, 2017

Burn it with fire!!!!

Elementalj · Jan 4, 2017

AdamNC said:
Burn it with fire!!!!

I second that motion! [emoji91][emoji91][emoji91][emoji91][emoji91][emoji91]

cracker · Jan 4, 2017

Blue Fish, On a side note, If Your CopperBand won't eat, try smashing a chunk of frozen mysis or oyster into a crevice in the rock. These fish are used to feeding this way. If other fish clean it out 1st try a small basket type made from large mesh. this way the other fish can't clean it out. I use a folded over piece of screen used for Algae scrubbers.
as for the aptasia ? Treat it with Extreme Prejudice !

Bluefish9 · Jan 4, 2017

cracker said:
Blue Fish, On a side note, If Your CopperBand won't eat, try smashing a chunk of frozen mysis or oyster into a crevice in the rock. These fish are used to feeding this way. If other fish clean it out 1st try a small basket type made from large mesh. this way the other fish can't clean it out. I use a folded over piece of screen used for Algae scrubbers.
as for the aptasia ? Treat it with Extreme Prejudice !

Im going to try the capsule or screen thing next. This guy wont even take live blackworms... he will only eat live brine, and even that he'll eat like 4 real quick and thats it. Have another QT with a longnose butterfly who also wont eat anything and a pearlscale butterfly who ate like a pig only to die the day he graduated to the DT. Im not having the greatest luck with butterflies...

cracker · Jan 4, 2017

Try to make the enclosure where the fish can see it maybe. Try a shrimp head ,the smell is something the fish may recognize. They are used to picking out tiny shrimps and bugs in rock.

george1381 · Jan 4, 2017

3inch piece of 3/4 pvc, cap on each end one of them not glued with like 6 holes 1/4inch diameter. Stuff it in the Rockford somewhere accessible.(his favorite Spot in the tank) put some tasty morsels in it. That is almost a sure fire way. That's as natural as it can get.