Aptasia?

[plankton]

Woke up this morning to see my nano tank walls covered in what looks like baby aptasia. Not one or two but at least 20.

Does the pic look like baby aptasia and if so what is the best way to treat the tank or predator for nano to keep them at bay?

 

[PeaBrain]

Hydroids?

 

[NanJ]

It doesn't look like aiptasia to me. Aiptasia is a red-brown color, like a dirty, evil purple brown. In your photo the critters look light colored.

 

[BighohoReef]

I don't know if aptasia would propagate that quickly in that large of a quantity. Are you able to see any on your live rock? Do they fluoresce? If they do not aptasia...

 

[ChgoGoodGirl]

Kinda looks like ball tip anemone. Could be Majano maybe.

 

[ChgoGoodGirl]

@PeaBrain might be right. Hydroid jellyfish. Heres a link https://firsttimemarinekeeper.com/2019/06/04/critter-identification-hydroid-jellyfish/amp/

 

[plankton]

@PeaBrain might be right. Hydroid jellyfish. Heres a link https://firsttimemarinekeeper.com/2019/06/04/critter-identification-hydroid-jellyfish/amp/

Thanks for the link as that is pretty much what they look like. Good to know!

 

[plankton]

Update: it’s been weeks and I still have them. Been wondering how the can cover much of the glass in short period of time and learned the answer when I turned the pumps off to feed my acans: