Can someone ID this soft coral please

[vmesri]

Can someone ID this coral please? It is a hitchhiker introduced to the tank with a fireworks polyp frag! Thanks in advance.

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

I may be wrong, but it looks like some kind of anemone

 

[New&no clue]

aiptasia anemone

 

[Sharkbait19]

Yep it’s aptasia, best to get rid of it.

 

[vmesri]

Oh no! Thanks all for your replies. I will pull it out of the tank!

 

[ReefEngineer]

Yeah I would definitely get rid of that aiptasia as soon as possible before it spreads.

 

[ChaosAquaculture]

aiptasia, you can glue its mouth shut or use a number of different techniques to get rid of it. I would do so as soon as possible - kali

 

[vmesri]

aiptasia, you can glue its mouth shut or use a number of different techniques to get rid of it. I would do so as soon as possible - kali

I used Joe’s juice on them and then blocked their hole using putty. However i see they are slowly sprouting up from other places! I today got a peppermint shrimp, hopefully that helps too!

This is my first tank, and I got really excited when I saw one of these in my tank, not knowing what it actually was :))))

 

[Cell]

I'm seeing multiple aptasia and perhaps cyano?

 

[vmesri]

I'm seeing multiple aptasia and perhaps cyano?

Yes there is cyano too! I am waiting patiently for that to go away. Tank was setup for 5 months ago. I am also adding Vibrant solution on weekly basis (there were a lot of hair algae before, now they are gone but cyano has taken over).