Can't be an apitaisia!

[TopClamSkoo]

Hey ya'll.

So what the heck is this. Sorry my phone sucks. So pictures suck.

I thought it was an aiptasia. But I don't think it is.. I tried to pump it full of aiptasia x but the minute I'm about 2 inches away from this critter, it sucks right into the sand! Yikes!

It doesn't move either. It just sits there in the sand and keeps growing bigger and bigger.. but still small.

Any ideas? How should I rid of this lil sucker?

Thanks in advance.

 

[ScubaFish802]

Can you just scoop the sand right there with it out? Look like less than 1/4 of a cup would do it

 

[TopClamSkoo]

Hmmm haven't tried that. I should do that tomorrow when I do my water change!!

Any more ideas fellas? What the heck is this? I've never seen a hitchhiker like this in all my 15 years of reefing.

It must have came on the Aussie rock I got.

 

[doubleshot00]

I would have already scooped it out of the sand.

 

[fishface NJ]

I wouldn't wait. It will not be there later

 

[bradleym]

I had one like that a long time ago. I think it's a relative of the Condylactis. It didn't cause me any trouble.

 

[TopClamSkoo]

Wow. So did it get big?

 

[bradleym]

Not very big actually, like 3-4 inches I think. This isn't mine, but is yours kinda like this one?

 

[TopClamSkoo]

Its exactly that!!!!!

 

[TopClamSkoo]

Not very big actually, like 3-4 inches I think. This isn't mine, but is yours kinda like this one?

So what the heck is this????
It looks evil lol!

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Not the friendliest of nems but better than an aptasia for sure.
D

 

[TopClamSkoo]

Not very big actually, like 3-4 inches I think. This isn't mine, but is yours kinda like this one?

And you never had any issues with it? I'm sure it can sting neighbors

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Yes it can. Probably a fish Eater as well.
They used to sell.these sand nems back.in the day
10+ yrs ago even at petco
D

 

[TopClamSkoo]

Hmm.. maybe best to rid of it hopefully skooping it out would be good..

 

[TopClamSkoo]

Yes it can. Probably a fish Eater as well.
They used to sell.these sand nems back.in the day
10+ yrs ago even at petco
D

Oh my.... Petco ... Sheesh. I wonder who the wholesaler was that sold these lol!!!!

 

[bradleym]

Mine never got big enough to eat any fish, and it didn't get close enough to the rocks to sting any corals but I imagine it was capable of it. Honestly if I found one I'd buy it again, because I liked it that much. But I may have just been lucky.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

They usually came in brown with dark or light stripes. I'm sure the wholesaler made a fortune as they probably walked the local beaches and just scooped em up at low tide but I could b wrong. Lol.
I knew the Coldwater guys out of Oregon when they were selling and I had the privilege of actually meeting them 1 day on a low tide collection day.
It was a really kool exp.
D

 

[TopClamSkoo]

Lol I guess this is a Aussie variant lol!

I can't imagine this coming on caribsea sand.
I got the live sand (Fiji pink) . Never heard of a hitchhiker coming on sand...

I have nothing in my tank so it could have only came on the Aussie rock.

 

[ScubaFish802]

Not very big actually, like 3-4 inches I think. This isn't mine, but is yours kinda like this one?

 

[TopClamSkoo]

Well .. since nobody can ID this anemone for sure...
I'm going to call it : Australian Sarlacc Pit Anemone.

I scooped it up last night when I did the water change. I even dug pretty deep to catch these guys. And guess what?

They're still here. Complete failure.

Think I should wait until it grows bigger and then nab it? Or should I try to apitasia x it again? But... It may just retract again before the poison lands on it.