Confirmation Aiptasia?

[RMS18]

They are popping up here and there, they are very small. When they retract there is a tube left. I have never had aiptasia. If I do have to kill them luckily the rocks are easy to take out.

 

[pandimus]

Confirmed

 

[ReeferJohn408]

100%

 

[RMS18]

[emoji35] [emoji35] I have had these rocks for 8 months and never saw these. When I take the rocks out what's the best way to kill them? I can't get to them while they are inside the tank so AiptasiaX is out.

 

[urbaneks]

I had a pretty bad infestation going in my 250g. I had tried aptasia x but they were multiplying faster than I could kill them. Tried a file fish, which would eat them on and off but did not knock them out. I added 10 berghia nudibranchs and they've done wonders. They don't work over night, as a matter of fact I thought for a couple weeks they were not working at all. I'm about 5 weeks after adding them and I have only a few aptasia left.

 

[Lenny_S]

Peppermint shrimp work as well.

 

[RMS18]

I had a pretty bad infestation going in my 250g. I had tried aptasia x but they were multiplying faster than I could kill them. Tried a file fish, which would eat them on and off but did not knock them out. I added 10 berghia nudibranchs and they've done wonders. They don't work over night, as a matter of fact I thought for a couple weeks they were not working at all. I'm about 5 weeks after adding them and I have only a few aptasia left.

I have 2 small patches the size of a nickel. Both rocks can come out easily, so letting them stay in there an waiting for something to eat them I think is a potential hazard. I was thinking of taking the rocks out and hit the spots with a small torch like used for Creme Brule. Think that will work?

 

[Sabellafella]

They looklike aptasia but you said they retract into a tube? And their small? Sorry to be the barer of bad news but i think their the bad hydroids (edit the colonial ones, i myself am acually having a bad time with them stinging my monti caps , usually i just put glue over them but following along hopefully someone can shed some light here)

 

[ReeferJohn408]

I've had hundreds Aiptasia on our 90G mixed that we ended up rebooting the whole tank.

Started from a few adults hidden inside a large liverock we purchased from a local guy. My fault, i didn't act fast enough. Waited 6 months thought they will not reproduced that fast. Proved me wrong.

- Laser zapper, not enough damage.
- Aiptasia X, Aiptasia will just retract and hide inside.
- BOILED most of the liverocks that almost crashed the tank. It did work but tons of eggs were hiding elsewhere.

We ended up rebooting the whole system. Changed the liverocks, acid soaked everything.

- So if you can kill that Aiptasia now, do it. If you can remove the rock, boil or acid soak it and let it sit outside for awhile.

 

[Lenny_S]

I opened the pictures on my computer instead of my phone. They actually look more like tube worms to me than aiptasia. Like small feather dusters. I'm pretty sure they aren't aiptasia, but like Sabellafella said they could be hydroids.
@Sabellafella, don't the colonial hydroids tubes usually all originate from a somewhat single point like a dandelion?

 

[ReeferJohn408]

- I was using my crappy cp and it does look Aiptasia but on my laptop, it sure look like HYDROIDS.

Disregard my previous Aiptasia remarks. But Hydroids can be problematic as well.

 

[bevo5]

Do look like hydroids.

 

[Sabellafella]

I opened the pictures on my computer instead of my phone. They actually look more like tube worms to me than aiptasia. Like small feather dusters. I'm pretty sure they aren't aiptasia, but like Sabellafella said they could be hydroids.
@Sabellafella, don't the colonial hydroids tubes usually all originate from a somewhat single point like a dandelion?

Im not really sure about all the specific details about them but i encountered the ones that look like clear sunflowers(dandelion lol) and i have the brown tube looking ones now that i thought were aptasia for the longest time and theyre not, theyre basically an aptasia in a tube and ill usually just throw glue on them and wont comeback in the area. Ive glued aptasia and vermidit that somehow workex their way around it lol

 

[Sabellafella]

Also they really arent that bad . they often pop up on frags and liverock after a couple months and they will keep splitting/growing or however they reproduce just in that area. Believe it or not the places i cant get my rocks out ill stick a little colony if a acan enchinata i have and it will devour them lol

 

[RMS18]

They looklike aptasia but you said they retract into a tube? And their small? Sorry to be the barer of bad news but i think their the bad hydroids (edit the colonial ones, i myself am acually having a bad time with them stinging my monti caps , usually i just put glue over them but following along hopefully someone can shed some light here)

This is what they look like after touching them with something... yoy can see the tube left.

 

[Sabellafella]

This is what they look like after touching them with something... yoy can see the tube left.

Yea theyre deffinitly hydroids dont go crazy tho because they grow real slow but when they do they will cover like a matt, its always better safe then sorry so when you get the chance take them out and clip them, or put a dab of glue and your good to go

 

[RMS18]

Also they really arent that bad . they often pop up on frags and liverock after a couple months and they will keep splitting/growing or however they reproduce just in that area. Believe it or not the places i cant get my rocks out ill stick a little colony if a acan enchinata i have and it will devour them lol

I'm going to take out both rocks tomorrow, torch them for a few minutes then hit the spots with some coral gel glue.

 

[RMS18]

Yea theyre deffinitly hydroids dont go crazy tho because they grow real slow but when they do they will cover like a matt, its always better safe then sorry so when you get the chance take them out and clip them, or put a dab of glue and your good to go

Thanks! Will do tomorrow

 

[RMS18]

Took the rocks out today, had to have found 30-40 between the 2 rocks. Hit them with a torch first then super glue gel. Also found 2 fire worms [emoji35] took them out with some peroxide.

 

[ali.farzinrad]

I've had hundreds Aiptasia on our 90G mixed that we ended up rebooting the whole tank.

Started from a few adults hidden inside a large liverock we purchased from a local guy. My fault, i didn't act fast enough. Waited 6 months thought they will not reproduced that fast. Proved me wrong.

- Laser zapper, not enough damage.
- Aiptasia X, Aiptasia will just retract and hide inside.
- BOILED most of the liverocks that almost crashed the tank. It did work but tons of eggs were hiding elsewhere.

We ended up rebooting the whole system. Changed the liverocks, acid soaked everything.

- So if you can kill that Aiptasia now, do it. If you can remove the rock, boil or acid soak it and let it sit outside for awhile.

I have to rebuild my tank too, at first it was just a tiny little Aiptasia, I didn't know what it was and when I found out it was late