Help ID Aptasia?

[wendigo]

Is this aptasia? recently got this toadstool in my LFS but started noticing something growing on the frag

 

[commod0re]

Did you forget to attach the photo?

 

[wendigo]

Did you forget to attach the photo?

 

[wendigo]

my bad i thought i had posted them

 

[CoralHole]

Yup thats the little bugger

 

[DSC reef]

Definitely aptasia. I'd remove the frag and get rid of the aptasia fully before putting back into the tank. Make sure there's nothing left behind.

 

[wendigo]

Definitely aptasia. I'd remove the frag and get rid of the aptasia fully before putting back into the tank. Make sure there's nothing left behind.

any tips on getting it removed ?

 

[Tahoe61]

any tips on getting it removed ?

Aiptasia, how to kill it and only it.

Hello reefing community. I have quite the outbreak of Aiptasia and haven’t been able to control it with much luck yet. I’ve scoured the forms and haven’t seen an answer to my question yet. If this has already been answered on another post please let me know. I have a decent outbreak of...

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[saltwaterfish.com]

Usually for ones that small you can scrape them off with your fingernails or a dental tool, anything to get as much of it off as you can. From the photo you posted you can see 4 of them. Just make sure to double check that you get all of them off otherwise they will spread in the tank from even a single specimen. If you notice others popping up in the tank you can add in some peppermint shrimp to get rid of them. Good luck!