Is this aiptasia?

[Danthefishman]

Hi guys. I found a few of these little white anemone things on my live rock that I've have for about 3 months. They retract. Is this aiptasia? it's at the bottom of the rock, and the last picture is a top view. Thank you for the help.

 

[JGT]

Looks to be the dreaded A.

 

[Danthefishman]

Looks to be the dreaded A.

dang, I'm probably just gonna throw the rocks away.

 

[gkprevite]

dang, I'm probably just gonna throw the rocks away.

A 24 hr soak in ro water will kill the aptasia. Unfortunately it will kill off all other bacterial life as well and the rock will need to be cycled again you could also pull it out and in a separate container treat the couple critters with f aptasia and preserve the bacterial life

 

[commod0re]

If all it took to kill bacteria was fresh water, we would not have had to develop antibiotics

Another option is to put the rock in a freezer for a couple days