Possible Aiptasia ID

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Hi everyone,
I’m a reasonably new reefer and was wondering what this little hitchhiker might be.
I’m concerned it could be aiptasia but it has only slowly grown over a month or so and it has not reproduced to my knowledge. It also doesn’t look like aiptasia that I’ve seen.
Any help would be great! Thanks

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Yup, Aiptasia. You can kill it with Kalk paste, aiptasia x, or smother it with gel superglue.
 
I just went to war on them this last weekend. Due to an injury and subsequent surgery on my hand I was unable to do water changes since early June. The little buggers had spread some. Boiling water in a syringe got every last one (that I could find). Followed up with a large water change and things are back to where they should be!
 

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