Post of the Day... Do I have Aiptasia?

[hikebikebrew]

Hey all,

I noticed what seems to be aiptasia a month or so ago in my sump / fuge. After doing some reading it sounds like most people don't really consider them to be an issue there. But with today's question of the day, I wanted to confirm and put it the general question out there.

1) Confirm this Aiptasia?
2) Should I care?
3) If so - recommendations for the sump? Peppermint Shrimp would be my first choice based on what I've read.

This is in my 30 gal sump for my 120 FOWLER tank. I have not seen any in the DT, just the sump. I think they hichhiked with the macro I got from a LFS.

Thanks everyone!
HBB

 

[Zer0]

Yeah that’s aiptasia. I would get rid of them, they can spread from the sump to the display. You can go with pep shrimps but I’ve found them to be hit or miss. Using a syringe and injecting AipatasiaX or kalkwasser right into the oral disc will kill it dead.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Looks like aptasia, I wouldn't be worried about it, but would be doing something about it.