Some kind of polyp? Aiptasia? Help identifying hitchhiker

[seanemone]

Hey all,

Found this little bugger next to a rock I have button polyps on, not sure what it is really but would appreciate any input

 

[bradleym]

It looks like aiptasia to me. Best to kill it before you get more of them.

 

[seanemone]

Ended up taking the rock out, definitely aiptasia, it cowered when i tried to pick at it.

Thanks for the ID!

 

[encrustingacro]

Ended up taking the rock out, definitely aiptasia, it cowered when i tried to pick at it.

Thanks for the ID!

Don't try to pick at it. When aiptasia gets stressed, they release babies. Instead, use berghia nudibranchs or f-aiptasia.

 

[bradleym]

Don't try to pick at it. When aiptasia gets stressed, they release babies. Instead, use berghia nudibranchs or f-aiptasia.

Aiptasia-X or kalkwasser mixed with RO has been very successful for me.

 

[Daveobrien]

Having gone through multiple aptasia experiences, I stand behind F-Aptasia as the most successful chemical method I've used. The caveat, the aptasia needs to be accessible, because this stuff just coats over the top and gets hard. Think of it as smothers the aptasia. If so, this is my most successful method.

 

[seanemone]

Don't try to pick at it. When aiptasia gets stressed, they release babies. Instead, use berghia nudibranchs or f-aiptasia.

Thanks for the recommendations all, definitely going with F-aiptasia the next time I see it. I had already pulled it out of the water and moved the coral tossing away the original rock before I picked at it.