Reef Discussion

[Shaunmills]

Have been watching the tank inhabitants move around over the last few days and came across this one.


Thinking it's aiptasia however not 100% sure as it retracts reasonably quickly when touched and is whiteish rather than the brown\red that I've seen online.

Have a few of them popping out of the same rock but this is the largest one (5 cent coin)

 

[IJG3145]

Aiptasia.

 

[Buddy]

Yep that is it. I would get on top of them now before they spread.
Don't play around with them too much because they eject their eggs (or something else?) and spread.

 

[Shaunmills]

Bugger, will pull the rock out tomorrow and try Lemon Juice and\or Vinegar....

 

[slin1977]

In your case - Pull the rock out, hold the rock upside down , scrape the aiptasia off the rock with a large needle. Rinse affected area with tap water, return to tank.

 

[Susan Bates]

In your case - Pull the rock out, hold the rock upside down , scrape the aiptasia off the rock with a large needle. Rinse affected area with tap water, return to tank.

I have these in places i can not get to unless i put the whole tank apart

 

[Buddy]

I have these in places i can not get to unless i put the whole tank apart

I have recently had success with Peppermint Shrimp. I put 4 of them in my 6ft tank and it took a couple of weeks for them to eat all of the Aiptasia.
They were only small peps too.

 

[slin1977]

I have these in places i can not get to unless i put the whole tank apart

Yap, injection method for your tank.

 

[Susan Bates]

I have recently had success with Peppermint Shrimp. I put 4 of them in my 6ft tank and it took a couple of weeks for them to eat all of the Aiptasia.
They were only small peps too.

I put 5 in a couple of months ago, they were very small,I haven't seen them since

 

[Susan Bates]

Yap, injection method for your tank.

the trouble is when i start to pull the rocks out to get to them they disappear

 

[Buddy]

I put 5 in a couple of months ago, they were very small,I haven't seen them since

They are very good at hiding during the day. They will come out at night and hunt around for food.

 

[Brent Chadwick]

Pep shrimps worked a treat for us, better off finding them at night with a torch

 

[Shaunmills]

Thanks guys, got a few peps today along with other CUC and a few hardy corals to start with

 

[MagicJ]

What corals did you get?

 

[Shaunmills]

What corals did you get?

2 x Helios, 1 x Devils hand leather, 1 x deshay and another leather that I need to look up...the deshay is the standout according to my wife.

 

[MagicJ]

..., 1 x deshay

I am assuming that this should have said 'Daisy' :confused:

 

[Shaunmills]

I am assuming that this should have said 'Daisy' :confused:

AKA Doughnut, Cats Eye, Meat Coral or Acanthophyllia deshayesiana...awesome coral that requires a little more care.

 

[MagicJ]

'Acanthophyllia deshayesiana' = that helps, thanks.

 

[Susan Bates]

In your case - Pull the rock out, hold the rock upside down , scrape the aiptasia off the rock with a large needle. Rinse affected area with tap water, return to tank.

I try this with 4 pieces of my rock, now i have high phosphates, for the first time ever, could doing this cause it? or is there some other problem

 

[slin1977]

I try this with 4 pieces of my rock, now i have high phosphates, for the first time ever, could doing this cause it? or is there some other problem

Unlikely.
Phosphate is directly proportional to amount of food that enters the aquarium system, more fish , more food, more phosphate.
Randy Holmes Farley has some articles worth reading.http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-09/rhf/