GBTA being attacked.... *pics

[ismvel]

Hey Rob,
I have a couple of aiptasia (ones that are noticible) on some of the recent corals I have purchased and am looking for a way to get rid of them. I ran across this discussion, where a couple of others said peppermint shrimp are fond of acans as well.

http://maast.org/forums/showthread.p...light=aiptasia

But I too was unaware of that.

[Mr Cob]

THX for the link Ismael, man I have a lot of acans and have never had a problem with the peppermints...but, if I have peppermints already....just a couple, then it's obvious they aren't controlling this little white anemone thing anyways...so guess no point in adding more.

I'm going to sit on this one before deciding what to do. ATM it's not a problem.

[justahobby]

....
Interesting...why is that? Are they not a threat to the tank? Are they not considered pests? I'm assuming they are filter feeders and could be benefitial???

Mostly they are viewed as a less prolific version of the aiptasia.... a good "cuc" in their own right. I haven't found any outbreaks like Kristy described. But I'm sure they are there, I didn't research it for more than 10 minutes.

[greatwhite@AlamoAquatics]

hey rob look up caribbean corallimorph(pseudocorynactis caribbeorum) they are preyed upon by copperband butterflies,and numerous shrimp lysmata species... thats what it looks like to me..

[Milly]

Hey Rob,

I have them too! I tried looking them up about eight months ago, to no avail. I even tried on here to get an id because in structure they are very different from aptasia. I tried taking a picture, but due to the lack of color anywhere except the bubble tips (white), I've never had any luck.

I noticed one, very hard to see, and now a year later I can pretty much find them anywhere in the tank. Visually I don't think they can ever compete with the other inhabitants of the tank. I've not, to this day, had any of them doing what your specimen has done to the BTA.

I queried Ace when he was over here a month ago and he said they were a good thing as far as showing your tank is in good condition. I've also had peps and they've not touched them... but you know how that works.

I've never had any of them get over the size of a dime... well, a very small dime... maybe the size of a single Won from Korea.

[justahobby]

maybe the size of a single Won from Korea.

Did anyone else catch that ever so subtle bragging?


When you say you can see them anywhere, even in brightly lit areas? I read that they are able to adapt and move to brighter lighting (they are NP) if there is a food source. Maybe heavier tank feedings are bringing them out

[allan]

No never in the bright side of a rock, but yeah and every where if you pay close enough attention. They don't seem to be interfering with anything else.

No bragging, but we don't have any coins small enough to compare to the Won.

Sorry about that post above, I got on Milly's computer and didn't realize it until later.

[justahobby]

Milly, no Allan... Do you feed coral food? Do you leave powerheads on and feed the tank or spot feed each coral? What sized food do you feed the fish?
I'm curious about what the missing link is between these NP nems being issues in only a few tanks.