unknow things

[butwa20]

Any ideas from te picture what it is?

[profntbtr]

i hate to be the guy that says it, but that looks alot like aptasia, not such a big deal if you are keeping strictly fish, but no good in a reef.

[tebstan]

Maybe a type of majano? The stalk looks thick for an aiptasia. Neither are good... but personally I'd rather deal with majanos.

But... a little off center and down a bit... that might be an aiptasia...

Don't panic, it's manageable and just part of the process.


Erik, good guess on the spaghetti worm! That matches the description pretty well. I hate those things. They're gross. Harmless, but gross.

[butwa20]

What will eat it or kill it?

[tebstan]

If it's not a terrible infestation, just try the aiptasia X type products you can buy at LFS. Sometimes it can take a few tries to get one killed, and sometimes other babies sprout up, so just keep an eye out for them.
There's a nudibranch that eats aiptasia, some people here have tried them, but they may not be necessary in your case.

If it's majanos, the work is more tedious, but more likely to yield immediate results as well, without the little things creeping back up on you later. I used the technique described at Melev's Reef here:
http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/bta/not/majano.html

[jrnannery]

Member SoLiD is down there in your neck of the woods. You should hook up with him and get some advice. Another pair of eyes on the tank woiuld be a benefit to ya.

[butwa20]

you know i just met SoLiD tonight at the LFS lol the guy at the pet store didnt know anything and he stepped in and started talking lol nice guy yea he gave me some tips and confirmed it was aiptasia i plucked them out of my tank as there were only 5 that i could see so far.

[ErikH]

David is a great guy...

[profntbtr]

if they are on rock that has no coral on it, and you can pull the rock easily, take a blowtorch to them. very effective, and it cooks all the planulae.

[nrkolas]

I had a lot of aptasia in my tank so I added a peppermint shrimp
In there and about a week later I can't seem to find any aphasia what
So ever...u could try that...I heard that's what the shrimp are good for