aiptasia !

How do I get rid of this ?
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Wow.. that sucker has evolved to blend in perfect. I would hit it with Aptiasia X

 

Aptasia X would work . You can also take a pair of coral snips and try and cut the aptasia off the rock. Make sure you take a piece of the rock off under it. It is also best done out side the tank and rinsed in bucket of saltwater before put back into the display. They can spread quit easily if it is not all removed. You can also try Peppermint Shrimp but they don't all do the job.

Chris

 

i would inject with boiling water to minimize the impact of the surrounding zoas. you would need a syringe w/ a needle.

 

DO NOT cut it or try to physically remove it. They spread some kind of spores out and you will have more of them.

 

I've had great success with Aiptasia X. you must get rid of it fast. if its threatened it will release some kind of spores into the water to reproduce and the will show up all over your tank. Aiptasia X comes with a syringe and you squirt a little out in front of them and they start to eat it and close up around the syringe then you squirt more. they will start to shrivel up and die almost instantly. and because they think its edible food at first they are never threatened and do not have a chance to release anything.

link...

Red Sea Aiptasia-X 2oz (60mL)

 

Exactly. Its kind of creepy the way it works. Its actually some kind of an adhesive so it glues the "mouth" shut too.

 

yep, its very interesting to watch.

 

Boiling hot lemon juice. One little squirt in the base and its a gone. Worked 100 percent on the lil prob I had. Also look for more. Where there is one there is 20 more soon.

 

I have had some in some zoa's my self. I make a Kalk Paste for them. works really really good! take a tbsp of pickling lime and mix rodi water with it to make a paste with toothpaste consistency. at to it some crushed red pepper and some texas pete or tabasco. nuke it for 20-30 seconds in the microwave so it is bubbly. add a little more water and load it in teh syringe. then just put a little glob on its mouth and it will be gone shortly. works 100% of the time for me. good stuff. tastes like chit.