brown Aiptasia

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  1. miccmagg

    miccmagg Astrea Snail

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    Im new to all the saltwater tank and i have this brown aiptasia in my tank not really sure if its good or bad. Do i need to get rid of it or what is going on
     
    miccmagg, Oct 30, 2010
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  2. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    If you want a reef get rid of it.
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    +1......
     
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  4. miccmagg

    miccmagg Astrea Snail

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    what does it do just take over tank and how do i get rid of it i know i got so purple ricordia that came with tank not real sure what else that is alive in there i know there are some other live things
     
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  5. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    They grow much faster then corals and they sting alot of corals to death.
    get some joes juice to kill it.
     
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  6. miccmagg

    miccmagg Astrea Snail

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    ok just dump joes juice in the tank or on it what happens if you just pull it off
     
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  7. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    joes juice will have instructions, you feed it to it.

    it may die it may not, if you leave a little piece of the anemone a new one can grow.
     
    sostoudt, Oct 30, 2010
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  8. Reeron

    Reeron Blue Ringed Angel

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    Are you sure it is Aiptasia? It could be a brown button polyp (Palythoa). How about a pic to confirm it?
     
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  9. barbianj

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    k+ for correctly spelling aiptasia!
     
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  10. miccmagg

    miccmagg Astrea Snail

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    this is what it looks like brown aiptasia.jpg
     
    miccmagg, Oct 31, 2010
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