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  1. kiarah

    kiarah Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Hi any ideas what theys are ?
    thanks k
     

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  3. totter0817

    totter0817 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Kind of looks like aiptasia. The first two pics though, it looks green all my aiptasias have been reddish brown in color but that my guess.

    If it is aiptasia I would try some peppermint shrimp, I had aiptasia all over my 75, I bought I think 3 pepps and the aiptasia was completely gone within a week.
    My longnose hawk ate my peppermints and now Im starting to see some aiptasias sprouting
     
  4. Camilsky

    Camilsky Montipora Capricornis

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    Hey! 1,2 look like a small green anemone, I would keep that one. 3,4 are also anemones :devil1:, glass anemones -> apitasia! You should keep your eye on them! They can spread quickly! Consider "controlling their population" with ApitasiaX :)
     
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  5. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    3&4 definitely the evil aiptasia - kill kill kill! (I've had the best luck with kalk paste, never got a peppermint shrimp because I don't want it to die when it runs out of food)

    1&2 look different, the tentacles also look thinner than aiptasia. Camilsky probably knows better than myself, maybe it's a green anemone, whatever that is. Just for the reference though I have read that aiptasia can come in varying colors, although mine have always been brown. I don't think those first two are it though.
     
  6. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Ding, ding, ding....we have a winner. The first two pics are harmless ball anemones. Pseudocorynactis sp.

    I can't tell on the 3rd pic. 4th pic is definately an aiptasia.

    Karma to you.
     
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  7. kiarah

    kiarah Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I agree with you and also not sure what the 3rd picture is as really dont think they are aipatia as they are kinda button looking and only extend there arms at night. I also have a white one which again looks like a white button that only extends its arms at night. Also i did have many aiptasia and they look nothink like them and the aiptasia spread like mad and theys button things have not spread at all!
    Thanks for all your input,
    P.S
    is the ball anemones worth keeping as its it came on my live rock rubble thats about to go into my extra filter
    K
     
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  9. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    They are no more safe nor more dangerous than any other coralimorph (mushroom anemones). I think they are neat but that's really your choice.
     
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    infamous Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    The last two pics - aptasia....get aptasia x....its awesome to watch them implode :)
     
  11. fazool666

    fazool666 Sea Dragon

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    last 2 definitely aptasia - get some joes juice or aptasia x and get rid of them ASAP - you don't want them to spread and take over the tank!