found this in my fuge

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  1. scottf

    scottf Astrea Snail

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    found a couple of these buggers in my fuge can anyone id please...thanks downsized_0221001149a.jpg
     
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  3. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Looks like aiptasia. As long as they're only in the refugium, you should be fine. No need to remove.
     
  4. drew3

    drew3 Blue Ringed Angel

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    aipstasia get rid of them with joes juice or aipstasia-x
     
  5. drew3

    drew3 Blue Ringed Angel

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    even if there in your fuge they spawn and could spread to your dt i would just get rid of them
     
  6. irr0001

    irr0001 Purple Tang

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    Yeah I'd just play it safe and get rid of them..definitely aiptasia
     
  7. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    I used to keep aiptasia in my refugium on purpose and they never spread to the main tank. That being said, if you want to get rid of them, go for it but if it's too much trouble, you should be fine leaving them in there.
     
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  9. Crimson Ghost

    Crimson Ghost Blue Ringed Angel

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    It’s aptasia – let it be, best not to mess with the fuge. The more you go poking in there the more you mess things up. I am sure I have aptasia in my fuge, but I can’t be certain since I am not about to go poking around in there. The refugium is a fragile and complex system – its nature at its best. As with most things nature does, it doesn’t need human interference.
     
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  10. scottf

    scottf Astrea Snail

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    thanks everyone for your help i have a screen on that side of the fuge so nothing big can get through...
     
  11. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    Possible Brown Button Polyp. It doesn't look to be "see through" or transparent. Either way it is o.k. in the fuge.