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  1. D_Ahumada

    D_Ahumada Plankton

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    I've had my tank up for a while now, and have seen this slowly getting larger in the past couple weeks.
     

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  2. Ultraner

    Ultraner Purple Spiny Lobster

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    It's an aptasia anemone, you'll want to remove him as soon as you can they can be quite the plague!
     
    Ultraner, May 12, 2010
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  3. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    looks like aiptasia, get it!
     
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  4. Barbarossa

    Barbarossa Sea Dragon

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    Looks like it may be aiptasia. Does it look like this?

    aiptasia pic
     
    Barbarossa, May 12, 2010
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  5. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    They look the same to me. +1 on the aiptasia.
     
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  6. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    Looks more like majano but 'm still pretty new in the reef world (only a year.) To me it looks like the arms are too thick to be aiptasia...
     
    whippy, May 12, 2010
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  7. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Majano or aiptasia, it needs to be nuked, or it will spread very quickly.
     
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  8. D_Ahumada

    D_Ahumada Plankton

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    What is the best way to remove it then?
     
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  9. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    killit
     
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  10. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Aiptasia-x, Joe's juice, inject it with boiling water or lemon juice, bury it in kalk paste tomb
     
    2in10, May 12, 2010
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