What in the world is this??

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by surfrgirl61187, Nov 18, 2008.

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  1. surfrgirl61187

    surfrgirl61187 Skunk Shrimp

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    These are the best pictures we could get.. It only comes out at night so it made it really hard to take the pic. it also seams to be light sensitive. If I have the flash light on it for to long it sucks in:confused:.. We cant see it at all in the day light... I hope its nothing bad.. And I hope some one can ID it so I can read up on it.. :) Thanks guys!!!
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  3. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Looks like aiptasia - glass anemone - or a majano.. either way, you need to kill it before it spreads. Do a search on 'aiptasia' - PLENTY of info here on the site. Good luck!
     
  4. surfrgirl61187

    surfrgirl61187 Skunk Shrimp

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    Thank you!! We will be going to the fish store today!!! I dont want those taking over!
     
  5. infamous

    infamous Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    just use Aptasia X. I killed 3 today. Its cool to watch them implode a few seconds after u feed them.
     
  6. naperenterprise

    naperenterprise Astrea Snail

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    Thats not aiptasia, I have some of these that come out at night as well, They havent givin me any trouble yet, they could be some sort of hydroid... that could be just as bad as an aiptasia anemone... so just keep an eye on it.
     
  7. surfrgirl61187

    surfrgirl61187 Skunk Shrimp

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    I think you may be right.. This is the closest picture I can find.. [​IMG]
    The differences between this one and the one in my tanks is the color and these ones have a longer base as well as tentacles than the one in my tank but its the closes picture I have sen.. How do you get rid of them??