anyone can identify this coral??

[kimo_8410]

is this easy to care? what must i feed it with? found it after i bought live rock..

[comycus]

aiptasia. These corals are considered pests as they can take over your tank if not eliminated and sting your other corals to death.

Get rid of them. Some ideas: commercialised aiptasia removers like joe's juice, peppermint shrimp (not 100% effective), copperband butterfly (they absolutely adore them, but these fishes are not easy to wean to processed food).

Or you can epoxy them to death. Fellow reefer told me this is v. effective method.

[kimo_8410]

wow.. i see.. so far i do not have any coral, only fishes.. should I just leave it as it is?

[kimo_8410]

erm, they do not sting fishes right? do these post any threat at all?

[Terryz_]

Haven seen them stinging fishes... But they spread like wildfire... and very annoying as they sting corals..

[iskay]

Aptasias are anemones.

If your tank is fish-only, then it doesn't matter. Some fishes loves to eat them: Auriga, Copperband, etc...

If your tank had corals, these anemones will outgrow your corals and sting them to death.

[kimo_8410]

I see. Thanks bros. As my tank is fish only I jus let it be then.

I seen it grab some frozen food and ate it.

Wonder should I buy any coral food for these creatures.

[yellowtang]

I see. Thanks bros. As my tank is fish only I jus let it be then.

I seen it grab some frozen food and ate it.

Wonder should I buy any coral food for these creatures.

kill them all! They are useless and eye sore!

[kimo_8410]

Hmm. Alright. I will get a couple of peppermints In a few days time

hope they can do the job

[Solo77]

if you can handle them yourself, save the money in getting peppermint, cos once there are other food source, they are unlikely to work.....unless u find one true vegetarian.....lol.

[iskay]

As I said, it'll NOT do any harm to your fishes. So getting rid of them is purely on aesthetic considerations.

If you are not bothered by them, just leave them alone. Else, take out your rock and inject them with boiling water. This is the cheapest way. Do not try to pluck/scrape them. You might end up propagating them as any leftover tissue has the potential to become another Aptasia.

Not advisable to get peppermints as they might not touch the bigger Aptasias. There are other treatments like Joes Juice and Kalkesser. But boiling water is the cheapest.

Again, if you are not bothered by them, you can choose to leave them alone.

[comycus]

Peppermints are not 100% effective. Recommend to try the other methods suggested.

[Eniram]

throw away that rock! or let it bake under the sun for 1 week

[digibee]

How come my aiptasia is translucent in color while his is brown?

[yikai]

How come my aiptasia is translucent in color while his is brown?

yours is bleached. yes aiptasia, like all anemones, contain zooxanthellae and are capable of bleaching.

[comycus]

How come my aiptasia is translucent in color while his is brown?

coz ures is the 'ang moh' version and his is the 'malay' version. lol

Regardless all still fall under the genus of Aiptasia belonging to the class of Anthozoa.

[digibee]

Ah I see. Thinking of getting Joe Juice and peppermint shrimp;

As the last count, there are about 9 aiptasia in my tank at the moment!

[comycus]

Ah I see. Thinking of getting Joe Juice and peppermint shrimp;

As the last count, there are about 9 aiptasia in my tank at the moment!

Bro if your tank is still in cycling stage, don't need to invest in peppermint shrimps tt might not work. Many other options to get rid of them

[digibee]

Bro if your tank is still in cycling stage, don't need to invest in peppermint shrimps tt might not work. Many other options to get rid of them

Huh? Am I still in cycling stage?

Already got fish, corals in the tank.

Let me know the best efficient way to get rid of these aiptasia leh.

Thanks!

Sorry, may be have to go back to my tank thread.

[hotsoup]

Ah I see. Thinking of getting Joe Juice and peppermint shrimp;

As the last count, there are about 9 aiptasia in my tank at the moment!

Use concentrated(with water) kalkwasser and inject directly at them. This was what I did last time

[comycus]

Huh? Am I still in cycling stage?

Already got fish, corals in the tank.

Let me know the best efficient way to get rid of these aiptasia leh.

Thanks!

Sorry, may be have to go back to my tank thread.

paiseh... I have poor memory

Then can use the chemical method (Joe's juice, kalkwasser, etc.)

Or if you intend to keep copperband can keep a lookout for a good and healthy specimen.

[jackywongto]

just take out your epoxy and patch over it completely. that will do the work.

next time just place a coral of it to hide the epoxy.

[Eniram]

paiseh... I have poor memory

Then can use the chemical method (Joe's juice, kalkwasser, etc.)

Or if you intend to keep copperband can keep a lookout for a good and healthy specimen.

CF has some small specs

[FuEl]

Racoon butterfly.