Is this Aiptasia?

[MidlifeCrifish]

I'm wondering how I should go about this and any help is greatly appreciated. My LFS (totally cool people) hooked me up a zoa frag with my order. 2 days later I'm seeing what I believe is aiptasia but I wanted to confirm with the more experienced. If it is indeed aiptasia I have read these are worse than vermatid which has been my biggest challenge so far so definitely having concerns. I pulled that frag out and put it in my half gallon tank that I typically use for coral dips , would it be rude to give it back to the LFS?

 

[Uncle99]

Yup

 

[JGT]

I'm wondering how I should go about this and any help is greatly appreciated. My LFS (totally cool people) hooked me up a zoa frag with my order. 2 days later I'm seeing what I believe is aiptasia but I wanted to confirm with the more experienced. If it is indeed aiptasia I have read these are worse than vermatid which has been my biggest challenge so far so definitely having concerns. I pulled that frag out and put it in my half gallon tank that I typically use for coral dips , would it be rude to give it back to the LFS?

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Appears to be aiptasia.

 

[SHNICI]

+1 for aiptasia
You can have a quick look, some of the methods to get rid of it

Aiptasia as a Pest - and HOW to get rid of it

I think that's one of the most popular and common pest in our reef system, and I don't saw any in the hobby to say "I never - ever got Aiptasia in my reef system" I want everyone of you who got problem with or just found his best solution to share it here. Like the TITLE say, can we collect many...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[vetteguy53081]

If its just i,2 or 3 you see. . . simply mix some kalkwasser powder into a paste and using a syringe, squirt some into its center core and it will melt away

 

[MidlifeCrifish]

Appears to be aiptasia.

Thank you!

 

[JGT]

Thank you!

Give it a kalk bath like vetteguy mentions.

 

[Jeffcb]

yes

 

[MidlifeCrifish]

+1 for aiptasia
You can have a quick look, some of the methods to get rid of it

Aiptasia as a Pest - and HOW to get rid of it

I think that's one of the most popular and common pest in our reef system, and I don't saw any in the hobby to say "I never - ever got Aiptasia in my reef system" I want everyone of you who got problem with or just found his best solution to share it here. Like the TITLE say, can we collect many...

www.reef2reef.com

Thanks shnici! Always helpin me out that article had a few methods I did not see online. I'm thinkin I'll do the ro/di dip then try to remove it and superglue the spot on the frag it was at. It would be a few days before I could aquire aiptasia x but maybe I'm being over paranoid leaving it in the DT

 

[MidlifeCrifish]

If its just i,2 or 3 you see. . . simply mix some kalkwasser powder into a paste and using a syringe, squirt some into its center core and it will melt away

Thank you I'll give that a shot! Quite literally i guess

 

[SHNICI]

Thanks shnici! Always helping me out that article had a few methods I did not see online. I'm thinkin I'll do the ro/di dip then try to remove it and superglue the spot on the frag it was at. It would be a few days before I could aquire aiptasia x but maybe I'm being over paranoid leaving it in the DT

be very careful with that Palythoas on the plug! They can squirt water, which can have PALYTOXIN in it, which is dangerous, they aren't going to be happy from the RO/DI. take measurements to do it with gloves and cover if can your face, just in case

 

[SHNICI]

Thank you I'll give that a shot! Quite literally i guess

better that instead of the ro/di with Palythoas near.
when you use that method, stop all you water flow (return pump and wave makers). after 3-5 minutes turn them back on.

 

[MidlifeCrifish]

Ok sounds good I didnt even think of the toxin issue with zoas and ro/di

 

[MidlifeCrifish]

be very careful with that Palythoas on the plug! They can squirt water, which can have PALYTOXIN in it, which is dangerous, they aren't going to be happy from the RO/DI. take measurements to do it with gloves and cover if can your face, just in case

I didn't know they could squirt water thank you really valuable health safety info I'm gettin right now will likely move them to a tank out of my kids reach

 

[SHNICI]

Ok sounds good I didnt even think of the toxin issue with zoas and ro/di

Like I see from your photos that aren't Zoanthids, that's Palythoas similar look and shape, but a bit different corals.

 

[G Santana]

Yeah, go ahead and torch that