Name that hitchiker!

[coachfraley]

Any ideas on this hitchhiker. They are about the size of a grain of sand.

Thanks!

 

[sandman450f]

What are we looking at? on top look a bit like a couple polyps gsp maybe aptaisia (but the size of a grain of sand?)

 

[nahtanoj]

yeah, i'm confused too. is it the white specs?:hmmmm:

 

[coachfraley]

oops, meant to say a grain of rice, and yes, I was looking at those polyps and worrying about aiptasia

 

[nahtanoj]

from this angle it doesn't look like aptasia to me. i get it every time i buy from a certain pet store, and that doesn't look like the stuff i get. but mine are usually bigger, so not much experience with the little guys.

 

[coachfraley]

thanks nahtanoj

 

[sandman450f]

If the fronds look fuzzy its probably some kinda GSP. If you see any kinda "matting" then Id practically guarantee GSP, but on stray polyps there may be none. If you can make out some type of small oral disk (which it doesnt look like) then maybe you could say aiptasia, but if you touch them they will dissapear into the rock, an easy enough test

I have some vry small ones (aiptaisa) and they do indeed look similar but I beleive mine have an obv. plateau or disk at the base of the tentacles. Anyways toch/ disturb them, if they retract then it's a very good chance it is a pest anemone (not nec aptasia though) maybe mahano or somethin else

 

[coachfraley]

thank you! I love this forum!

 

[nahtanoj]

let us know the outcome of the test.

 

[SteveO_SPS]

looks like daisy polyps to me

 

[coachfraley]

they appear to have 8 little arms on each polyp. When I touch them, the top will clench up, but the stalks stay put.

 

[reefer714]

Daisy doesn't look like that but it more like GSP or aptasia :evil:

 

[Josh]

is it just me or is that an alien's face in the shadow behind the rock?

spooky maybe its alien babies???

 

[fishyfingers]

man i have aiptaisa all over my tank so is that bad? what do there do? it is harmful? and how do i get rip off them?

 

[phishphood]

just a thought: baby xenia?

 

[fishyfingers]

dont rip em. they spread like wild fire and have a very powerful sting (to corals). If they are all over ur tank you really have no option but to pick up a fish that might eat them for you, I'm sure steve can recommend something.

in less severe situations use joe's juice or kalk paste to kill em, but dont poke or try to pull, that will just spread them

thank sand where can i find this joe's juice?

 

[phishphood]

http://joesjuice.com/
As well as just about every LFS. I haven't found one that doesn't carry it.

 

[Raskal311]

Anthelia, I don't think its an aiptaisa.

You can fine these in brown, blueish like the picture of even off white.