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[Mbakeroo]

Tank is about 4 months old and have seen this guy start to make a presence. Can anyone confirm if it is actually Aiptasia?

Thanks in Advance . . . Maria

[billdogg]

Pretty, but I vote aiptasia. I use boiling water in a syringe to get rid of them

[Donkeykong]

Aiptasia, kill it kill it fast.

[Heisenreef]

Hopefully that is your only one...

[Mbakeroo]

Yes only one . . . so far. Unfortunately it is in a hole way on the bottom of tank under a few layers of rocks and hard to get to. Have given it two doses of Aiptasia-X over last two days. Seems injured - maybe lost a tentacle or two but still hanging in there!!! Grrrrr Will try to "build" some sort of longer, curved tool to try and get in its home better I guess.

[Mayo85]

Slap a load of milliput over it. Encase it in its own tomb

[clarityreef]

If aptasia x does not work, I found that removing the Live rock and actually burning the little buggers was really effective. You lose a little coralline in the surrounding, but it solved my problem quickly and I never saw them again.
Kill it fast, it spread fasts and will even grow in your sand bed. Make sure when using aptasia x you get right in there otherwise they will realise spawn and pollute your tank further.

[Mbakeroo]

Well after I made this homemade contraption to get around the bottom of the rock it was living in . . . I think I got him. I believe I see his dead body hanging out, lol.

[Spork3245]

I once had one grow on my return line (the part sitting in my DT) of all places! I turned the pump off, filled a large enough tupperware container with boiling water and dunked the return spout in it for 60 seconds to kill the bugger.

[E fishn C]

Always had luck with a peppermint shrimp eating aiptasia. YMV

[Stbobo]

If you see it hanging out, do it again. They'll excrete spores when threatened to grow more. make sure that bugger is dead for good.