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terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Meet my aiptasia-urchin cross. Still not sure exacty what it is...but it's cool. and an update on tank clarity while I'm here... -Ferret [hr width='40%'][font color="#000080"] I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut My weakness is that I care too much And my scars remind me that the past is real I tear my heart open just to feel [/font][/font] -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	look like you have an apistia to me if it is then i recomend joes juice to kill them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	Its hard to tell what it is, but it doesnt look like aiptasia to me.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	That's aptasia. You will soon may more, lots more. Your options are, kill them by hand, good luck on that one. PHup works good for this. Just squirt a bit on each on and it dies, same as joes juice. Peppermint shrimp, not all will eat them, so you should get like 4 of them. They do a good job. A copper banded butterfly, one of teh best looking fish around, will eat every one of them. But are very delicate. Dan Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	I know what aiptasia's look like...and this is something different to me. Aiptasia tend to have tentacle type things that move outward, these stick up-ish... It's weird... -Ferret -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I agree with Nate and Liana, it does look different from the Aiptasia that we have at work (don't ask). If it is indeed Aiptasia though, you'll know soon enough. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	Looks EXACTLY like the aptasia I have in my tank. Darker brown, thick tenticles, and a mouth at the center. Some are lite brown, others are dark. I'm sure there is more then one type of aptasia. Try to get another close up picture of it with better detail. Dan Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	You're probably right Dan. I'll grab a close up in a little while and post again...although Nate had an idea of something else it could have been, because it moves. I've seen it switch locations, although it's pretty comfy in the spot he's got right now. It just really doesn't look like the majority of the aiptasia's I've seen. It has so much more of an urchin figure, it's weird. And the tentacle type things are banded...and darkish tan, not pinkish at all. sigh Picture soon. -Ferret -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Pictures...these might be a little better. He's sorta hiding atm. -Ferret [hr width='40%'][font color="#000080"] I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut My weakness is that I care too much And my scars remind me that the past is real I tear my heart open just to feel [/font][/font] -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Okay I think this is the best shot I can get: -Ferret [hr width='40%'][font color="#000080"] I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut My weakness is that I care too much And my scars remind me that the past is real I tear my heart open just to feel [/font] -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	That is exactly what I have in my tank. I have treated them as aptasia, and the peppermint shrimp eat them up. If they are not aptasia, I would be very interested in knowing what they are. For a while I thought it was a corn anemone, it still could be. Dan Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28


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