Aiptasia???

[christophert]

Found this little something on a piece of branching hammer i just got from a friend. The coral has obvious points where it is growing new branches...but this seems to be something different. Aiptaisia hitchhiker?

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[jennm]

I'd scrub off that bit of algae while you can. New toothbrush works well for that - soft bristles. (Don't repurpose an old toothbrush, fluoride is toxic).

It could be a button polyp (palythoa or zoanthid) hard to say. If you're in doubt, get rid of it.

Jenn

 

[nickh06]

are you dipping your corals before introducing them to your DT?

 

[jennm]

Dipping won't kill aiptasia or algae.

 

[nickh06]

JennM;1014316 wrote: Dipping won't kill aiptasia or algae.

Never said it would, but being new to the hobby he would want to dip and inspect before putting them in his tank

 

[christophert]

Nope. First time I've heard about dipping corals. Will read up on that. Thanks.
Btw, the mystery "thing" had jumped off onto the sandbed this morning---possibly a majano anemone? I siphoned it out with a turkey baster and got rid of it. Also scrubbed the algae off...

 

[nickh06]

ChristopherT;1014326 wrote: Nope. First time I've heard about dipping corals. Will read up on that. Thanks.
Btw, the mystery "thing" had jumped off onto the sandbed this morning---possibly a majano anemone? I siphoned it out with a turkey baster and got rid of it. Also scrubbed the algae off...

Good deal, always dip and inspect when you can. Will save you from problems in the future, I use revive or coral rx with good results. It's pretty crazy to see some of the stuff that comes off of the corals when you dip. I dipped a frogspawn that had about 50 flatworms on it.