apstasia, What is it and what does it look like.

[cclark]

Can someone give me an idea what this stuff looks like:)

[piercho]

You will find a description of aiptasia, and other undesirable tank animals, on Dr Ron Shimek's "Rogues's Gallery", here: http://www.rshimek.com/rogue's_gallery.htm

You will find other pictures by doing a search on Reef Central using the word "aiptasia".

I recently received some of these little brown anemones in a shipment of snails and other reef critters. They are not unpleasant to look at. My understanding is that they multiply rapidly into a plague if not controlled. They sting and damage more desirable sessile inverts in the tank.

[Skipper]

http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/img/aiptasia.jpg
http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?s=&postid=292154

[piercho]

Let's try this again:

http://www.rshimek.com/

Go: -> Reef Aquaria ->Animal Identification -> Rogue's Gallery

[Skipper]

http://www.rshimek.com/images/Nicholas%20Allers%20Aiptasia.jpg

[w2]

I think my LFS is selling this as anemones for the clownfish that they carry :p ;) :eek1:

Not really...We've got a fairly good LFS (the only FS in town!) here.