Cant figure this out.

RyanMcLaughlin · #1 01/08/2008, 09:13 PM

I already made a post about this but I just added live rock and yesterday found something I couldnt figure out. It looked like some kind of snail. It has a flat center with little spikes coming around the edges. Today it has climned halfway up the glass. Could it be a snail or maybe a baby sea urching or something. Any help would be appreciated.

bertoni · #2 01/08/2008, 09:41 PM

Need picture... Baby sea urchins are somewhat common, but there's lots of animals that could match that description.

marinoob · #3 01/08/2008, 10:13 PM

yeah thats what i was thinking also

RyanMcLaughlin · #4 01/08/2008, 10:34 PM

This is the best I could get.[IMG]

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bertoni · #5 01/08/2008, 11:00 PM

Interesting animal. I have no idea what it is, unfortunately.

kc9dre · #6 01/08/2008, 11:08 PM

Ahhh it's an inside out roving aiptasia!!!! Opps over active imagination lack of sleep and too much Mt D. .... Kinda neato lookin...

RyanMcLaughlin · #7 01/08/2008, 11:20 PM

Does it look like something I should be concerned about or just something there thats no big deal.

bertoni · #8 01/08/2008, 11:22 PM

It might be a nudibranch with a taste for some species of coral, but I would just ignore it. If so, it'll die soon enough.

R.L.Young · #9 01/08/2008, 11:25 PM

Confine it if possible , get a better picture than you might be able to id it.

RyanMcLaughlin · #10 01/08/2008, 11:45 PM

Thats the best I can get because it is so small. It is also on the front pane so I cant get a behind shot because my rockwork is in the way. I will try to figure it out maybe take it to my lfs.

seans tank · #11 01/09/2008, 12:12 AM

it apears to be an aiptasia wats your set up?

RyanMcLaughlin · #12 01/09/2008, 12:35 AM

its a 100 gallon with about 200lbs of live sand and 130 or so lbs of live rock. The rock came from a reef tank that was being torn down. I dont have any lighting right now. Should I kill it?

seans tank · #13 01/09/2008, 12:44 AM

yes the easiest wasy is to go to a local fish store ,and buy aiptasia remover i cant remember the name of the medicine ,but you should kill it asap it will spread fast if not dealt with.

RyanMcLaughlin · #14 01/09/2008, 01:20 AM

Is the medicine anything that can hurt the tank because I was hoping to put corals in but I know that if it has copper than it isnt possible because if any traces are left it can ruin the corals.

RyanMcLaughlin · #15 01/09/2008, 01:46 AM

Well I did some research on them and I definitely had one that was very small. It gave a list of ways to control them and since mine was hidden anywhere I tried injecting it with boiling water which worked. It fell off so I picked it up and put it in the water. Hopefully that is the only one I had or will have. Well see how it goes. Luckily my tank is cycling so there is nothing for it to hurt.

demonsp · #16 01/09/2008, 03:29 AM

Another reason to QT fish aswell as coral frags.

bertoni · #17 01/09/2008, 03:33 AM

That doesn't look like an Aiptasia to me. If you can see it moving while you watch, it's definitely something else.

Shooter7 · #18 01/09/2008, 08:34 AM

Nope, doesn't look like any aiptasia that I've ever seen either.

drillsar · #19 01/09/2008, 09:02 AM

I don't think it's aiptasia either, never seen it before.

Avi · #20 01/09/2008, 10:08 AM

seems to be a single Palythoa polyp, doesn't it?

kgouso · #21 01/09/2008, 10:31 AM

That picture looks like an Urchin to me.

Pincushion Urchin...or perhaps a Rock Boring