Anemone ID?

[bbyatv]

Any idea what kind of anemone this is? Aiptasia? Majano?

What type of fish will eat it?

 

 

 

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Bruce

[Nate]

Looks like Aiptasia. A family of Peppermint Shrimp should do the trick.

[Jan]

Aiptaisia

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/aiptasidfaq2.htm

[steveoutlaw]

Peppermint shrimp are hit or miss. Get yourself a copperband butterfly and you won't have a problem anymore.

[epleeds]

My tank was infested with them. I bought a copperband from BRK and bought 5 peppermint shrimp from Fins and Feathers via the group buy. I have not seen any aptasia in my tank for a long time.

[Coral Hind]

Aiptasia

I prefer a shot of kalk paste instead of the fish or shrimp.

[DJBoy98]

Isn't the original poster the one growing Nudibranches that eat Aptasia?

 

The problem with paste is they always come back. I have a copperbanded and he killed them but then all he ate was Live Black worms also

which was a pain. As for Peppers, I have bought maybe 20 and not one have eaten one. They all disappeared also.

Maybe the aptasia got them?

 

 

Aiptasia

I prefer a shot of kalk paste instead of the fish or shrimp.

[Malawi]

My tank had an infestation too. The first thing I tried was removing the rock from the tank and injecting them with lemon juice in a bucket, using a syringe. That killed the aiptasia instantly, but there were others, including some small ones. I switched to using Joe's Juice on the ones I could find and also added three peppermint shrimp. That did it, I haven't seen an aptasia since. Good luck!

[Origami]

Looks an awful lot like Aiptasia. Does it retract back into it's hole if it's touched? If you've only got one or two and you've got a syringe and needle, inject the mouth with lemon juice or vinegar. It's worked for me. A second application may or may not be necessary. You can also use Aiptasia X, Joe's Juice, or kalk paste. If you've got an infestation, you can go after them a few at a time, or try some biological means of control like a CBB.