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I’m hoping you can help me figure out what this growth is. It looks like some sort of spider that retracts whenever I try and remove it. I have about 20 of these in my 75 gl reef tank. Any suggestions on how to get rid of them? The tank is about a year old with mostly soft coral and LPS.


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Aptasia... get rid of them ASAP. Try adding some peppermint shrimp. I actively search them out and hit them w Aptasia x before they r able to reproduce. Can get out of control Very quickly! So I would start finding each and everyone of them and kill them off.
 

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What do they do that causes them to have such a bad rap?
 

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No butterflies that eat aptasia are always reef safe.
You can limit the chances by keeping them well fed and selecting the right species but, there is always a chance they take a liking to polyps.

Berghia Nudibranchs are also another option, after your infestation is over sell or gift them to another reefer with the same problem.
 
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Aiptasia X did the trick. A few days later and I’m only seeing a couple left that I missed. I killed off about 30 of them. I’ve got 2 peppermint shrimp now added to the tank so if they don’t get the remaining pieces in the next couple days I’ll use the aiptasia x again. Thanks for all the suggestions.
 

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I'd keep an eye out on the peppermints after the aiptasia is gone. Some have been known to pick at corals. Ended up taking the two I had back after they continued to nip at some of my lps. I know camel shrimp are often sold as peppermints but haven't had any issues since I removed them.
 

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