setup my tank and put live rock in and got something cool

[surferido]

i put my live rock in my tank about 4 days ago and im cycling my tank. but today i come home and see this polyp (sp) does anyone no what it is? it look like the pick but its purple and only one..its about one inch and the tentacles are about a centimeter.

 

[yote]

Sounds like aiptasia.But cant be 100% sure with a pic.

 

[messiah023]

Congratulations, you have yellow polyps.
http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/yellowpolyps.htm

Distinct yellow button in the center of the polyp head.
Interesting that they "just showed up" though.
Maybe they were there, but withdrawn....

EDIT: Sorry, didn't realize you said "LOOKS LIKE THIS PICTURE" but is purplish....

Congratulations, you have AIPTASIA! Way to go Yote....

 

[surferido]

yep thats the guy thanks alot

 

[d2mini]

Aiptasia is not really something to be thankful for. ;-)
Get a peppermint shrimp! They like to eat those things. I had a few aiptasia but now my tank is free of them after adding one of those shrimp.

 

[reeferpj]

are they YP or Aiptasia

 

[yote]

The pic is yellow polyps.

 

[cthegame]

whatever it is, its not aiptesia.

 

[messiah023]

The pic Surferido posted was Yellow Polyps.
That isn't his pic though, he said it LOOKS like that but it's not yellow and it's more purple.
What Surferido has is Aiptasia, confirmed from the link in my reply.

:-)

Get rid of those things asap!
Peppermint shrimp won't work if you are still cycling.
Now is the time to attack it with a syringe & lemon juice.

 

[Bifferwine]

Google aiptasia. If it's aiptasia, get rid of it. Kill it.