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Jimbo

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I'll try the peppermint shrimp, Thanks:)
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weimers75

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Hold off in the peppermint - I don't think they're aiptasia. Your pic is a bit blurry, but they look more like hydroids to me. They're much worse, so if that's what they are get the rock out quick. Do a google picture search for aiptasia and hydroids and you can see which one you have.
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weimers75

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Also, I'd recommend getting rid of the kenya trees as well - they multiply by dropping "branches" and each new branch attaches. They'll completely take over your tank - I thought it was harder to get rid of than aiptasia!
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weimers75

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Here's a good hydroid pic: its the second one down to the right of the zoanthids.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/hydrozoanfaqs.htm
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weimers75 said :
Hold off in the peppermint - I don't think they're aiptasia. Your pic is a bit blurry, but they look more like hydroids to me. They're much worse, so if that's what they are get the rock out quick. Do a google picture search for aiptasia and hydroids and you can see which one you have.
A Search revealed this guy as hydroids

and this guy as aiptasia

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weimers75

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There are many types of hydroids and the one I'm thinking of looks more like the "who" he's describing. I had some on a zoa frag awhile back and that description is perfect:)
If you look at the wetwebmedia site (which is a great site for all aquaria related things) you'll see the variation. Hard to tell from his pic, maybe he'll get back to us with a better one or he can identify them through a search.
Here's the one I was thinking of...they're to the right of the zoas:

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Jimbo

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starting a new thread on these buggers
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andrewz

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there are many species of both. Not all species look the same, not all species are eaten by the same predators. I had hydroids and got a copperband which ate my hydroids (purely luck that he had a taste for them).
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andrewz

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forgot to say u should not attempt a copperband in a 29
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Jimbo

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Update: Tanks is doing awesome! Pic could be better(hope to get a new camera later on this year).

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