anyone have an idea of what this might be?
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Topic: anyone have an idea of what this might be?
Posted By: davser
Subject: anyone have an idea of what this might be?
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:06am
ok so i found this in my 50 gallons sw tank does anyone have an idea of what this might be? i have three and this one in the medium in size its about the size of a quarter the other one is bigger 
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Posted By: downhill_biker
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:14am
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Looks like a pretty majano anemone. Bad guys. I have a bunch in my tank...all started with one on a frag I got from someone.
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Posted By: davser
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:19am
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crap then i only made a mistake by feeding it, i guess will have to research it more someone told me that it was a strawberry anemone but who knows |
Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:19am
| if it FO tank its ok, if not get aiptasia x and eradicate this suckers before they become a nuisance |
Posted By: MadReefer
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:37am
| I have had things like this for years and I asked for opinions and no one knew. I have seen other people post about these same things and didn't get clear answers either. I have never treated them and they don't spread very fast. I've never seen one over a centimeter across. They haven't killed corals and they only grow on the underside of rocks, out of the light. Do you think they are majanos? Should I kill them? |
Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:43am
| i would say get rid of them, perhaps you can provide a pic mad reefer? If they are not that fast spreaders then it would be easy to eradicate them |
Posted By: davser
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 12:44am
| im not sure about killing them and majanos look way different a guy at the fish for you told me they were probably strawberry anemones and that they are harmless and they dont get very big but from this answers they sound bad i will do some more resesrch just to be sure before killing them |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 1:20am
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It does not look like manjano to me, but I'd be very careful. I've been infested with manjano and it ani't no fun. Leave it be and watch it would be my advice...it you see more than one, might be a good thing to nuke before they get out of control. HTH, Bill ------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
Posted By: kay181
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 3:04am
thats not majano  but is a anemone ------------- day light scares me im going back under |
Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 3:07am
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They are called Ball anemones. Google it and you should see a photo exactly like it. I have these in my tank as well and they don't seems to hurt corals at all, and don't really multiply that fast. They are mainly open at night as they are not photosynthetic. ------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Posted By: kellerexpress
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 3:44am
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not a majano. I too have alot of those on the back of rocks out of the light, never bothered anything. ------------- IM 30L Kessil A160we x2 |
Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 3:48am
| ball anemone huh? i guess if they are not fed they die? shoot i wish aiptasia or majano was this easy |
Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 3:54am
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these particular anemones aren't pests. So really the decision to keep them or not is personal preference ------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 7:27am
I agree with Steve.  Out of 1,000+ good organisms that can live in our reef aquariums, typically there are only 6 real pests that crop up only once in a while. Fortunately, we know how to deal with them. Everything else, if allowed to live, only enhances the biology of the tank. Aren't reef aquariums fun!  Okay, someone will ask, so here's my list: aiptasia majano flatworms ( only 2 bad among 100's of beneficial ones) red bugs rock crabs nudibranch ( only a few bad among dozens of good ones) That's it.  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: Crazy Tarzan
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 10:35am
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I actually like these, I've had them in all of my tanks and never had them get to plague proportions. They stay out of the light mostly, and don't spread very quickly. I've never fed them, yet they still slowly grow. Best type of organism there is, don't do anything for it and it flourishes without upsetting any balances. ------------- Was that in there yesterday? Casper--WY windier than ? Down to a 20, soon to double or nothing |