Saltwaterfish.com › Forums › Special Interest Forum › Hitchhikers and "ID Please" › What is this anemone?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

What is this anemone?

post #1 of 12
1/7/12 at 3:36pm
Thread Starter 

Purchased this beautiful Zoanthid rock last night from a local specialty store, since it was a perfect addition to my coral reef tank. This afternoon, upon taking photos of them, I stumbled upon a stubby rose colored baby anemone hiding between some of the new coral, and it doesn't seem to be harming them either. After examining it, I found that it looked most like a bubble-tip anemone, since it didn't compare to the looks of the Aiptasia that I have in my tank (both baby and adult, which will be long gone tonight when I put in my new peppermint shrimp). It has much more tentacles, and those tentacles are much more fat also. The color is completely different, it is more of a dark-rose colored. Also, the tips of it are even more fat than the tentacles themselves, almost like a bubble or a bulb. I may be wrong though, due to the fact I've only been messing with corals and anemones for about a year now.

I'm excited, because I would very much love a good anemone-- yet nervous because I got this feeling that it's not the good kind.

The big question is, what is this anemone? Is it safe? HELP!
This is the best picture I could shoot of it. Circled.

DSC_0071 - Copy (2).JPG

DSC_0071 - Copy.JPG

Reply
post #2 of 12
1/7/12 at 3:52pm

Sorry....looks like a majano....KILL IT....

Reply
post #3 of 12
1/7/12 at 3:57pm
Thread Starter 

Do you think aiptasiax would kill it? I'm extremely worried now.

Reply
post #4 of 12
1/7/12 at 5:27pm

Aiptasiax could work, try it.

 

You can also try scraping it off the rock with a wooden dowel or a chopstick. 

Reply
post #5 of 12
1/8/12 at 8:42am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bang Guy View Post

Aiptasiax could work, try it.

 

You can also try scraping it off the rock with a wooden dowel or a chopstick. 



Use an eyedropper to target the Aiptasia-X to the majano. Use caution not to get on the zoas, since this can kill them.

Reply
post #6 of 12
1/8/12 at 9:07am

If you are using the Aiptasia-X it comes with an applicator that works very well

Reply
post #7 of 12
1/8/12 at 11:53am
Thread Starter 

Got it with the aiptasiax last night. Woke up this morning and noticed its back.
I got a feeling it's going to be a long war with this majano and I, and who knows if theres any more of them.
Ughhhh.

Reply
post #8 of 12
1/8/12 at 2:22pm

Have you tried to just scrape it off the rock??  I'd normally suggest using your fingernail but that's probably a bad idea with all the Zoanthids around it.  Any non-metalic object should work.  Even a plastic knife should be able to do the job.

Reply
post #9 of 12
1/8/12 at 2:34pm

You can also try Mrs. Wages pickling lime.

Reply
post #10 of 12
1/8/12 at 7:05pm

You may have to sacrifice some of the zoos, make sure you completely cover it with the aiptasia x

Reply
post #11 of 12
1/9/12 at 4:26am

Why not just scrape it off the rock?  It's quick, easy, and doesn't kill any Zoanthids.

Reply
post #12 of 12
1/9/12 at 9:58pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bang Guy View Post

Why not just scrape it off the rock?  It's quick, easy, and doesn't kill any Zoanthids.



 

Hahahaha. I can read your posts just fine. I agree with you. I had these on some zoas and used a plasic knife. All gone!

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Hitchhikers and "ID Please"
Saltwaterfish.com › Forums › Special Interest Forum › Hitchhikers and "ID Please" › What is this anemone?