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bang guy
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Originally Posted by ANTHONY17
ok. yes, i did a google search on both aiptasia and tulip anemone and it does look exactly like a tulip anemone. so in this case what should i do? are those ok? they have mulitplied though. i started with one and now their are four of them?
They are just as prolific as Aiptasia but they are 100% easier to remove. Just slowly scrape them off with a wooden skewer or a plastic spoon. A fingernail works perfectly but I strongly advise against scraping anything off your Zoanthis with a bare finger.
If you like the looks of them you can keep them, they're no more harmful than your Zoathids. I would keep the numbers low though.
I use Tulip Anemone to host baby Clownfish. My buyer likes Clownfish that instantly go into Anemone and baby Clownfish enjoy the Tulips.
ok. yes, i did a google search on both aiptasia and tulip anemone and it does look exactly like a tulip anemone. so in this case what should i do? are those ok? they have mulitplied though. i started with one and now their are four of them?
They are just as prolific as Aiptasia but they are 100% easier to remove. Just slowly scrape them off with a wooden skewer or a plastic spoon. A fingernail works perfectly but I strongly advise against scraping anything off your Zoanthis with a bare finger.
If you like the looks of them you can keep them, they're no more harmful than your Zoathids. I would keep the numbers low though.
I use Tulip Anemone to host baby Clownfish. My buyer likes Clownfish that instantly go into Anemone and baby Clownfish enjoy the Tulips.
bang guy
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Originally Posted by ANTHONY17
ok thanks so they will just pop right off the rock and ill be done with them then? sounds simple enough.
Pretty much. If you disturb them and they hunker down then it will take more scraping to get them off. Unlike Aiptasia, Tulips don't reproduce easily when you rip them. If you tear an Aiptasia you could end up with a hundred more popping up later, I have not seen this behavior with Tulips.
ok thanks so they will just pop right off the rock and ill be done with them then? sounds simple enough.
Pretty much. If you disturb them and they hunker down then it will take more scraping to get them off. Unlike Aiptasia, Tulips don't reproduce easily when you rip them. If you tear an Aiptasia you could end up with a hundred more popping up later, I have not seen this behavior with Tulips.
socal57che
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Looks more like one of these:http://actiniaria.com/aiptasia_couchii.php
than a tulip/majano, IMO. It does have somewhat bubbled tips like a tulip though. It does look to me as though the surrounding zoas are not happy to have it in the hood.
than a tulip/majano, IMO. It does have somewhat bubbled tips like a tulip though. It does look to me as though the surrounding zoas are not happy to have it in the hood.
anthony17
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no. it looks nothing like that. i guess since i can see it in person i got the best view of it. i dont have the best camera in the world so i know its hard to tell what it looks like but i saw a pic on google of a tulip anemone and it looked 100% the same as what is in my tank. im thinking because it is an anemone that it is competing with the zoo's for territorial purposes and thats why its stinging them. but idk?