Pest? Red Anemone with white tips

moksha

Member
Hi everyone, wanted to see if anyone could help me identify these.
I've got a FOWLR, and recently these aptasia-sized anemone-type creatures started springing up. they have a brown base, but then are bright red with white bubble-looking tips. I know they are not the classic aptasia, which are brown and ugly--these things are pretty nice looking. I don't mind having them, since I only have fish, but would like to know what they are.
Any help would be appreciated!!
 

viper_930

Active Member
Look up majano anemones. If that's what they are, these are also pest anemones and should be removed.
 

moksha

Member
Thanks for the help Viper.
I did a search on this site and found pics of the majano anemones, but unfortunately mine look different.
I tried to take a pic with my cell phone camera, but obviously it left much to be desired so I didnt post it.
More info--I've had the tank established for several years now, a 75 gallon tank with only fish and about 80 pds of live rock. Haven't added a new piece of liverock in well over a year, so not sure how these creatures even appeared....The reason I think they are a pest is because of where I found them, mostly in the corners and in areas with low water movement.
They are pretty nice looking, a deep fire red body with the white bubbles as tips on each arm. The mouth entrance is white also. They are all fairly small, about the size of a quarter with the arms moving around. they dont seem to move or cause any problems.
I've tried to search all I could, but I just can't find any pics that look like these things.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks again!
 
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