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tanuki

tanuki

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I don't have a picture right now, but I can try to take some tonight. I tried taking some earlier, but nothing seemed to come out.
I have a little clump of pink colored things growing off of one of my highly developed live rocks.
The clump is maybe the size of a .50 piece. It looks like 6-8 balloons (the long type with a small nipple shape on the end). They are pink and translucent. Kind of looks like a mini version of this:
http://www.reeftime.com/images/bubble-tip-anemone-bulbs.jpg
I have also found a few clusters of egg looking things on all of the rocks, some are clear, others are green. I am thinking maybe valonia? They don't look as dark as any of the images of valonia I have found though.
I know this is all very vague, but I will take more pictures and add them to this post tonight.
 
tanuki

tanuki

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Ok so tgus shows what I think is maybe a bubble anemone. I am looking basically right in the middle of the picture on the bottom of the rock. It looks like a little cat claw or something. When I got home I noticed it stretches out like the other anemone did. Kind o has a neck looking thing with those balloon looking things on the end.
 
1guydude

1guydude

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looks to be aptasia, a common pest anenome!
Id reccomend getting some aptasiaX or joes juice. Turn off all ur flow... filters and all, move slowly in with the syringe and when the anenome closes down on the tip.....SQUIRT IT!!!!! I usually add a lil extra on the surface of the area as well....
 
tanuki

tanuki

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I had two Aptasia and killed them both today with aptasia x. The one in this last picture looks totally different from the other two which looked like that first pic I posted.
This last one is tiny in the pic. You can see four little things with points on the tips. Look like small balloons.
 
1guydude

1guydude

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no i can see it LOL
touch it and if it sucks all the way back into ur rock....uve got urself a pest! Touch Test
 
1guydude

1guydude

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btw the green lil balloons that are like next to it and to the left are bubble algae. U can pluck em but be careful not to pop em! Kinda pluck em from the bottom and reach under if possible
 
tanuki

tanuki

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ok I touched it and it dove back. So I guess it's another variety of Aiptasia? It really looks 100% diff from the other two.
 
1guydude

1guydude

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ya ive seen multi ones as well man! sry!!!!!
i had a majano once....it was the biggest and it was nasty lookin. All brown and puffy not to mention the tentacles on it! I just killed 2 aptasia yesterday!
good luck bro
-devin
btw this kinda thing happens when u buy LR, some prefer to get dead rock (aragonite) that is basically dry LR and has had most of the things die off...however im willing to go the extra mile and get the beautiful LR and take care of the nasty hitchhikers! r u the one with the evil crabs?
 
tanuki

tanuki

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I prefer liverock still. No such thing as a perfect ocean.
I blasted that last one. So 3 in a day! At least I know my tank is growing things haha.
I don't have evil crabs, I have 10 tiny hermits and an emerald.
 
spanko

spanko

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I stand by my comment, crabs are evil, opportunistic creatures and will eat whatever they can get their little claws on.
 
tanuki

tanuki

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Well he is like the size of nickel and missing a pincer! So for now the emerald can only be half evil (till he molts).
 
1guydude

1guydude

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ya im not gonna lie they are omnivores that will eat wat they can when they can....worst yet imoe is the lrg hermits.... Lil bast**** ate bout $40 in feather dusters
 
teresaq

teresaq

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That is prob a crab - try putting a piece of shrimp in a glass proped next to it and see what comes out. Looks like its digging out its hole.
 
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