What the Heck are these????

kwiknezy1

kwiknezy1

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Can you tell me what these are.. All i know is that i purchased the rock from a LPS and it had all of these things on it. It looked cool so i purchased the rock ( all she charged me was for the rock) I put it in my quarantine tank just to be safe. Can you tell me what they are,, When i put them in the tank, some of the dudes popped off and stuck to my glass. they look cool, but i just want to know if you have any idea on what it is before placing in my big tank.Here is the PIC
 
reefreak29

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yeh there majano anemones , there not something u really want in your tank i would bring it back and get another rock
 
kwiknezy1

kwiknezy1

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Originally Posted by reefreak29
yeh there majano anemones , there not something u really want in your tank i would bring it back and get another rock
What if i did a high salinity saltwater dip would that killem..
 
reefreak29

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Originally Posted by KwikNezy1
What if i did a high salinity saltwater dip would that killem..
no but u could try pulling them off with tweezers
 
kwiknezy1

kwiknezy1

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Originally Posted by reefreak29
no but u could try pulling them off with tweezers

Sounds like fun. cause the LPS will not take rock back..Crappy place to purchase salt stuff. I went in for pee-pads and came out with a rock..Go figure
 
reefreak29

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Originally Posted by renogaw
goodness, my first thought was zoos. any way to get a clearer pic?
good point lets get a better pic before u kill them
 
reefkprz

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A clearer pic would definatly help my first impression was.. where? then I thought I saw zoas.
 
renogaw

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been thinking, he said they jumped off and stuck to the glass. zoas wouldnt do that right?
 
myreef05

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Originally Posted by renogaw
been thinking, he said they jumped off and stuck to the glass. zoas wouldnt do that right?
no they would NOT!
 
bountyhunter23

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since it jumps off..... Its might be Glass Anemones. Cause the brown spot looking thing in the bottom center of the picture might be what he was talking about.
 
bountyhunter23

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Yes thats what they are take it out ASAP!!!!
And do a really really really through scrub!!! They will spread and if you get part of them they will come back as 2!!! They are almost as annoying as snails.
 
sfoister

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God I hate those things... guess what.. you just bought a nightmare.
If satan had little babies and they lived in the ocean, they would be aiptasia. I have tossed entire rocks because of the difficulty of removing a massive infestation. It's damn near impossible if you have them by the hand fulls. I had hundreds... I threw the damn rock away. Now I have some stragglers that I'm trying several methods to deal with.
 
kwiknezy1

kwiknezy1

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well i did a very serious saltwater lots and lots of salt to a little bit of water dip.. and they are all dead. I left the rock in for a while ( 3 hours ) i put the rock back in quarantine and they still have not reopened.. So i hope they are dead.. lookin good so far. i will have to see tomorrow. I found a few stragglers in the tank and i removed them. Damnit i thought for a minute there that i had some cool coral for really cheap.. Go figure nothing is that cheap right>>LOL>????
 
reefforbrains

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Go to a local hardware store and grab one of these for ten bucks.

Super simple for ridding pests off LR for good. A quick spot balst with a torch and the aptasia is GONE. Not cooking the rock, but to catch the little bugger that pull back into the rock and hide in crevices. Its perfect and doesnt hurt the rock or introduce anything harmful to the DT.
Think of it as throwing a little BBQ for your peppermint shrimp!!!
I have a video I am trying to post of a step by step of doing it. I keep making my videos too long and hard to edit. Nother day or two and it will be done.
 
kwiknezy1

kwiknezy1

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HAHAHAHA Never thought of that...it would mose definately get rid of'em. LOL I love it.. Saltwater did the job though. Then i washed it down with high pressure tap water to get rid of all remaining whatevers..
Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
Go to a local hardware store and grab one of these for ten bucks.

Super simple for ridding pests off LR for good. A quick spot balst with a torch and the aptasia is GONE. Not cooking the rock, but to catch the little bugger that pull back into the rock and hide in crevices. Its perfect and doesnt hurt the rock or introduce anything harmful to the DT.
Think of it as throwing a little BBQ for your peppermint shrimp!!!
I have a video I am trying to post of a step by step of doing it. I keep making my videos too long and hard to edit. Nother day or two and it will be done.
 
sleasia

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cool...blow torching them. Well if I get any back, I'm going to try this. but the lemon juice wiped mine out.
 
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