ID help please

Duff Man · 06/07/2007, 05:21 PM

I looked in my tank this morning and saw this. Theyr'e light brown and move when I shine a flashlight on them. They look like they may polyps, but I'm not sure. Any help will be appreciated.

Kensington · 06/07/2007, 05:22 PM

NOt an expert but it looks like button polyps to me.

Reefmack · 06/07/2007, 05:27 PM

I've never seen any of my buttons move when shining a light on them. In fact they all close up at night. No idea on them really. When I first looked I thought maybe hydroids, but I'm not really familiar with those. Hopefully someone can ID them.

returnofsid · 06/07/2007, 05:29 PM

Actually they look like Majano Anemone to me. Can you get a brighter pic? If they're Majano, you wanna get rid of them!!

Duff Man · 06/07/2007, 05:41 PM

Here's a little more light.

Duff Man · 06/07/2007, 05:42 PM

BTW, they didn't move with the flashlight this time

currentking · 06/07/2007, 06:06 PM

they are weeds. I forgot the name for them, but they can take over a tank. get a couple peppermint shrimp

Duff Man · 06/07/2007, 06:15 PM

I just moved the rock they are on to give them more light. They closed up really tight. I don't think they're weeds, they react to light.

Reefmack · 06/07/2007, 07:16 PM

Much better picture the second time! I may be wrong but they don't look like majanos at all to me. More like aiptasia maybe. Maybe post a pic in the invertebrate forum.

Paintbug · 06/07/2007, 07:17 PM

those are your common button polyps.

Reefmack · 06/07/2007, 07:19 PM

Never saw a button close up when shining a light on them. Light is what makes mine open.

Duff Man - do they close up quickly when you shined the light on them? Go into the rock or not? They look like buttons, but don't act like buttons based on the quick reaction to light that you seem to be saying?

Nashvegas1 · 06/07/2007, 07:37 PM

either get some Joes juice, Lemon juice, vinegar, hot water and shoot it right into them. Or you could get a couple of peppermints and they will be gone tomarrow. You do not want those aiptaisa multiplying, they can be a hassel later.

Whisperer · 06/07/2007, 07:40 PM

palys, I think. Not majano.

Duff Man · 06/07/2007, 07:49 PM

I guess I didn't see how quickly they closed up after I moved the rock. When I first saw one move, it just jerked a little when I shined the flashligh on it. I have shined the light on it a few times since and it didn't move. I did move the rock to bring it into more light, that's when they closed up. I moved the rock to it's original place and they are open now. Here's a side view.

Duff Man · 06/07/2007, 08:29 PM

Thanks for all the relpies and info. I have to call it quits for the evening. I'm going to move the rock closer to the light tomorrow to see how they react after being under them for a while. I'll post the results, check it out if you want.

Salamander · 06/07/2007, 09:48 PM

Looks like Palythoa a.k.a. button polyps to me. They'll react a bit to changes in light, curent, hermits, snails etc. Just cause they can move doesn't mean they're aiptasia

jayvee10 · 06/07/2007, 10:58 PM

Same here Button polyps.

06/07/2007, 05:21 PM	#1
Duff Man Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago's far NW burbs Posts: 629	ID help please I looked in my tank this morning and saw this. Theyr'e light brown and move when I shine a flashlight on them. They look like they may polyps, but I'm not sure. Any help will be appreciated.

06/07/2007, 05:22 PM	#2
Kensington Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 7	NOt an expert but it looks like button polyps to me. __________________ "If you're going to drink all day, you have to start in the morning." Agu's Son Cancun, Mexico Current Tank Info: 60 Gallon FW Med. Tech

06/07/2007, 07:17 PM	#10
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	those are your common button polyps. __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

06/07/2007, 07:37 PM	#12
Nashvegas1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nashvegas, TN Posts: 101	either get some Joes juice, Lemon juice, vinegar, hot water and shoot it right into them. Or you could get a couple of peppermints and they will be gone tomarrow. You do not want those aiptaisa multiplying, they can be a hassel later. __________________ " Is the juice worth the squeeze? " Current Tank Info: 46 Bowfront

06/07/2007, 07:40 PM	#13
Whisperer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 4,020	palys, I think. Not majano. __________________ The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. --------- No one is born with intellect and age guarantees wisdom to no one. Current Tank Info: 120G reef, 30G sump, 10G QT tank

06/07/2007, 05:27 PM	#3
Reefmack Moved On Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 3,412	I've never seen any of my buttons move when shining a light on them. In fact they all close up at night. No idea on them really. When I first looked I thought maybe hydroids, but I'm not really familiar with those. Hopefully someone can ID them.

06/07/2007, 05:29 PM	#4
returnofsid Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,852	Actually they look like Majano Anemone to me. Can you get a brighter pic? If they're Majano, you wanna get rid of them!!

06/07/2007, 05:41 PM	#5
Duff Man Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago's far NW burbs Posts: 629	Here's a little more light.

06/07/2007, 05:42 PM	#6
Duff Man Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago's far NW burbs Posts: 629	BTW, they didn't move with the flashlight this time

06/07/2007, 06:06 PM	#7
currentking Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Palm Bay Florida Posts: 868	they are weeds. I forgot the name for them, but they can take over a tank. get a couple peppermint shrimp

06/07/2007, 06:15 PM	#8
Duff Man Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago's far NW burbs Posts: 629	I just moved the rock they are on to give them more light. They closed up really tight. I don't think they're weeds, they react to light.

06/07/2007, 07:16 PM	#9
Reefmack Moved On Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 3,412	Much better picture the second time! I may be wrong but they don't look like majanos at all to me. More like aiptasia maybe. Maybe post a pic in the invertebrate forum.

06/07/2007, 07:19 PM	#11
Reefmack Moved On Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 3,412	Never saw a button close up when shining a light on them. Light is what makes mine open. Duff Man - do they close up quickly when you shined the light on them? Go into the rock or not? They look like buttons, but don't act like buttons based on the quick reaction to light that you seem to be saying?

06/07/2007, 07:49 PM	#14
Duff Man Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago's far NW burbs Posts: 629	I guess I didn't see how quickly they closed up after I moved the rock. When I first saw one move, it just jerked a little when I shined the flashligh on it. I have shined the light on it a few times since and it didn't move. I did move the rock to bring it into more light, that's when they closed up. I moved the rock to it's original place and they are open now. Here's a side view.

06/07/2007, 08:29 PM	#15
Duff Man Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago's far NW burbs Posts: 629	Thanks for all the relpies and info. I have to call it quits for the evening. I'm going to move the rock closer to the light tomorrow to see how they react after being under them for a while. I'll post the results, check it out if you want.

06/07/2007, 09:48 PM	#16
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	Looks like Palythoa a.k.a. button polyps to me. They'll react a bit to changes in light, curent, hermits, snails etc. Just cause they can move doesn't mean they're aiptasia __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

06/07/2007, 10:58 PM	#17
jayvee10 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Culver City, California Posts: 146	Same here Button polyps.