Zoanthid hitchiker?

Jim96SC2 · 12/10/2009, 02:04 AM

OK, this time I tried really hard to get a picture, but no way was my camera going to pick that small itty bitty thing up.

Circular "flower" looking thing.
Between 5-10mm across
"Tenticles" around the circumference, nothing in middle. Tenticles are semi-translucent.
Ring of orange crowning around the outside of the circular body.
Small band of semi-translucent (greenish) area before a centralized orage "mouth".

Tenticles are thicker and stubbier vs. long and thin. There is no stalk visible. It doesn't move them around either, thy just kind of hang out there.

Anything else it could be?

Just to add, the LR has these green "pimples" that are rimmed with what look like teeth (just light colored lines radiating from the center but just along the periphery"

terri_ann · 12/10/2009, 02:32 AM

Can't really tell by your description...can you do a search and find pictures to post that way? On your LR, could it be bubble algae?

Good luck!

PRDubois · 12/10/2009, 02:36 AM

Does it look like this:
Sometimes you do not see the Stalks.

Jim96SC2 · 12/10/2009, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PRDubois

Does it look like this:
Sometimes you do not see the Stalks.

not even close.

Looks much flatter and circular.

TurboGuru · 12/10/2009, 07:50 AM

Google "Majano anemone" and look at the pics, might be your hitchhiker.

Beaun · 12/10/2009, 07:54 AM

Does it look like this?

Daimyo68 · 12/10/2009, 09:05 AM

Paly or Zoas?

http://www.fishlore.com/coral/zoanth...ton-polyps.htm

thegrun · 12/10/2009, 09:50 AM

Check out these two sites, they may help. Without a picture, we can only guess:
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html
http://melevsreef.com/id/pods.html

Jim96SC2 · 12/10/2009, 09:00 PM

Looks like a small, semi-translucent Zoa. Its got a organish ring, but definitely not colored or to the size of Zoas I've seen in the LFS'.

Any way to test Mojana v. Zoa?

Daimyo68 · 12/10/2009, 09:18 PM

maybe one of these? If it's the first photo, be happy

If it's the second photo, it's Aiptasia. Take it out of the tank and be done with it. The smaller aiptasia will look translucent.

Jim96SC2 · 12/10/2009, 10:02 PM

Smaller and stubbier tentacles.

singold · 12/10/2009, 10:26 PM

Majano recessed

Jim96SC2 · 12/12/2009, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by singold

Majano recessed

Begining to think that more and more. Boiling water will bring the full wrath today.

lordofthereef · 12/12/2009, 02:43 AM

Poke the thing. If it closes up (but doesn't suck in) it is probably an anemone. If it just closes up and looks like a nub still it is probably a zoanthid.

Jim96SC2 · 12/16/2009, 08:52 PM

Looks like a nubbin when poked. Never got around to killing it yet.

Fretfreak13 · 12/16/2009, 08:56 PM

What about strawberry anemones? Google it, if it's that it's harmless.

Jim96SC2 · 12/16/2009, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fretfreak13

What about strawberry anemones? Google it, if it's that it's harmless.

Not from any of the picture I see.

Found it, looked for the withdrawn pictures and not the open pictures. Found Palythoa Tuber...

http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfac...uberculosa.htm

Thanks everyone for their help.

tipmoff · 12/16/2009, 10:54 PM

I'm thinking one of these......

Golden Angel · 12/17/2009, 12:14 AM

Just take a pic. Even if it's not very good. It's something.

12/10/2009, 02:04 AM	#1
Jim96SC2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 311	Zoanthid hitchiker? OK, this time I tried really hard to get a picture, but no way was my camera going to pick that small itty bitty thing up. Circular "flower" looking thing. Between 5-10mm across "Tenticles" around the circumference, nothing in middle. Tenticles are semi-translucent. Ring of orange crowning around the outside of the circular body. Small band of semi-translucent (greenish) area before a centralized orage "mouth". Tenticles are thicker and stubbier vs. long and thin. There is no stalk visible. It doesn't move them around either, thy just kind of hang out there. Anything else it could be? Just to add, the LR has these green "pimples" that are rimmed with what look like teeth (just light colored lines radiating from the center but just along the periphery"

12/10/2009, 02:32 AM	#2
terri_ann Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Marshalltown, IA Posts: 841	Can't really tell by your description...can you do a search and find pictures to post that way? On your LR, could it be bubble algae? Good luck! __________________ Happy Reefing!! :) Current Tank Info: 180g mixed 40B Anemone 5' raceway frag tank

12/10/2009, 02:36 AM	#3
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	Does it look like this: Sometimes you do not see the Stalks. __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

12/10/2009, 07:50 AM	#5
TurboGuru TBRC Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tampa, FL. Posts: 991	Google "Majano anemone" and look at the pics, might be your hitchhiker. __________________ Never do anything you don't want to have to explain to the Paramedics... Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.. "Panic will save your life, provided you are the first to panic and are headed in the right direction." Brannigan Click on my username and go to my homepage to see my build thread. Current Tank Info: Soon to Finish (yeah right!) my 90G SPS build.

12/10/2009, 07:54 AM	#6
Beaun It's pronounced Bone Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Hampton, NY Posts: 1,967	Does it look like this? __________________ -Tyler "The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games." -Eugene Jarvis Current Tank Info: None

12/10/2009, 09:05 AM	#7
Daimyo68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Palm Beach, FL Posts: 2,270	Paly or Zoas? http://www.fishlore.com/coral/zoanth...ton-polyps.htm __________________ 120g, 50g Sump, SRO XP2000i, MP40W x2, DIY Hybrid LED/T5 Fixture, Apex PBMAS VP 2010-11 PBMAS 2017 President

12/10/2009, 09:50 AM	#8
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Check out these two sites, they may help. Without a picture, we can only guess: http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html http://melevsreef.com/id/pods.html

12/10/2009, 09:00 PM	#9
Jim96SC2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 311	Looks like a small, semi-translucent Zoa. Its got a organish ring, but definitely not colored or to the size of Zoas I've seen in the LFS'. Any way to test Mojana v. Zoa?

12/10/2009, 09:18 PM	#10
Daimyo68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Palm Beach, FL Posts: 2,270	maybe one of these? If it's the first photo, be happy If it's the second photo, it's Aiptasia. Take it out of the tank and be done with it. The smaller aiptasia will look translucent. __________________ 120g, 50g Sump, SRO XP2000i, MP40W x2, DIY Hybrid LED/T5 Fixture, Apex PBMAS VP 2010-11 PBMAS 2017 President

12/10/2009, 10:02 PM	#11
Jim96SC2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 311	Smaller and stubbier tentacles.

12/10/2009, 10:26 PM	#12
singold Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lake Saint Louis, Missouri Posts: 1,827	Majano recessed __________________ "If there is no wind.....row." Current Tank Info: 75gal Reef w/29gal Refugium

12/12/2009, 02:43 AM	#14
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	Poke the thing. If it closes up (but doesn't suck in) it is probably an anemone. If it just closes up and looks like a nub still it is probably a zoanthid. __________________ "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself" ~ Josh Billings Visit My Home page for current build thread (click my user name and select "Visit LordoftheReef's Homepage" in the drop down menu!

12/16/2009, 08:52 PM	#15
Jim96SC2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 311	Looks like a nubbin when poked. Never got around to killing it yet.

12/16/2009, 08:56 PM	#16
Fretfreak13 I am not a boy! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,114	What about strawberry anemones? Google it, if it's that it's harmless.

12/16/2009, 10:54 PM	#18
tipmoff Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 430	I'm thinking one of these...... __________________ "When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick. ." Member T.B.R.C. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

12/17/2009, 12:14 AM	#19
Golden Angel Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Redwood City Posts: 122	Just take a pic. Even if it's not very good. It's something.