anemone type critters on glass

rsantangelo3@co · 09/19/2010, 04:11 PM

like the title says they are brown and suction cup to some of my life rock and glass and then the have claer plyps with a hint of green on the tip and each tentacle type base has little polyps at the end. A few should up on glass now they are near corals on live rock cant take a good pic. any idea? Not aptasia for sure same base color but they are tiny

julie180 · 09/19/2010, 04:52 PM

If they look like little aptasia, then they probably are just young one.

A picture would be helpful.

FlyinggFish · 09/19/2010, 04:53 PM

They could be the majano anemones, or they could be aptaisa. There are many different types of Aptaisa. Depending on the conditions of the tank you could get different expressions, phenotypically, of the aptaisa. Just to be safe add some peppermint shrimp, just make sure they are the peppermint shrimp that eat aptasia because I heard that there are two different types of peppermint shrimp that are being sold; ones that eat aptasia and ones that don't

rsantangelo3@co · 09/19/2010, 06:18 PM

i have pepermints and they look nothing like aiptasia with the exception of that dull brown color. My camera is making them blurry so i cant get a good pic. There flat and stuck to the walls and then there is little polyps that come off of them and have little individual finger like tips at the end. and they appear a light faint florecent green on the tips., really weird first just on the glass and now in the mix with the corals. Majaonos are huge there are around the size of a tic tac split in 2

julie180 · 09/19/2010, 07:43 PM

Don't forget that everything starts small!

Peppermint shrimp are a hit and miss. Some will eat them other won't. You do want to make sure you don't get camel shrimp which are sometimes sold as peppermint. Do a search and study pic, there are not hard to tell apart if you know what to look for.

09/19/2010, 04:11 PM	#1
rsantangelo3@co Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ct Posts: 846	anemone type critters on glass like the title says they are brown and suction cup to some of my life rock and glass and then the have claer plyps with a hint of green on the tip and each tentacle type base has little polyps at the end. A few should up on glass now they are near corals on live rock cant take a good pic. any idea? Not aptasia for sure same base color but they are tiny __________________ Fish Crazy! Current Tank Info: 300 FOWLER display (675 gallon system) & a 30 oceanic cube (Nano) reef!

09/19/2010, 04:53 PM	#3
FlyinggFish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,042	They could be the majano anemones, or they could be aptaisa. There are many different types of Aptaisa. Depending on the conditions of the tank you could get different expressions, phenotypically, of the aptaisa. Just to be safe add some peppermint shrimp, just make sure they are the peppermint shrimp that eat aptasia because I heard that there are two different types of peppermint shrimp that are being sold; ones that eat aptasia and ones that don't __________________ Most women buy clothes, I buy corals Current Tank Info: Biocube 29

09/19/2010, 06:18 PM	#4
rsantangelo3@co Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ct Posts: 846	i have pepermints and they look nothing like aiptasia with the exception of that dull brown color. My camera is making them blurry so i cant get a good pic. There flat and stuck to the walls and then there is little polyps that come off of them and have little individual finger like tips at the end. and they appear a light faint florecent green on the tips., really weird first just on the glass and now in the mix with the corals. Majaonos are huge there are around the size of a tic tac split in 2 __________________ Fish Crazy! Current Tank Info: 300 FOWLER display (675 gallon system) & a 30 oceanic cube (Nano) reef!

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09/19/2010, 04:52 PM	#2
julie180 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raymore, MO Posts: 2,556	If they look like little aptasia, then they probably are just young one. A picture would be helpful.

09/19/2010, 07:43 PM	#5
julie180 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raymore, MO Posts: 2,556	Don't forget that everything starts small! Peppermint shrimp are a hit and miss. Some will eat them other won't. You do want to make sure you don't get camel shrimp which are sometimes sold as peppermint. Do a search and study pic, there are not hard to tell apart if you know what to look for.