Is this an aiptasia? good photo!

Jay21 · 01/09/2015, 11:58 AM

Is this an aiptasia?

Im going to use a shop vac with a smaller hose attached to the main larger hose.
I have 4 that I can see.

BeanMachine · 01/09/2015, 11:59 AM

Looks more like a majano anemone... also a pest. Maybe some others will verify.

joem1cha3l · 01/09/2015, 12:00 PM

thats not aptasia

billdogg · 01/09/2015, 12:22 PM

IMO, not Aiptasia - way too many tentacles, probably not a mojano either. It almost looks like a ugly zoanthid

Spiderman097 · 01/09/2015, 12:24 PM

I would agree, it looks like an ugly zoanthid

igot2gats · 01/09/2015, 12:43 PM

Agreed with above. It definitely looks like a Zoa.

Congrats.

chueu · 01/09/2015, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by billdogg

IMO, not Aiptasia - way too many tentacles, probably not a mojano either. It almost looks like a ugly zoanthid

All life is beautiful 😬

MondoBongo · 01/09/2015, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chueu

All life is beautiful 😬

apparently you haven't seen me first thing in the morning after a night of hard drinking.

i agree with the previous posters, looks like some type of Z or P, not aiptasia.

pinnatus · 01/09/2015, 02:14 PM

majano.

BeanMachine · 01/09/2015, 02:27 PM

Here is a pic from the web of a majano that look almost identical to yours.

MondoBongo · 01/09/2015, 02:42 PM

the points on the "tentacles" (for lack of a better term) on the OP's photo looking rounded to me, not sharp. the majano appears to have sharp ends on them?

BeanMachine · 01/09/2015, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MondoBongo

the points on the "tentacles" (for lack of a better term) on the OP's photo looking rounded to me, not sharp. the majano appears to have sharp ends on them?

If you google photos of majanos that is going to vary.

morleyz · 01/09/2015, 03:43 PM

Either way...I'd get rid of it. Mojano, you don't want it. Brown Zoa may not be a pest, but certainly could be if it started multiplying as they sometimes do. Nobody wants to have a brown zoa tank.

kurt_n · 01/09/2015, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay21

Is this an aiptasia?

Im going to use a shop vac with a smaller hose attached to the main larger hose.
I have 4 that I can see.

Regardless of what it is (I think we can all agree it's *NOT* aiptasia though!), do NOT use a shop vac. Not sure if that was a joke or not, but no no no. #1... it won't work. #2... never remove pest anything by mechanical means. No shop vac, no screwdriver, no xacto blade. All you do is spread it to even more of your tank.

To remove it, use any of the commerical aiptasia removal products, like Aiptasia-X, Joe's Juice (is that around anymore?), or the like. Those products will effectively kill aiptasia, majanos, ugly zoas, and even mushrooms. You can also mix up a paste of kalkwasser and water and drop a blob over the thing... just make sure all your pumps are off and stay off for a bit and the kalk paste doesn't blow around your tank. It *will* kill anything it lands on.

whosurcaddie · 01/09/2015, 06:06 PM

Just in case.

Jay21 · 01/09/2015, 06:51 PM

thanks, well I have a small shop vac tube as round as a dime.
My thoughts was put the tube over it and the suction will suck the pods that flake off and a scalpel to remove the base?

01/09/2015, 12:00 PM	#3
joem1cha3l Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,158	thats not aptasia __________________ IM10G Nano - MP10, AI Nano, RKL

01/09/2015, 12:22 PM	#4
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	IMO, not Aiptasia - way too many tentacles, probably not a mojano either. It almost looks like a ugly zoanthid __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

01/09/2015, 12:43 PM	#6
igot2gats Deeeetroit Basketball! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 1,063	Agreed with above. It definitely looks like a Zoa. Congrats. __________________ Jeff Stop being lazy, and use the search function. Seriously. Current Tank Info: 75g DT / 20g sump / 20g QT - Eheim 1250, Tunze Osmolator 3155, GHL Profilux 3, 2 Tunze 6095, Tunze Wavebox, Aqua Illumination Hydra LEDs

01/09/2015, 02:14 PM	#9
pinnatus RIP Ludinano Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,572	majano. __________________ - Ken Current Tank Info: 240 gal Fish-Only, 13-gal w/ clowns

01/09/2015, 02:27 PM	#10
BeanMachine Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 11,200	Here is a pic from the web of a majano that look almost identical to yours. __________________ 300 Gallon 72x36x27 AGE- 4x Ecotech XR30G5 Blue- AA PVC Hybrid Sump- Dual Synergy Shadow Boxes w Bean Animal- RO 220INT Elite- AquaMaxx cTech T3 CaRx- RD3 230- Apex- Tunze 6155, 6255 & 6150- MP40

01/09/2015, 11:59 AM	#2
BeanMachine Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 11,200	Looks more like a majano anemone... also a pest. Maybe some others will verify. __________________ 300 Gallon 72x36x27 AGE- 4x Ecotech XR30G5 Blue- AA PVC Hybrid Sump- Dual Synergy Shadow Boxes w Bean Animal- RO 220INT Elite- AquaMaxx cTech T3 CaRx- RD3 230- Apex- Tunze 6155, 6255 & 6150- MP40

01/09/2015, 12:24 PM	#5
Spiderman097 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 115	I would agree, it looks like an ugly zoanthid

01/09/2015, 02:42 PM	#11
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	the points on the "tentacles" (for lack of a better term) on the OP's photo looking rounded to me, not sharp. the majano appears to have sharp ends on them? __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

01/09/2015, 03:43 PM	#13
morleyz Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 304	Either way...I'd get rid of it. Mojano, you don't want it. Brown Zoa may not be a pest, but certainly could be if it started multiplying as they sometimes do. Nobody wants to have a brown zoa tank. __________________ -jeff

01/09/2015, 06:06 PM	#15
whosurcaddie Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,354	Just in case.

01/09/2015, 06:51 PM	#16
Jay21 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 79	thanks, well I have a small shop vac tube as round as a dime. My thoughts was put the tube over it and the suction will suck the pods that flake off and a scalpel to remove the base?