Anemones over taking my tank.

stuart_nash83 · 02/14/2008, 02:25 PM

hi there i wonder if any one can help, my tank seems to have been over taken by tiny anemones they are not glass anemones but like tiny bubble anemones...they are brown in colour.

firstly what are they? and can peper mint shrimp help to rid me of them?

i have used Elimi-aiptas (which i use for my glass anemones)on them but they still seem to come back.

dileggi · 02/14/2008, 02:29 PM

Do you have a pic of them? That my help ID them.

As for the pepermint shrimp, mine has eaten aptasia in my tank. So, it certainly will eat that, but I'm not sure what you have going on in there.

stuart_nash83 · 02/14/2008, 02:35 PM

i have tried taken photos of them but as my tank is a bow front they never come out clear enough ( my rock is also quite far back) They really do look like small bubble anemones the biggest being about 2cm across in size.

willyreef · 02/14/2008, 02:40 PM

I had some glass anemones at one time when I first set up my tank. I put in a couple of Peperment Shrimp and no more anemones.

Willy

cbrguy · 02/14/2008, 02:48 PM

They sound like Majanos

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemoniafaqs.htm

stuart_nash83 · 02/14/2008, 02:57 PM

thank you for your help although im not 100% convinced that this is what i have...they do not look like the photos shown on the link they look just like bubble anemones.

tanker · 02/14/2008, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cbrguy
They sound like Majanos

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemoniafaqs.htm

They sound like Majanos to me too. Get rid of them.

seapug · 02/14/2008, 04:19 PM

Could be Psuedocorynactis-- little guys with brownish columns, clear tentacles with white or orange balls on the tips. The tentacles are super sticky. I actually like those guys (but mine aren't taking over) Repeated applications of Kalk paste and reducing feeding will work.

02/14/2008, 02:25 PM	#1
stuart_nash83 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: england Posts: 20	Anemones over taking my tank. hi there i wonder if any one can help, my tank seems to have been over taken by tiny anemones they are not glass anemones but like tiny bubble anemones...they are brown in colour. firstly what are they? and can peper mint shrimp help to rid me of them? i have used Elimi-aiptas (which i use for my glass anemones)on them but they still seem to come back.

02/14/2008, 02:29 PM	#2
dileggi Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: S. Philly PA Posts: 1,171	Do you have a pic of them? That my help ID them. As for the pepermint shrimp, mine has eaten aptasia in my tank. So, it certainly will eat that, but I'm not sure what you have going on in there. __________________ Eric "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didn't exist." - Usual Suspects Current Tank Info: 90g w/30g sump; skimmer; 2x175w MH & 2x super white actinic...3g w/.5g fuge 1x150w MH Viper

02/14/2008, 04:19 PM	#8
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	Could be Psuedocorynactis-- little guys with brownish columns, clear tentacles with white or orange balls on the tips. The tentacles are super sticky. I actually like those guys (but mine aren't taking over) Repeated applications of Kalk paste and reducing feeding will work. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

02/14/2008, 02:35 PM	#3
stuart_nash83 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: england Posts: 20	i have tried taken photos of them but as my tank is a bow front they never come out clear enough ( my rock is also quite far back) They really do look like small bubble anemones the biggest being about 2cm across in size.

02/14/2008, 02:40 PM	#4
willyreef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Albany, N.Y. Posts: 94	I had some glass anemones at one time when I first set up my tank. I put in a couple of Peperment Shrimp and no more anemones. Willy

02/14/2008, 02:48 PM	#5
cbrguy Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 493	They sound like Majanos http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemoniafaqs.htm

02/14/2008, 02:57 PM	#6
stuart_nash83 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: england Posts: 20	thank you for your help although im not 100% convinced that this is what i have...they do not look like the photos shown on the link they look just like bubble anemones.