Mohano's, Aiptasia or something else? (very small)

token · 08/27/2007, 07:03 PM

My recent outbreak of nudi's has me inspecting my tank like never before. Today I noticed some very tiny ???'s. The largest in the following pictures is no more than 1/8" wide. This little group is isolated to a single rock of Tongan Bullseye's, right at the sand level and almost completely obscured by the mushrooms. I had to blast a bit with the good ol' trusty turkey baster to get the 'shrooms retracted enough to photograph.

I apologize for the quality, or lack thereof, of these photos but I was at the outer limits of macro just to get these.

This is the largest:

The little group is slightly greater in number than this shows, maybe 16-20 total:

Thanks in advance!!

token · 08/28/2007, 03:52 PM

Sorry! That should be "Mojanos" in the title.

Hormigaquatica · 08/28/2007, 04:09 PM

They dont look like majano to me... look more like something related to Clavularia. I knew the name of them at one point, but it escapes me right now.

Pretty harmless- they can grow into mats, but Ive never seen a group of them take over a tank or anything, or really even bother another coral. Nice hitchhiker.

token · 08/28/2007, 04:33 PM

I seem to have gotten lucky with hitchhikers lately, then; I got a nifty 3/4" cuke on a rock not too long ago.

Hormigaquatica: Thank you for your reply. I had suspected they were not a pest but I rarely look so closely as to see something this small.

roxy25 · 09/12/2007, 10:52 PM

yes its clavularia ! at ATL they have the same polyps for 10 bucks per polyp lol

I have some they are very cool !

frags on a rock · 09/13/2007, 12:49 AM

nice score!

08/27/2007, 07:03 PM	#1
token Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 614	Mohano's, Aiptasia or something else? (very small) My recent outbreak of nudi's has me inspecting my tank like never before. Today I noticed some very tiny ???'s. The largest in the following pictures is no more than 1/8" wide. This little group is isolated to a single rock of Tongan Bullseye's, right at the sand level and almost completely obscured by the mushrooms. I had to blast a bit with the good ol' trusty turkey baster to get the 'shrooms retracted enough to photograph. I apologize for the quality, or lack thereof, of these photos but I was at the outer limits of macro just to get these. This is the largest: The little group is slightly greater in number than this shows, maybe 16-20 total: Thanks in advance!! __________________ •Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. --Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: 100g and 75g displays, both with 2 x 250w Iwasaki 14k DE, 100g sump, 55g growout, 55g refugium, 20g benthic

08/28/2007, 03:52 PM	#2
token Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 614	Sorry! That should be "Mojanos" in the title. __________________ •Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. --Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: 100g and 75g displays, both with 2 x 250w Iwasaki 14k DE, 100g sump, 55g growout, 55g refugium, 20g benthic

08/28/2007, 04:09 PM	#3
Hormigaquatica Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,022	They dont look like majano to me... look more like something related to Clavularia. I knew the name of them at one point, but it escapes me right now. Pretty harmless- they can grow into mats, but Ive never seen a group of them take over a tank or anything, or really even bother another coral. Nice hitchhiker. __________________ Reaching up and reaching out and reaching for the random, or whatever will bewilder me. Have Some Personal Accountability Current Tank Info: 240g LPS/Softie Reef

08/28/2007, 04:33 PM	#4
token Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 614	I seem to have gotten lucky with hitchhikers lately, then; I got a nifty 3/4" cuke on a rock not too long ago. Hormigaquatica: Thank you for your reply. I had suspected they were not a pest but I rarely look so closely as to see something this small. __________________ •Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. --Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: 100g and 75g displays, both with 2 x 250w Iwasaki 14k DE, 100g sump, 55g growout, 55g refugium, 20g benthic

09/12/2007, 10:52 PM	#5
roxy25 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Eastvale, California Posts: 3,118	yes its clavularia ! at ATL they have the same polyps for 10 bucks per polyp lol I have some they are very cool ! __________________ Kerry Kerry, Ireland Kerry Blue Terrier Kerry Hill Current Tank Info: Shallow zoa tank

09/13/2007, 12:49 AM	#6
frags on a rock Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 59	nice score!