Are these bad?

Achapman · 11/02/2007, 07:20 PM

They came on the live rock. What are they?

I think the green thing is some type of sponge?

Are they type's of corals? Probably going to die since my tank is cycling.

Sk8r · 11/02/2007, 07:26 PM

The last one is button polyps: you're 30.00 richer.
The others could be buttons, but you'll have people say they're aiptasia: could be, but I incline to open buttons.
Lord only knows on the green stuff: it's not hair algae: that leaves 13,000 species it could be.

But nice rock!

Achapman · 11/02/2007, 07:28 PM

Yay! Lucky me! Hope they make it through the cycle. I hope it's not aiptasia! If it is, I put some lime water into a syringe and shoot it into it right?

kau_cinta_ku · 11/02/2007, 07:30 PM

the first ones look like rock anemones same thing I have in my tank. here is a pic. of mine.

Achapman · 11/02/2007, 07:37 PM

They look kinda cool, but seems everyone hates them. Should I try to rid my tank of them?

kau_cinta_ku · 11/02/2007, 07:40 PM

well if they are the same as mine. then I don't have a prob. with them. they do reproduce fairly fast but don't seem to harm any corals they touch. so I have never touched them. but who knows the day may come when I wish I never had them

Achapman · 11/02/2007, 08:53 PM

hmmm, well i guess I had better figure out what they are for sure.

aaron L · 11/02/2007, 09:39 PM

They look like Manjinos. Pest nems!

Dano999 · 11/02/2007, 09:53 PM

Here's my green sponge to compare. Hard to tell if yours is the same.

I also have one of the other which I also think is a button polyp. It has not reproduced in three months. IMO it doesn't look like aiptasia.

stevelkaneval · 11/02/2007, 10:08 PM

peppermint shrimp eat those pest anename sorry bad spelling when they get bigger and your fish rub against them they will make your fish sick or die but note that thats all the shrimp eats so no food means deadshrimp dont just pull it out it will just reproduce more and faster

sruiz · 11/02/2007, 10:33 PM

i heard people burning them with a lighter. I moved some rocks today from one tank to the other and gave it a try on one of them. I just have to wait and see if it worked.

11/02/2007, 07:20 PM	#1
Achapman Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 265	Are these bad? They came on the live rock. What are they? I think the green thing is some type of sponge? Are they type's of corals? Probably going to die since my tank is cycling.

11/02/2007, 07:26 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	The last one is button polyps: you're 30.00 richer. The others could be buttons, but you'll have people say they're aiptasia: could be, but I incline to open buttons. Lord only knows on the green stuff: it's not hair algae: that leaves 13,000 species it could be. But nice rock! __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

11/02/2007, 07:28 PM	#3
Achapman Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 265	Yay! Lucky me! Hope they make it through the cycle. I hope it's not aiptasia! If it is, I put some lime water into a syringe and shoot it into it right? __________________ 30x30x30 cube - 400 Radium w/Galaxy ballast - XP-2000 Skimmer - Reeflo Dart return - Tunze 6105's w/7095 controller Current Tank Info: 180RR w/55g sump - ASD 8.2 Skimmer - 3 Lumenbright Larges with 12k Reeflux on Icecap ballasts.

11/02/2007, 07:37 PM	#5
Achapman Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 265	They look kinda cool, but seems everyone hates them. Should I try to rid my tank of them? __________________ 30x30x30 cube - 400 Radium w/Galaxy ballast - XP-2000 Skimmer - Reeflo Dart return - Tunze 6105's w/7095 controller Current Tank Info: 180RR w/55g sump - ASD 8.2 Skimmer - 3 Lumenbright Larges with 12k Reeflux on Icecap ballasts.

11/02/2007, 08:53 PM	#7
Achapman Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 265	hmmm, well i guess I had better figure out what they are for sure. __________________ 30x30x30 cube - 400 Radium w/Galaxy ballast - XP-2000 Skimmer - Reeflo Dart return - Tunze 6105's w/7095 controller Current Tank Info: 180RR w/55g sump - ASD 8.2 Skimmer - 3 Lumenbright Larges with 12k Reeflux on Icecap ballasts.

11/02/2007, 07:30 PM	#4
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	the first ones look like rock anemones same thing I have in my tank. here is a pic. of mine.

11/02/2007, 07:40 PM	#6
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	well if they are the same as mine. then I don't have a prob. with them. they do reproduce fairly fast but don't seem to harm any corals they touch. so I have never touched them. but who knows the day may come when I wish I never had them

11/02/2007, 09:39 PM	#8
aaron L Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Watauga Texas Posts: 110	They look like Manjinos. Pest nems! __________________ 175 gallon bowfront, halides and coral Current Tank Info: 175 bowfront

11/02/2007, 09:53 PM	#9
Dano999 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 640	Here's my green sponge to compare. Hard to tell if yours is the same. I also have one of the other which I also think is a button polyp. It has not reproduced in three months. IMO it doesn't look like aiptasia. __________________ Dano The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. Current Tank Info: 90g, 35 gal Sump/Fuge, IceCap VHO T-5, Reef Octopus Extreme 160, Dual Vortech MP40Ws

11/02/2007, 10:08 PM	#10
stevelkaneval Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: oshkosh wisconsin Posts: 633	peppermint shrimp eat those pest anename sorry bad spelling when they get bigger and your fish rub against them they will make your fish sick or die but note that thats all the shrimp eats so no food means deadshrimp dont just pull it out it will just reproduce more and faster __________________ "I live too serve you lord Megatron." "Were is the cube?" "The humans have taken it." "You fail me yet again Star Scream, get them." Current Tank Info: 20 long,korilia 1,and small ph,aquaclear70 moded fuge,coralife pc's,aqualight flouresent,seaclone skimmer,35lbs lr,green mushrooms and red and blue,and dragon eye zoas,assorted hermit crabs,nassarius snails,turbo snail,

11/02/2007, 10:33 PM	#11
sruiz Reef'R Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Searching... Posts: 1,381	i heard people burning them with a lighter. I moved some rocks today from one tank to the other and gave it a try on one of them. I just have to wait and see if it worked. __________________ Don't forget your water change.