Unknown anemone (?)

HowardCath · 12/08/2007, 05:00 PM

Unknown anemones. Started as one hitchiker on a rock and multiplied. Note bubble-tip appears on some occasionally, as seen on bottom center animal. They range from 1/2 to 1.5 inches across. What do you think I've got here?[IMG]: http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...Large_-med.jpg [/IMG]
ps - Sorry I couldn't make the Clarksville meeting.

fishdoc11 · 12/08/2007, 05:10 PM

I'm not sure Howard but those look like manajos. If they are still confined to a couple of rocks it might be good to get them out if you can........they spread pretty rapidly and take over.
Maybe someone else can confirm my ID.

Chris

Angela Short · 12/08/2007, 08:53 PM

They defineetly look like they could be very invasive fast no matter the official name. Especially if they have spread that fast already. I need to post the devistation my unchecked anemonies have done. I let them go beyond the point of return short of a copper banded butterfly with a tast for them I am afraid. I would try joes juice first. Or start a syphone (sp?) with a kinda small diameter hose and try to slice them off the rock while syphoning them so small parts do not float away. I tryed peeling mine off only to make them worse after the small peices floated and settled I tore off

. Same thing happened with ugly brown zoas. I only spread them all over the tank when I just ripped them off without a syphone!! Good luck and don't let them get a good hold before you nuke em!!

HowardCath · 12/08/2007, 10:39 PM

Thanks, guys. I'm so sorry to hear this because I felt I was so successful in their cultivation! ... and they are pretty.

Mikeyjer · 12/08/2007, 11:20 PM

Those look like Majano to me as well, better nuke'em fast!!! I used to have so many of them all over my tank. I started nuking them with Joe's Juice and the Peppermints took care of the rest.

Avalanche Wolf · 12/09/2007, 10:37 PM

too bad they are kinda pretty

HowardCath · 12/11/2007, 12:38 AM

Thanks, Chris and everyone. I Joe's Juiced them tonight. They reacted immediately. Left an open spot for some nice frag in the future.

Mikeyjer · 12/11/2007, 01:24 AM

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Originally posted by HowardCath
Thanks, Chris and everyone. I Joe's Juiced them tonight. They reacted immediately. Left an open spot for some nice frag in the future.

Re-treatment is probably needed. I find them hard to kill even with Joe's Juice....You have to follow the direction on the container properly, not to squirt them but to feed them that stuff slowly.....Let them slowly retract, if it's a quick retract, they may still come back or move else where in the tank where you either not see them or somewhere hard to reach. Once you have them where you want them, keep them there by not squirting them. Good Luck!

H@rry · 12/11/2007, 10:07 AM

Are those the same thing as "tulip anemones"?

fishdoc11 · 12/11/2007, 10:11 AM

Here is the pic:

Majanos are not the same as tulips and I was wondering which one they are when I first posted.......thinking one or the other.

DMBillies · 12/11/2007, 10:21 AM

The body structure looks very similar to a tulip, but the colors seem to be all wrong (they aren't green with red tips, and the oral disk looks white). Are they in a high or low light area? Either way, probably want(ed) them gone, especially if they seem to be spreading that fast. As said, just watch that they don't come back... that happens a lot of times.

HowardCath · 12/11/2007, 07:41 PM

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Originally posted by DMBillies
Are they in a high or low light area?

High light, Brian. They were 6 inches below my VHOs. Found 2 more tonight who thought they could escape. I'll be on the lookout. With everyone's help, I'm confident that I will ultimately outwit them!

gflat65 · 12/11/2007, 09:14 PM

The tulips are relatively easy to kill, too. They don't come back like Majano's and Aips, IME.

Mikeyjer · 12/12/2007, 12:20 AM

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Originally posted by HowardCath
High light, Brian. They were 6 inches below my VHOs. Found 2 more tonight who thought they could escape. I'll be on the lookout. With everyone's help, I'm confident that I will ultimately outwit them!

Just feed Joe's juice real slowly this time, if you have to, do a test spot first until you get a hang of it. Then just slowly push the syringe.....IF all else fails and you get a ton of them. Get a Peppermint Shrimp, it'll help you get rid of it for good....IF you do run out of anemone though, peppermint may not make it unless you feed it. I used to feed mine Spirulina sinking pellets and they loved that stuff, then they adjusted to eat other types of food like frozen food that I feed my fish.....

12/08/2007, 05:00 PM	#1
HowardCath Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 371	Unknown anemone (?) Unknown anemones. Started as one hitchiker on a rock and multiplied. Note bubble-tip appears on some occasionally, as seen on bottom center animal. They range from 1/2 to 1.5 inches across. What do you think I've got here?[IMG]: http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...Large_-med.jpg [/IMG] ps - Sorry I couldn't make the Clarksville meeting. __________________ Howard Current Tank Info: 125 gal, 155 lbs live rock, VHO lighting, mostly soft corals, sailfin tang, ocellaris clown pair, royal gramma, 2 pajama cardinals,diamond goby, coral beauty angel, bicolor blenny,4-stripe damsel,foxface lo, and flasher wrasse trio.

12/08/2007, 05:10 PM	#2
fishdoc11 catch and release Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Old Hickory,TN Posts: 13,237	I'm not sure Howard but those look like manajos. If they are still confined to a couple of rocks it might be good to get them out if you can........they spread pretty rapidly and take over. Maybe someone else can confirm my ID. Chris __________________ "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" -- Thomas H. Huxley Current Tank Info: 70 gallon mixed reef

12/08/2007, 08:53 PM	#3
Angela Short Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Franklin TN Posts: 4,010	They defineetly look like they could be very invasive fast no matter the official name. Especially if they have spread that fast already. I need to post the devistation my unchecked anemonies have done. I let them go beyond the point of return short of a copper banded butterfly with a tast for them I am afraid. I would try joes juice first. Or start a syphone (sp?) with a kinda small diameter hose and try to slice them off the rock while syphoning them so small parts do not float away. I tryed peeling mine off only to make them worse after the small peices floated and settled I tore off . Same thing happened with ugly brown zoas. I only spread them all over the tank when I just ripped them off without a syphone!! Good luck and don't let them get a good hold before you nuke em!! __________________ I wish krogers sold corals so I could hide my habit in the grocery bill Don't judge me because I can't spell. I use my brain space for more important things, like thinking of a fancy user name Current Tank Info: Small FW tank :)

12/08/2007, 10:39 PM	#4
HowardCath Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 371	Thanks, guys. I'm so sorry to hear this because I felt I was so successful in their cultivation! ... and they are pretty. __________________ Howard Current Tank Info: 125 gal, 155 lbs live rock, VHO lighting, mostly soft corals, sailfin tang, ocellaris clown pair, royal gramma, 2 pajama cardinals,diamond goby, coral beauty angel, bicolor blenny,4-stripe damsel,foxface lo, and flasher wrasse trio.

12/08/2007, 11:20 PM	#5
Mikeyjer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Antioch, TN Posts: 2,038	Those look like Majano to me as well, better nuke'em fast!!! I used to have so many of them all over my tank. I started nuking them with Joe's Juice and the Peppermints took care of the rest. __________________ Michael Current Tank Info: I have a 75g FW, 55g Reef, 90g RR bowfront Reef. Also shopping for a bigger tank for upgrades....

12/09/2007, 10:37 PM	#6
Avalanche Wolf Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Spring Hill , Middle Tn Posts: 688	too bad they are kinda pretty __________________ I need to start moding my truck again. It was so much cheaper than this hobby ! Current Tank Info: 100g Reef 35g sump * 15g Tall Frag Tank with overflow and 10g sump

12/11/2007, 12:38 AM	#7
HowardCath Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 371	Thanks, Chris and everyone. I Joe's Juiced them tonight. They reacted immediately. Left an open spot for some nice frag in the future. __________________ Howard Current Tank Info: 125 gal, 155 lbs live rock, VHO lighting, mostly soft corals, sailfin tang, ocellaris clown pair, royal gramma, 2 pajama cardinals,diamond goby, coral beauty angel, bicolor blenny,4-stripe damsel,foxface lo, and flasher wrasse trio.

12/11/2007, 10:07 AM	#9
H@rry Moved On Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Huntsville. AL Posts: 1,559	Are those the same thing as "tulip anemones"?

12/11/2007, 10:11 AM	#10
fishdoc11 catch and release Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Old Hickory,TN Posts: 13,237	Here is the pic: Majanos are not the same as tulips and I was wondering which one they are when I first posted.......thinking one or the other. __________________ "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" -- Thomas H. Huxley Current Tank Info: 70 gallon mixed reef

12/11/2007, 10:21 AM	#11
DMBillies Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,086	The body structure looks very similar to a tulip, but the colors seem to be all wrong (they aren't green with red tips, and the oral disk looks white). Are they in a high or low light area? Either way, probably want(ed) them gone, especially if they seem to be spreading that fast. As said, just watch that they don't come back... that happens a lot of times. __________________ Brian

12/11/2007, 09:14 PM	#13
gflat65 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montgomery, Al Posts: 8,720	The tulips are relatively easy to kill, too. They don't come back like Majano's and Aips, IME. __________________ Was it for this my life I sought... Maybe so Maybe not.