different kinds of majanos?

kolosy · 07/21/2008, 01:30 PM

i seem to have two types of majanos in my tank. ones have what look like jagged tentacles, and others have smooth tentacles that end in a bulb of sorts. it seems that joe's juice works great on the ones with the jagged tentacles, and does nothing for the other ones.

are the bulb ones not majanos? are they something else? they seem to grow rather rapidly and in colonies, so they do look like they're a pest anemone of some kind.

sassafrass · 07/21/2008, 01:33 PM

Without a picture it is impossible to say for sure
Lee

greenbean36191 · 07/21/2008, 03:12 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if neither one is A. manjano. A. manjano is just one of thousands of small anemones that can potentially show up in the hobby, and it's not a well described one at that. It seems like hobbyists only think there are two small anemones in the sea, Aiptasia and Anemonia manjano. If it's brown, it's Aiptasia, if it's not then it must be A. manjano. Not the case.

The real A. manjano has smooth, blunt tipped tentacles. There's no description of bulbed ends.

Zann · 07/21/2008, 04:29 PM

the last seems like a orange ball tip they are harmless from what ive read do they only come out at night and go in when the lights come on?

07/21/2008, 01:30 PM	#1
kolosy Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 655	different kinds of majanos? i seem to have two types of majanos in my tank. ones have what look like jagged tentacles, and others have smooth tentacles that end in a bulb of sorts. it seems that joe's juice works great on the ones with the jagged tentacles, and does nothing for the other ones. are the bulb ones not majanos? are they something else? they seem to grow rather rapidly and in colonies, so they do look like they're a pest anemone of some kind. __________________ not yet. maybe someday. Current Tank Info: 90L RR mixed reef, panworld 150ps external pump, t5/mh/led, 20g under-tank sump, 27g above tank sump, 27g fuge with 4" dsb, macro and lr rubble.

07/21/2008, 03:12 PM	#3
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	I wouldn't be surprised if neither one is A. manjano. A. manjano is just one of thousands of small anemones that can potentially show up in the hobby, and it's not a well described one at that. It seems like hobbyists only think there are two small anemones in the sea, Aiptasia and Anemonia manjano. If it's brown, it's Aiptasia, if it's not then it must be A. manjano. Not the case. The real A. manjano has smooth, blunt tipped tentacles. There's no description of bulbed ends. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

07/21/2008, 01:33 PM	#2
sassafrass Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: capitola ca Posts: 1,729	Without a picture it is impossible to say for sure Lee

07/21/2008, 04:29 PM	#4
Zann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southaven Ms Posts: 569	the last seems like a orange ball tip they are harmless from what ive read do they only come out at night and go in when the lights come on?