Help with ID..Aiptasia or other?

kcsnook · 01/02/2010, 08:23 PM

Hello All! Need a hand with identification, is this Aiptasia or Mojano? I cant seem to figure it out and was hoping for a sure thing on the ID. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thx

Aquarist007 · 01/02/2010, 08:30 PM

Its not aptasia and I have my doubts about mojano too. My first thought is a small condi anemone---not a bad hitch hiker into your tank.

Daimyo68 · 01/02/2010, 08:33 PM

Doesn't look like either. Maybe a Condy Anemone. Did you get new rock recently? Keep an eye on him and see if he's moving around looking for a spot in the tank. Also keep an eye one him to make sure, if it is an anemone, that he doesn't go to war with any corals you may have in the tank.

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reef...ndyAnemone.php

NirvanaFan · 01/02/2010, 08:40 PM

tampa bay saltwater rock? They look like anemones that came in on my friends rock from there. They reproduced like aiptasia and he's been killing them off little by little.

kcsnook · 01/02/2010, 09:08 PM

Yes the rock is from Gulf-View, similar to Tampabay Saltwater. I drove to the owners house and picked it out and brought it back home. So the Condy's are not bad then? They are staying put, I do have one small Aipastasia for sure but hopefully my Peppermint's will take care of him.

Daimyo68 · 01/02/2010, 09:45 PM

Anenomes aren't bad at all... Just watch him though, you don't want him killing anything, or anything killing him.

I bought a setup awhile ago that had and anemone, a few fish and a starfish... The starfish killed the anemone.

Read up on him and make sure it's something you want to keep. I love the way they look but won't have one in my tank. maybe a separate tank someday.

Gulf-View does have some nice rock. I'm going to try and see if I can local pickup some of tampbaysaltwaters rock. Extremely nice for rock-scaping.

01/02/2010, 08:30 PM	#2
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	Its not aptasia and I have my doubts about mojano too. My first thought is a small condi anemone---not a bad hitch hiker into your tank. __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

01/02/2010, 08:33 PM	#3
Daimyo68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Palm Beach, FL Posts: 2,270	Doesn't look like either. Maybe a Condy Anemone. Did you get new rock recently? Keep an eye on him and see if he's moving around looking for a spot in the tank. Also keep an eye one him to make sure, if it is an anemone, that he doesn't go to war with any corals you may have in the tank. http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reef...ndyAnemone.php __________________ 120g, 50g Sump, SRO XP2000i, MP40W x2, DIY Hybrid LED/T5 Fixture, Apex PBMAS VP 2010-11 PBMAS 2017 President Last edited by Daimyo68; 01/02/2010 at 08:39 PM.

01/02/2010, 09:45 PM	#6
Daimyo68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Palm Beach, FL Posts: 2,270	Anenomes aren't bad at all... Just watch him though, you don't want him killing anything, or anything killing him. I bought a setup awhile ago that had and anemone, a few fish and a starfish... The starfish killed the anemone. Read up on him and make sure it's something you want to keep. I love the way they look but won't have one in my tank. maybe a separate tank someday. Gulf-View does have some nice rock. I'm going to try and see if I can local pickup some of tampbaysaltwaters rock. Extremely nice for rock-scaping. __________________ 120g, 50g Sump, SRO XP2000i, MP40W x2, DIY Hybrid LED/T5 Fixture, Apex PBMAS VP 2010-11 PBMAS 2017 President Last edited by Daimyo68; 01/02/2010 at 10:43 PM.

01/02/2010, 08:40 PM	#4
NirvanaFan Reef Ninja Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,280	tampa bay saltwater rock? They look like anemones that came in on my friends rock from there. They reproduced like aiptasia and he's been killing them off little by little.

01/02/2010, 09:08 PM	#5
kcsnook Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pinellas County Posts: 974	Yes the rock is from Gulf-View, similar to Tampabay Saltwater. I drove to the owners house and picked it out and brought it back home. So the Condy's are not bad then? They are staying put, I do have one small Aipastasia for sure but hopefully my Peppermint's will take care of him.