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reydavid 
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Posted: March 13 2006 at 2:24pm |
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In the last few months I've had a explosion of some kind of anenomes in my take. They are not aptasia...they are green or brown, often with pink or purple tips, sometimes exhibiting a small bubble at the tip. New ones seen to be almost flourescent green and pink under actinic lights. So far, I have not seen anything that looks axactly like these...does anybody have any ideas? I'll post pics in a few days with a prize for the winner (if you want some).
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Posted: March 13 2006 at 2:27pm |
Tulip anemones. 
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Posted: March 13 2006 at 2:32pm |
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We have a winner! Does anybody want some?
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Posted: March 13 2006 at 2:39pm |
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Or... majano anemones. They can be just as much of a pest as Aiptasia, FYI.
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Posted: March 13 2006 at 6:55pm |
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Or... majano anemones. They can be just as much of a pest as Aiptasia, FYI. |
Majano anemones are similar to tulip, but they look different to me. Both can be pests, but at least tulip anemones are cool looking pests. I have several of them and when they leave their designated rock I just kalk them.
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Mark Peterson
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Posted: March 13 2006 at 7:52pm |
IMO, the Tulip Anemone pictured above is hardly a problem compared to Aiptasia or Majano. In my tank they live among Zoanthids, next to Euphyllia Paradivisa and under the mantle of a clam. They hardly bother a thing.
Compare that to the coral killing sting of Aiptasia or the prolific explosion of Majano Anemones. I'll take Tulip Anemones 100 to 1 over the other pests.
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Posted: March 13 2006 at 9:38pm |
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I agree with Mark. IMO tulips are very cool and colorful. Mine do spread like crazy but I try to confine to one area. We can kill and RTN many of our prize corals with ease. But the tulips you can cut them into pieces...scrape them off rocks....and they keep on going. Personaly I like them.
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 3:29pm |
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I had some of these in the last tank I set up. I intentionally bought a rock from my LFS that had three on it. When I took my tank down to move 6 months later I counted 67 of them. They are a cheap way to get some color on large areas of rock, as long as you know what your getting into. If anyone has one to spare I would let them loose in my tank again.
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