What is this thing?
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Topic: What is this thing?
Posted By: bfisher88
Subject: What is this thing?
Date Posted: August 03 2012 at 10:00pm
So I just got back from Vegas and my wife and I stopped by the "Tanked" store and picked up a few things to bring home. We got a small rock with a few sponges attached to it along with this thing below. They didn't know quite what it was and neither did we. Any idea? Also got some GSP and awesome brain coral.  |
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Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: August 03 2012 at 10:55pm
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The thing on the rock? thats an anemone:) To be almost exact, i am almost positive its a rock anemone, but i may be wrong. some one was selling a some green ones, and they kinda looked like that:) ------------- "The early bird might get the worm, but only the second mouse gets the cheese." |
Posted By: bfisher88
Date Posted: August 03 2012 at 10:57pm
| The guy said it could be a bad anemone but he wasn't sure. Still doing some digging on it. |
Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: August 03 2012 at 11:02pm
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How long have you had it? Has it moved much? ------------- "The early bird might get the worm, but only the second mouse gets the cheese." |
Posted By: bfisher88
Date Posted: August 03 2012 at 11:03pm
| Just put it in the tank tonight. Was on a cool rock at a store in Vegas and he gave it to me. |
Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: August 03 2012 at 11:15pm
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Hmmm... He gave it to you, sometimes when something is for free, it may not e good, but still, it may not be bad. Idk.. I am no expert but maybe keep an eye on him if he moves(which i doubt) but dont let him get to close to the corals ------------- "The early bird might get the worm, but only the second mouse gets the cheese." |
Posted By: CrimsRayne
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 12:12am
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It looks like a green people eater zoa/paly. If you don't want it I'll take it off your hands. Heck I'd even give you a couple bucks for it. ------------- "What we know from this hobby is too hard to share with the people who just want to look and not get wet." -Rioreefer "The Puffer Girl" Zoo freak :) West Jordan |
Posted By: jaschall
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 1:27am
| I was thinking some sort of paly also. |
Posted By: Molli
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 7:02am
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If you feel like looking, I'm pretty sure you could find it here:
http://neptunescove.net/Zoas_pages1.html" rel="nofollow - http://neptunescove.net/Zoas_pages1.html
By the way, how is the Tanked store? Would you recommend a stop if I were in Vegas?
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Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 7:25am
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I am thinking a pest anenome, not a paly - and I would get rid of it.
I have 3 similar that I need to remove from my own tank
 .They do not multiply as quickly as the dreaded aptasia - but they do spread.
(I started with 1 maybe a year ago, and now there are 3...)
------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: badfinger
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 7:33am
| I agree with bob, probably a majano, as bob said they don't spread quick but they will spread. I had 1, 3 years ago. Now I have about 10 or so and need to get rid of them |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 7:41am
| Yeah, I'm going with Majano anemone as well...they're a pest anemone, but they won't get out of hand quickly unless you have a high nutrient tank. I saw them split almost weekly in a friend's tank...so just keep that in mind. Other times, they take months to split. |
Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 8:17am
| It definately looks like a rock anemone, they arent known to move much at all but they do split often in a well established tank. IMO i would keep it but just keep an eye on it. |
Posted By: bfisher88
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 9:19am
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Interesting, rock anemone or majano? I've been looking through pics of both online and they each have a few that look like this one. Probably better safe than sorry though. Tanked was pretty cool, employees there were very very nice and we had a good time. Small store that sells mostly fish and has one long coral tank. Nothing special, but cool to get a piece from there and bring it home to have a story.
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Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 12:00pm
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Thats where you went??!? Very cool:) i watch there show whenever it comes on ------------- "The early bird might get the worm, but only the second mouse gets the cheese." |
Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 12:01pm
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Yea, i dont think it is a paly or zoa. ------------- "The early bird might get the worm, but only the second mouse gets the cheese." |
Posted By: Nails12
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 1:06pm
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I would say majano.. Get rid of it... ------------- This is more than a hobby; its a lifestyle. |
Posted By: Ryanscott
Date Posted: August 04 2012 at 9:59pm
i know for a fact that is not a mojano anemone. look at this pic , those are mojanos. looks more like a rock anemone to me. |
Posted By: bfisher88
Date Posted: August 07 2012 at 2:37pm
Not sure if it helps or not, but this is all closed up after feeding it mysis.  |
Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: August 07 2012 at 3:16pm
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If it were ever a question between Rock and Majano and I wasnt sure, I would get it out! I wouldnt want to risk it! But that is just me! ------------- Next meeting: |
Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: August 07 2012 at 3:27pm
+1 ------------- "The early bird might get the worm, but only the second mouse gets the cheese." |
Ryanscott wrote:Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: August 07 2012 at 3:46pm
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Didn't see this post until now, it is definitely a rock anemone. I had a whole rock of them they are pretty cool. ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: bfisher88
Date Posted: August 07 2012 at 5:16pm
| Very nice, going to keep it then. Pretty cool little thing especially when feeding. |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: August 07 2012 at 5:30pm
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Yea I love them in fact if I ever do another tank I would love to get a bunch of different ones. ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: bfisher88
Date Posted: August 07 2012 at 5:33pm
| So do you have to keep them away from everything? Feed regularly? Anything to know would be helpful. |
Posted By: Ryanscott
Date Posted: August 07 2012 at 11:26pm
lol if you still wanted to get rid of it id take it !!
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Posted By: Ryanscott
Date Posted: August 07 2012 at 11:28pm
| i would keep it away from everything and feed it once a week.good luck. |