Ball anemone issue
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Ball Nems can multiply rapidly, but they aren't like an Aiptasia style infestation. The tend to get here and there, but don't grow to any size that should be a concern. It is however a form of Aiptasia, and with nutrients running rampant, they can get out of hand.
Pseudocorynactis are of the order Corallimorpharia as are Ricordia, Actinodiscus (mushrooms). Aiptasia are Actiniaria, true anemones. Ball tip anemones are not a form of aiptasia.
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So to answer your question, no they won't harm anything. If you don't mind them here and there.
So to answer your question, no they won't harm anything. If you don't mind them here and there.
BDeVaney
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That is a ball anemone, they tend to get in and kill Zoa colonies in my tank. Kind of cool looking, all of mine only open at night. I try to get them out when I can though.
Ive got quite a few in my tank. Copperband Butterfly used to eat them.
BDeVaney
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That's what the guy at the LFS told me. He didn't have any in stock though and he said they are not fully reef compatible but that he has had luck with them. I might look into that. I've tried controlling the problem today with aiptasia X but I have left a few alive just to try to measure how fast they spread
Yes. But more so since I was feeding frozen 3-4x a day. Now that I'm no longer doing this I hope to see a reduction in their numbers. Most of them are on the underside and in darker areas of my rock.
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I didnt' have any issue with my Copperband nipping at anything else. But I only had softies. I would occasionally turn over a few rocks for him, and he would pick it clean.
You can inject em with lemon juice, like you would an Aiptasia. If you don't like them.
