Bought rock and stuff popping up. Help I.D!

[Mbbenz89]

Hey guys very new to saltwater tank and have a few hitch hikers. My parameters seem well and I only have a few snails ,hermits, and an emerald crab. I have an anemone which may be a majano but I can’t quite tell and the first pic a bunch of little white circles have appeared on my live rock. Any idea what they are? I also got bistle worms with the rock just all round surprises..

 

[Timfish]

Looks like aiptasia but it might be a curlique.

 

[Isopod80]

The white spots are spirorbid worms, harmless filter feeders. I agree with the majano id. with the more flattened look and rounded tentacles.

 

[WheatToast]

The white spots are spirorbid worms, harmless filter feeders. I agree with the majano id. with the more flattened look and rounded tentacles.

+1

 

[Mbbenz89]

dang majano seems like a pain to remove and tank isn’t far enough along to add a fish that might eat it. Will those worms get like
Overwhelming or anything or just help clean the tank?

 

[Isopod80]

dang majano seems like a pain to remove and tank isn’t far enough along to add a fish that might eat it. Will those worms get like
Overwhelming or anything or just help clean the tank?

Kalk paste, Aiptasia x, or injecting the base with lemon juice or white vinegar all work well for majanos. The worms will spread around the tank but they can be scraped off glass and equipment rather easily. They're a typical part of a newer tank. Usually the numbers slow down as the tank becomes more established. They just help filter your water.

 

[Mbbenz89]

Kalk paste, Aiptasia x, or injecting the base with lemon juice or white vinegar all work well for majanos. The worms will spread around the tank but they can be scraped off glass and equipment rather easily. They're a typical part of a newer tank. Usually the numbers slow down as the tank becomes more established. They just help filter your water.

If I inject the majano won’t it spread ?sounds weird but can I suck
It up with like a large turkey Baster thingy ?

 

[Isopod80]

It's not easy to suck up an attached anemone with a baster. If you damage it and any part is left behind it will form new anemones. The injection and Kalk paste/aiptasia x methods work better. If you have one, you most likely have more already anyway.

 

[MCatano]

If I inject the majano won’t it spread ?sounds weird but can I suck
It up with like a large turkey Baster thingy ?

I injected with lemon juice and no spreading occurred. Inject right into center down the middle.

 

[ssunthar]

I am new to majano as pest in reef tank.. just curious, what harm could majano do to corals and/or fishes?

 

[Timfish]

I am new to majano as pest in reef tank.. just curious, what harm could majano do to corals and/or fishes?

One won't do much damage but they can reproduce quickly under the right conditions and will outcompete more desirable corals for space. There are some fish that will eat them but there is the risk of those fish also eating more desirable corals.

 

[ssunthar]

One won't do much damage but they can reproduce quickly under the right conditions and will outcompete more desirable corals for space. There are some fish that will eat them but there is the risk of those fish also eating more desirable corals.

Thanks