Can anyone identify this??

Virussss · Mar 4, 2020

So this has been growing for quite some time now and I’m just curious as to what it is.

Tahoe61 · Mar 4, 2020

Not sure but very cool.

So this was LR?

this is me · Mar 4, 2020

Looks like Corona and your screen name.

flsalty · Mar 4, 2020

Majano anemones.

Virussss · Mar 4, 2020

Tahoe61 said:
Not sure but very cool.

So this was LR?

Yes

Virussss · Mar 4, 2020

flsalty said:
Majano anemones.

I’ve heard they are a pest, I was hoping it wasn’t that

EuphylliaAddict · Mar 5, 2020

Yeah they look like a pest unfortunately because it looks kinda like a Duncan/anemone

flsalty · Mar 5, 2020

Virussss said:
I’ve heard they are a pest, I was hoping it wasn’t that

That type grows in a bunch like that. They don't pop up everywhere like aiptasia.

Virussss · Mar 5, 2020

EuphylliaAddict said:
Yeah they look like a pest unfortunately because it looks kinda like a Duncan/anemone

What’s your recommendations?

Virussss · Mar 5, 2020

flsalty said:
That type grows in a bunch like that. They don't pop up everywhere like aiptasia.

What’s your recommendations?

EuphylliaAddict · Mar 5, 2020

Virussss said:
What’s your recommendations?

Can you manually remove with a pair of pliers or something? Are they irritating your corals?

Virussss · Mar 5, 2020

EuphylliaAddict said:
Can you manually remove with a pair of pliers or something? Are they irritating your corals?

They don’t appear to be bothering anything. My only concern was whether it would be something that would be a nightmare later on.

EuphylliaAddict · Mar 5, 2020

Virussss said:
They don’t appear to be bothering anything. My only concern was whether it would be something that would be a nightmare later on.

Yeah I imagine they would be, I seen them on the list of bad pests before. Sucks to kill am animal intentionally but you're probably gonna have to do some more research and make the decision.

Virussss · Mar 5, 2020

EuphylliaAddict said:
Yeah I imagine they would be, I seen them on the list of bad pests before. Sucks to kill am animal intentionally but you're probably gonna have to do some more research and make the decision.

Okay, I appreciate the feedback.

flsalty · Mar 5, 2020

Virussss said:
What’s your recommendations?

Personally, I would leave them and maybe isolate that rock, but I'm weird like that. You could try pulling them off and covering that part of the rock with putty.

HNR · Mar 5, 2020

I honestly dont think its a majano. It almost looks like a psammocora. It appears to have a skeleton.

ELL23 · Mar 5, 2020

I have a similar thing before and left uncheck grows unto your rock. At night it has thin long tentacle that will sting your corals that touched it. Remove it now before it starts growing. I forgot it’s name but it’s a family of aptasia.