ID hitchhiker pls!

[LoneStarReef]

Found this on the rock I bought today. Is this a Majano?

 

[blanc88]

I would be interested to know too !

 

[GeoffSLC]

Kinda looks like a hairy mushroom or a small anemone. Looks like a good score either way!

 

[DSC reef]

Hard to give a positive ID but if it's a pest at least it's in a spot easy to remove.

 

[LoneStarReef]

Kinda looks like a hairy mushroom or a small anemone. Looks like a good score either way!

Thanks! I’m hoping it is an anemone of some sort. And a free one to boot. I actually have two of them on my newly purchased live rock. Score x2!!

 

[LoneStarReef]

Hard to give a positive ID but if it's a pest at least it's in a spot easy to remove.

Agree completely!

 

[75galOCD]

Google images on majano anemone to rule them out. I had one and that is how I positively identified it.

 

[LoneStarReef]

I am pretty convinced it is an anemone. I will keep an eye on it and see how it goes. Crazy thing is that I was looking at another rock and it for sure had Majanos on it. Killed those puppies before they had time to think about spreading.

 

[75galOCD]

My majano looked like a zoa at first it was in a crack in the rock folded & I thought nice hitch hiker, then it moved across the rock unfolded & I was able to ID it & killed it! Too bad though it was really pretty.

 

[LoneStarReef]

Pretty sure we have ourselves an anemone!!

 

[Hans-Werner]

Looks like an manjano (pest) anemone to me.

 

[75galOCD]

Looks like an manjano (pest) anemone to me.

+1

 

[DSC reef]

From the second pic i agree, looks to be a pest anemone.

 

[LoneStarReef]

Looks like an manjano (pest) anemone to me.

Ugh! Are you serious?? Dang that stinks. I was under the impression that the Majanos are brown but from a bit more research it looks like they can be green too right?

 

[DSC reef]

Correct, some can look nice actually. But a pest regardless.

 

[Hans-Werner]

Yes, I am sorry, I am serious. I know majanos with green tips. I think this is the most common form. They look quite pretty and when they first appeared in tanks the people liked it ... until they completely took over the tanks.