Mystery coral

Jorshae · Feb 11, 2020

Hi everyone so I was given some coral from a family friend and they were any easy ones and are doing great however there is this one that was attached for green star polyps that I’m not sure what it is. I don’t think they knew it was attached and I want to make sure I care for it properly so it doesn’t die. It was up higher (the red circle) but has moved down. Any ideas??

afuel · Feb 11, 2020

Hard to see but looks like a bubble tip anemone

NanoDJS · Feb 11, 2020

Its a mojano nem , they spread like wildfire , worse than aptasia, kill kill kill

Jorshae · Feb 11, 2020

They didn’t have any anemones in their tanks

NanoDJS · Feb 11, 2020

Jorshae said:
They didn’t have any anemones in their tanks

apparently they do .....

NanoDJS · Feb 11, 2020

Majano – Critter Guide ™

critterguide.ca

ScottR · Feb 11, 2020

Jorshae said:
They didn’t have any anemones in their tanks

I’d say 95% of reefers get at least one pest anemone in their tank at some point. Well maybe not 95 but 98%

Jorshae · Feb 11, 2020

Here are two more close ups. I poked it and it closed up so here’s a picture of that. I’ve reached out to the people I got it from to see what they say ‍

ScottR · Feb 11, 2020

+1 majano anemone

Jorshae · Feb 11, 2020

NanoDJS said:
Majano – Critter Guide ™

critterguide.ca

Here are some more close ups. I poked it and it closed up. If it is a pest how do I kill it?

reeferfoxx · Feb 11, 2020

Jorshae said:
Here are some more close ups. I poked it and it closed up. If it is a pest how do I kill it?

If you can pull it out, do that. If you can't remove it from a rock then what I do is i boil RODI water and with a turkey baster I splash it with the boiling water and it cooks the nem and its tissue so it wont spread.

NanoDJS · Feb 11, 2020

remove the gsp colony and clip of the rock around the nem and chuck it or keep it in a jar reef if you like it , it will play havok later when you get some nice corals you payed for if you dont remove it