Opinion please

[bnord]

These have been spreading for the past 3-4 weeks
Very tightly adhered to the crevices and seem not to respond much to physical pressure
Some growing tightly clustered
Polyps seem 0.2 inches across
No stem to speak of
Have never had or seen mojanos and while the photos of them online seem highly pleomorphic I have not seen one with lobes on the tentacles
This is what on a Carib-sea arch and has been in a horse trough for a period with some KP live rock
Have never had a clove polyp that I knew of but looks like it
So… mojano or no…

 

[Goaway]

It's some form of a clove polyp or xenia. maybe zoom out some for better detail?

 

[gaki]

I don’t think it’s apraxia/Mojano. I would have to say either clove polyp or more likely Xenia

 

[gaki]

*aptasia not apraxia, autocorrect

 

[bnord]

clearly not Aptasia, have F'd a half dozen of those with good effect, but I have never laid eyes on a mojano...

 

[Goaway]

Majano are very colorful and smooth tentacles. Those are very fluffy in appearance, feathery like cloves and xenia.
This is a majano

 

[Goaway]

You could have pink xenia, but with out a clear picture, it's difficult for an id.

 

[bnord]

more spread out

 

[Goaway]

I am not seeing stalks here. Looks like they are in "tree" type clusters. Clove polyps grow on stems and spread like that. Xenia will drop leaves and grow a new tree structure. So they have their own way of propagation like kenya tree corals.

 

[Goaway]

Either way, you can try to isolate these corals into their own territory and hope none of your snails or crabs drag them around to spread. manual removal is rather challenging. They can grow back with a bead of tissue remaining.

 

[bnord]

thanks guys

and my little buddy who has been watching them says thanks too

 

[bnord]

Either way, you can try to isolate these corals into their own territory and hope none of your snails or crabs drag them around to spread. manual removal is rather challenging. They can grow back with a bead of tissue remaining.

like I said, they are indeed a hitchhiker; had some pulsing Xenia before, but no cloves

 

[Goaway]

Just for the record, xenia has been used to help with nutrition export. Not sure if anyone does it anymore.

 

[Goaway]

like I said, they are indeed a hitchhiker; had some pulsing Xenia before, but no cloves

Just look between the polyps and see if they are growing on stalks or a trunk.
These are cloves, see the stalks?

 

[BostonReefer300]

Definitely looks like Xenia to me. If you don't like things that grow out of control, then I'd strongly suggest you nip these in the bud so to speak. Best to remove the rocks they're on and then scrub them off with a wire brush. Get right down and scrape a bit of rock surface away too. These darn things only need a tiny bit of residue to completely regenerate. Most xenia will not stick to an isolated island either. They'll break off and colonize other parts of your tank easily.

 

[bnord]

Just look between the polyps and see if they are growing on stalks or a trunk.
These are cloves, see the stalks?

thanks - no visible stalk and surprising lack response with touch
to the nutrient export export part was thinking about moving it into the fuge...

 

[Goaway]

a lot easier to control in the fuge.

 

[BostonReefer300]

thanks - no visible stalk and surprising lack response with touch
to the nutrient export export part was thinking about moving it into the fuge...

Honestly, I would just get rid of them because keeping them in the fuge won't necessarily prevent them from colonizing your DT. There are much better things for nutrient export.

 

[bnord]

Thank you gentlemen - this is why i like this site

 

[Sharkbait19]

I like Xenia, I’d keep it. It isn’t too hard to control or remove. Placing stinging corals near it seems to corral mine in a certain area.