Pest anemone?

TJflip44 · Jan 23, 2021

Not sure what this is. It’s in my 2 month old 20 gallon nano. I dipped all corals before they went into this tank so not sure how it got in here. I do have two rock flower nems in the tank but I assume this is not a baby and is actually a pest anemone of some sort???

Reefer1978 · Jan 23, 2021

Kinda looks like aiptasia. Dip doesn't kill coral, otherwise it would have killed your rockflowers also.

don_chuwish · Jan 23, 2021

More photos would help - kinda hard to tell!

TJflip44 · Jan 23, 2021

Reefer1978 said:
Kinda looks like aiptasia. Dip doesn't kill coral, otherwise it would have killed your rockflowers also.

Anemone are not corals they are inverts. I did not dip the rock flowers because of that. This seems more flat than aptasia typically is too. I’m pretty sure it’s not aptasia but think it could be a different pest anemone.

don_chuwish · Jan 23, 2021

I'm not familiar enough with rock nems but it does kinda look like one.

lpsouth1978 · Jan 23, 2021

A better picture under White lights would help. It looks te be either an aiptasia or a glass anemone to me, but I am no expert.

Reefer1978 · Jan 23, 2021

TJflip44 said:
Anemone are not corals they are inverts. I did not dip the rock flowers because of that. This seems more flat than aptasia typically is too. I’m pretty sure it’s not aptasia but think it could be a different pest anemone.

Yes it is an invert, and theoretically dip would kill all inverts, but it doesn't. That's why all of us get aiptasia.

TJflip44 · Jan 23, 2021

Either way this one is not aptasia, it is more flat and doesn’t have the thin skinny long tentacles. But I know there are other kinds of pest anemones. It could maybe be a baby rock flower anemone but I think it is unlikely since they have only been in the tank a month and there are only two.

01xp · Jan 23, 2021

Majano possibly?

TJflip44 · Jan 23, 2021

01xp said:
Majano possibly?

Maybe, but I don’t know...... I’m hoping a rock flower pro will see this and verify if this could be a baby RFA. If it isn’t I will cover it superglue and be done with it but I would hate to kill a potential RFA.