planktons.reef
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Hi all. found this growing on the bottom of my frag. Looks like a micro anemone. Any ideas on what it is? Any help appreciated
Weird Cool possible Anemone!
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El_Guapo13
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Hmm...
planktons.reef
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planktons.reef
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Sorry about that. I’ve loaded it a few times. Must be mi Mac comparability maybe
planktons.reef
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they havent moved and are purple with electric green tips
planktons.reef
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I do not have any rock anemones. I only have one bta. I acquired that frag from a freind about 4 months ago. He said that he has nothing like what’s growing on the frag now in his tank. He also has no idea what it can be.
planktons.reef
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I have had little guys like these for years. Mine are the same size, but a little more textured. Mine are brown and green in white/blue light, but if you put them under intense blue for a while they replace the brown with orange and purple.
Mine are all around 1/2" in diameter and they multiply by division. The low profile means that they rarely touch corals, and they can move away as well. They don't cluster very much, but a few may hang out together. I have found no need to get rid of mine so they remain. They're much better than aiptasia/majano.
As for an actual ID, I haven't been able to find one. I saw one photo online years ago that resembled it, but I think it was an old wetwebmedia question someone had, and they couldn't offer much info about it. Hopefully an expert chimes in here!
Mine are all around 1/2" in diameter and they multiply by division. The low profile means that they rarely touch corals, and they can move away as well. They don't cluster very much, but a few may hang out together. I have found no need to get rid of mine so they remain. They're much better than aiptasia/majano.
As for an actual ID, I haven't been able to find one. I saw one photo online years ago that resembled it, but I think it was an old wetwebmedia question someone had, and they couldn't offer much info about it. Hopefully an expert chimes in here!
planktons.reef
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sweet! Thanks for responding. They are pretty cool. So...do you think they are anemones or mushrooms?
planktons.reef
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I assume since you mentioned aiptasia and májanos that it is an anemone...
planktons.reef
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I would love to see a picture of your tank and possible a pic of your little anemones
I tried getting a pic in my current tank but they're all pretty far back from the glass. Only the front glass is clear (relatively) so I can't really get close enough. I found a pic from my tank 7 years ago though (low-tech 29 gallon):
It's right in front, below the monti. Here's the current version of the tank:
It's right in front, below the monti. Here's the current version of the tank:
They are definitely anemones, but technically mushrooms are too. I'm fairly confident these little guys aren't mushrooms though. They walk around more (sometimes I'll find one on the glass, on a powerhead, etc) and they don't bud-off clones. They just divide.
Mattiejay6
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it looks like Majano to me. they are a pest
planktons.reef
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Thanks for those pics. I love your tank. Your small anemone does look similar except for the texture like you said. I’ll just wait a while and let it grow and see what they end up like. ThanksI tried getting a pic in my current tank but they're all pretty far back from the glass. Only the front glass is clear (relatively) so I can't really get close enough. I found a pic from my tank 7 years ago though (low-tech 29 gallon):
It's right in front, below the monti. Here's the current version of the tank:
