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[Dfrashid]

If anybody knows what this is growing next to my coral, please let me know. Any information would be highly appreciated. Sorry in advance for the sorry pictures. My phone is not that great.

 

[derek_SR]

What are you referring to exactly? I see maybe a new baby zoa in that pic, but not sure if that's what you're trying to point out!

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Need better pics

 

[ryanraff]

I second @derek_SR zoa looks like it could be pink zipper, unsure if thats what you're referring to

 

[Darkxerox]

Looks like Majano anemones. Google them and see if the what you see matches them. If so, throw out the frag if that's the only place you see them.

 

[ashburn2k]

+1 Majano

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Majano

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

The elusive majanoburst anemone

 

[Dfrashid]

 

[Dfrashid]

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The elusive majanoburst anemone

s it good or bad?

 

[MichaelB]

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s it good or bad?

Definitely bad, think of them like aptasia

 

[ashburn2k]

Definitely bad, think of them like aptasia

worse than aptasia, just ask @rygh

 

[BAYMAC]

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s it good or bad?

They're horrible.

Quite often you can get them to retract into themselves by irritating them, then you can slowly lift them off the rock. I use a dental tool. If you have a bunch, this method sucks and go to injecting Kalk into them.

Back in the day before we knew better, we used to trade these pests

 

[Dfrashid]

I scraped the two off the frag they road in on hopefully it was only them two is there a certain fish/shrimp or something that eats them?

 

[Coral reefer]

Scraping is not a great idea. Out of the tank for sure if you do. Very unlikely to get the whole thing by scraping. Will likely regrow and maybe even spread.

 

[MichaelB]

I scraped the two off the frag they road in on hopefully it was only them two is there a certain fish/shrimp or something that eats them?

Not sure if something eats them , but
i would keep a close eye on that plug incase more pop up, if u can,t loose the plug and reglue the frags

 

[ashburn2k]

if anything eats it, it will also eats your corals, im more curious where you get the frag from

 

[MichaelB]

if anything eats it, it will also eats your corals, im more curious where you get the frag from

Agreed I have never seen one of those anemones in person at any shop, only pictures and videos of them. So am i'm right in assuming they are pretty rare especially compared to aptasia and bubble alage?

 

[BAYMAC]

Scraping is not a great idea. Out of the tank for sure if you do. Very unlikely to get the whole thing by scraping. Will likely regrow and maybe even spread.

Yeah, thats why I said slowly peel them off. Any frag left is a new one

 

[BAYMAC]

Agreed I have never seen one of those anemones in person at any shop, only pictures and videos of them. So am i'm right in assuming they are pretty rare especially compared to aptasia and bubble alage?

Not rare at all. More common from frags/colonies that have been in captivity, but they sure as heck come in on wild colonies as well.

They don't like cold water, they tend to release in cold. In shipments we'd see them floating, which makes it easy to get them.