SRC Member yazid Posted January 15, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted January 15, 2003 Found this thing growing at some rock. Use to be tiny but now it is slightly bigger. Use to be one green blob now more green tentacles and hairy too. It looks like one of Morgan green acros without the branches but still small. Here is a photo of it. Any ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yazid Posted January 15, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 15, 2003 Another one hitchiker. Still an inch. Is this an anemone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 Pix 1 looks like a Blastomusa. Pix 2 is a rock anemone... a pest... kill it before it spreads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tanzy Posted January 15, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted January 15, 2003 The first one could be some sort of soft coral The second is the spawn of satan! Kill it!!! Anemonia majano. Quote Warning: Heavy handed moderator in operation. Threads and post are liable to be deleted or moved without prior notification. Moderator's prerogative will be enforced. Any grievances or complains should be addressed to The Administrator. http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/uploads/post-36-1073276974.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member anakjoh Posted January 15, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted January 15, 2003 wahh...pest also can be attractive .... just like some dangerous female! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TTBoy Posted January 15, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted January 15, 2003 Why is the rock anemonia a pest? What does it do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tanzy Posted January 15, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted January 15, 2003 It grows superfast, indestructible and stings anything it comes into contact with. Quote Warning: Heavy handed moderator in operation. Threads and post are liable to be deleted or moved without prior notification. Moderator's prerogative will be enforced. Any grievances or complains should be addressed to The Administrator. http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/uploads/post-36-1073276974.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TTBoy Posted January 15, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted January 15, 2003 damn. i got a few stuck to my LR. how do i pull it out? By force? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tanzy Posted January 15, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted January 15, 2003 You can try nuking them with kalk paste. Quote Warning: Heavy handed moderator in operation. Threads and post are liable to be deleted or moved without prior notification. Moderator's prerogative will be enforced. Any grievances or complains should be addressed to The Administrator. http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/uploads/post-36-1073276974.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yazid Posted January 16, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 16, 2003 Pix 1 looks like a Blastomusa. Pix 2 is a rock anemone... a pest... kill it before it spreads. Isn't rock anemone aka Aiptasia? This one looks different. The tentacles is rounder and greenish in color. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 No they are not the same thing. Having either of or both is a nightmare to some aquarist. If you have a soft corals tank then it does not really matters. You can leave them alone althought they will slowly colonised the whole tank and be your main show pieces. But they are bad news for sps and certain hard corals as the can sting and kill them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yazid Posted January 16, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 16, 2003 You guys are right it is a pest. Here a picture how it spreads. Anemonia Majano http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/tank.html And it will sting all corals. Beautiful and deadly. Luckily I post this up. Now not only I got problem with Aiptasia now a new one pops out. After this I going to set up a group call the "The Reef Pest Buster" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yazid Posted January 16, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 16, 2003 Blastomussa is a fairly rare species. Well I guess I got a good hitchhiker. Hope it spreads and cover the whole rock. It can also be frag for propagation. Check this out. http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/b...blastomussa.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TTBoy Posted January 16, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted January 16, 2003 OK. Where can i get the nuke paste? Any LFS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 TTboy, Kalk paste is just simply kalkwasser powder mixed with a little water... so it's pasty. Just suck it up with a syringe.. and inject right into the open mouth of any pest anemone, majano or aiptasia. Just don't overdo it and make sure the kalk paste doesn't get into any other coral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TTBoy Posted January 16, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted January 16, 2003 OK. Will try it out tonite. Tried pulling them out but they really stick hard to the rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member anakjoh Posted January 16, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted January 16, 2003 What if I cut it off at its base? Will that kill it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 If you cut it into two... the stump left behind will grow into a new one. Leave both parts inside and you will have two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TTBoy Posted January 16, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted January 16, 2003 bastards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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