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Anyone can help ID the below? Started seeing a few colonies popping out of my live rocks today:

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Are they safe for my tank?

Looks like a Majano Anemone.

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Looks like a Majano Anemone.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemoniafaqs.htm

http://www.knowledgegalaxy.net/majano_anemone/majano_anemone.html

The Majano Problem - The problem the majano anemone presents is that while by itself it appears to be a rather docile creature, minding its own business, it has a disturbing tendency to divide and conquer. In other words it is extremely invasive. One can have an attractive saltwater aquarium, complete with a coral reef and a majano anemone or two, and before long, everything is covered with the anemone. So, it's little wonder that it is an undesirable creature to have. Not only undesirable, but in the view of many, very difficult to bring under control or get rid of.

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doesn't look like majano anemone. looks like goniopora. And yes, you can get free gonios from liverock.

jxlex, when the polyps close, does it retract into a hard calcerous skeleton? if no, then it rules out goniopora.

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doesn't look like majano anemone. looks like goniopora. And yes, you can get free gonios from liverock.

jxlex, when the polyps close, does it retract into a hard calcerous skeleton? if no, then it rules out goniopora.

Ya.. probably.. best way to confirm whether is it Goniopara is to count the tentacles first.. is it 24 of them on a polyps.... If yes then check what Lemon suggested...

I tried zoom out your pics this afternoon.. I counted only less than 20 tentacles.... therefore, most likely not Gonio..

Try close up pics may helps....

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doesn't look like majano anemone. looks like goniopora. And yes, you can get free gonios from liverock.

jxlex, when the polyps close, does it retract into a hard calcerous skeleton? if no, then it rules out goniopora.

Thanks for the reply. WHen i try to touch them, they retract into the hole... i dunno how to recognise if skeleton or not...

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Ya.. probably.. best way to confirm whether is it Goniopara is to count the tentacles first.. is it 24 of them on a polyps.... If yes then check what Lemon suggested...

I tried zoom out your pics this afternoon.. I counted only less than 20 tentacles.... therefore, most likely not Gonio..

Try close up pics may helps....

Cheers and Happy Reefing...

Thanks for the info bro :) They really quite small to see n count properly but i will try later today. Photo wise... sigh... my skill quite lousy... ahahaaha....

Got another way to identify?

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Thanks for the info bro :) They really quite small to see n count properly but i will try later today. Photo wise... sigh... my skill quite lousy... ahahaaha....

Got another way to identify?

Any pattern on the hole?? Ple refer to pics attached below when gonio flow bloom, half close and retracted...

In fact, you can see some tentacles pattern on the hole surfaces/skeleton.. it is 24 line as well...

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Thanks for the info bro :) They really quite small to see n count properly but i will try later today. Photo wise... sigh... my skill quite lousy... ahahaaha....

Got another way to identify?

Another pics shows how gonio skele surfaces looks....

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Another pics shows how gonio skele surfaces looks....

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Looks quite similar to this..... but because very little only so dunno if its exactly that... the magano doesn't have a skeleton? how does it looks when it's closed?

Thanks bro.

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The second pic you posted looks like gonio polyps, if they really do retract into a "hole" then it is probably a skeleton. Majano and Aiptasia don't have skeletons, they are soft corals like other anemones and sort of ball up or curl when retracted.

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Looks quite similar to this..... but because very little only so dunno if its exactly that... the magano doesn't have a skeleton? how does it looks when it's closed?

Thanks bro.

Hi, Majano Anemone can be many form as well... But they are without hard shell/skeleton....

Some pics on web...

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How they looks when close??? Below some pics captured from my tank....

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Huge specimen you still able to spot their tentacles... small one totally see nothing.... too small....

Lets check again :)

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Hi, Majano Anemone can be many form as well... But they are without hard shell/skeleton....

Some pics on web...

post-9248-12746968018014_thumb.jpgpost-9248-12746968142324_thumb.jpg

How they looks when close??? Below some pics captured from my tank....

post-9248-12746973495692_thumb.jpg

Huge specimen you still able to spot their tentacles... small one totally see nothing.... too small....

Lets check again :)

Cheers and Happy Reefing.....

Thanks bro... this is giving me a headache... ahahahaa.... nvm let me sort of my aiptisia with peppermint shrimp first... any idea where i can get some??

hahaha anyway just a few only (2-3) so tot be good to control the problem now :)

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Thanks bro... this is giving me a headache... ahahahaa.... nvm let me sort of my aiptisia with peppermint shrimp first... any idea where i can get some??

hahaha anyway just a few only (2-3) so tot be good to control the problem now :)

Try CoralFarm.. I remember saw some last week... and My colleague bought some too....

I think I saw some at Iwarna too (smaller size) last saturday.. may be call them before visit to avoid disappointment...

Cheers and Happy Reefing....

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Try CoralFarm.. I remember saw some last week... and My colleague bought some too....

I think I saw some at Iwarna too (smaller size) last saturday.. may be call them before visit to avoid disappointment...

Cheers and Happy Reefing....

CoralFarm damn far away for me leh... i stay in east so always go Iwarna. Maybe i call victor and check la... see if he has stock or not...

Thanks bro

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