capsfan July 10, 2009 July 10, 2009 I found this on one of my gsp frags. Thought it might be a mojano?
lanman July 10, 2009 July 10, 2009 (edited) I should probably just remove it. No... Not sure what it is - but have never seen a mojano that wasn't green all the time, and open most of the time. Unless it has been in the dark?? bob Edited July 10, 2009 by lanman
Ryan S July 10, 2009 July 10, 2009 I can't tell while it's closed. Can you get a pic while it's open?
zoozilla July 11, 2009 July 11, 2009 I should probably just remove it. 2% chance/uncertainty... +1, Wait for it to open and repost a pic for possible i.d
capsfan July 11, 2009 Author July 11, 2009 No... Not sure what it is - but have never seen a mojano that wasn't green all the time, and open most of the time. Unless it has been in the dark?? bob Has been slightly covered in sand on sandbed.
paul b July 11, 2009 July 11, 2009 If they look like this, they are. These are in my tank, They are very large for mojano's and I leave them there as an experiment. I even feed them. For some reason, these particular ones do not grow all over the tank like most of them do. If they decide to move from this rock, I remove them. Those small ones you see all over the place, I wire brush them with a small Dremmel brush. I have never seen them return after I do that although I know it is believed this will cause them to proliferate, I have never found that to be the case. I eliminated all of that type with that method.
capsfan July 11, 2009 Author July 11, 2009 (edited) It sort of looked like a strawberry anemone b/c it had clear tentacles and a pink base. But I thought strawberrys were coldwater. Edited July 11, 2009 by capsfan
Jon Lazar July 11, 2009 July 11, 2009 You're right on both accounts. "Strawberry anemones" is an inexact term used to describe many coldwater and warm water species. The kind we have in our reefs are just one (or more) of the warm water species. The most identifiable feature of the majano anemone is that its arms flare at the end, often described as "bulbs" or "tulips". They can also be identified by their behavior, which is normally to reproduce rapidly and sting aggressively. Jon
capsfan July 11, 2009 Author July 11, 2009 Couldn't get it all the way open. It looks like it has bulbed ends. Also, the mouth is jutting outward and it is open.
Jon Lazar July 11, 2009 July 11, 2009 Looks more like a strawberry anemone to me than a majano. Strawberry anemones are most active at night, so that would be the best time to check.
lanman July 11, 2009 July 11, 2009 Agreed - not likely a majano. Just one of the other 100 types of anemones. bob
capsfan July 11, 2009 Author July 11, 2009 I'll just make sure to keep isolated. Wouldn't want it to spread if we were wrong.
GaryL July 11, 2009 July 11, 2009 to me looks like a strawberry anemone. "Corynactis californica is a bright red colonial anthozoan similar to sea anemones and scleractinian stony corals. Unlike the Atlantic true sea anemone, Actinia fragacea, that bears the same common name, strawberry anemone, this species is a colonial animal of the order Corallimorpharia. Other common names include club-tipped anemone and strawberry corallimorpharian. The anemone is known to carpet the bottom of some areas, like Campbell River in British Columbia, and Monterey Bay in California. The strawberry anemone grows no larger than 2.5 centimeters. The anemone is always bright red with transparent to white tentacles that are bulbous at the tips. The strawberry anemone resembles sea anemones in that they lack a calcareous skeleton, but are closer related to stony corals in that they lack basilar muscles. The strawberry anemone is found in water deeper than ten feet and may not be visible in intertidal pools. When held and raised in captivity, the strawberry anemone may be fed on tiny crustaceans including brine shrimp. Aquarium hobbyists integrating Corynactis california into live coral settings provide hard stubstrates for colonial expansion, since this species kills coral and anemones when competing for resources. Like most cnidarians, the strawberry anemone can replicate both asexually (cloning) and sexually through polyp dispersion." from wiki
GaryL July 11, 2009 July 11, 2009 So a warm-water strawberry anem. pretty much..if you cooled the tank down to cold water params then i think they would grow out quite nicely
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