Hoping this is Aptasia or Majano ?

[aviator300]

I had some extra live rock from "Gulf Live Rock" after starting my main tank and i put it in a 3 gal Picotope just to see what would grow from it.

 

I've been nursing this Anemone for about 4 months by feeding the tank and also by direct feeding with raw shrimp. I want to see how big i can grow this and i'm hoping it is either Aptasia or Majano. Thoughts? BTW. it is about an inch across.

 

[Boggers]

I would say not Majano or Aptasia, but not sure what it is.

[ndrobey]

None of the above.

[jamescstein]

Check out http://www.reefs.org/forums/topic51289.html

 

See alot of people calling it a light bulb anemone but nothing concrete.

 

Seems it is a common gulf hitch hiker. We had 5 or so in my wifes 125. They didn't survive a dual dosing of prazipro. They don't seem to spread all that much before the prazi.

[amphipod]

Just let it grow, it should be fine

[spanko]

The banding around the tentacles leads me to believe it is an aiptasia.

[Jellyingabout]

Looks like Aiptasia mutabilis to me http://actiniaria.com/aiptasia_mutabilis.php

[amphipod]

Looks like Aiptasia mutabilis to me http://actiniaria.com/aiptasia_mutabilis.php

quite possible

[spanko]

why are you hoping it is aiptasia or majano?

[amphipod]

why are you hoping it is aiptasia or majano?

because they are awsome

[Tamberav]

I have one on my gulf live rock. I left it to see what it would do.... it's been over a year and hasn't spread.

 

From what I understand, Gulf live rock doesn't have the normal Aptasia we know of that spreads at plague per-portions but instead has some of its relatives.

[amphipod]

I have one on my gulf live rock. I left it to see what it would do.... it's been over a year and hasn't spread.

 

From what I understand, Gulf live rock doesn't have the normal Aptasia we know of that spreads at plague per-portions but instead has some of its relatives.

 

our invasive friends are from the pacific usually. But as a genus aiptasia are pretty much world wide.