MrsK Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I picked up a rock from my lfs today and was shocked to find a small hitchhiker in the form of an anemone which i think is a bta... Hard to tell from the picture. The foot is a dark red and the tentacles look teal and purple. Right now, I'm trying to dislodge it from the rock. I was just wanting to add some more rubble to my fuge Should I take it back? I don't know if my tank is stable enough to handle an anemone. Quote Link to comment
anizato Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 take it back! because if it ends up dying your tank will become more unstable because this thing takes time to die... unless you want to wait for it to fully decompose (another cycle) Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Need a better photo. Not sure what I am looking at. It could be a majano anenome. They come in different colors... people consider them a pest but they are quiet beautiful and never got out of hand when I had them. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
MrsK Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Another pic I can't get a better one right now. Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 amemonia gracilis ??? Basically guessing but maybe you can ID it. Quote Link to comment
MrsK Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 It has more tentacles than the ones I've seen on google. What do you think @Tamberav? Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Yeah, it could be! Is it hiding its foot? bubble tips like to stick their foot in holes/hidey places. Did the rock come out of a display type tank? Cool hitchiker whatever it is. How long has your tank been set up? I have found bubble tips to be quiet hardy but others haven't been so lucky. Quote Link to comment
Sjadet Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I don’t understand why people say it’s a pest. Majano are just like other anemone, so if you think it’s cool then keep it. I’m sure people would hate bubble tips just as much if they spread as quickly as Apitasia. 2 Quote Link to comment
Cintax Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 If Aiptasia was at least nice to look at and didn't sting everything... My BTAs keep the Aiptasia at bay on their rocks but my tank is infested. It's basically an anemone species tank with a few gorgs, sun corals, etc. Most people think BTAs need perfect water, my tank water is anything but and I have twenty five of them thriving. They are pretty hardy in my experience. I haven't tested anything but salinity in years but I bet my phosphates and nitrates aren't anywhere near 'optimal'. It might do just fine in your tank, I'd see how it goes. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
MrsK Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 8 hours ago, Tamberav said: Yeah, it could be! Is it hiding its foot? bubble tips like to stick their foot in holes/hidey places. Did the rock come out of a display type tank? Cool hitchiker whatever it is. How long has your tank been set up? I have found bubble tips to be quiet hardy but others haven't been so lucky. It looks like it's trying to find a good place to hide it's foot. The rock was in a display tank, but with pretty basic lighting. My tank has been running since November, but it was established for a couple years before I got it. I recently transferred everything to a 40g and my corals and inverts died. I still have not found a cause for the crash and have spoken to quite a few people. At this point, I think I'll just see how it goes, it's a pretty good looking specimen, even if it ends up being a majano Hopefully he behaves himself. 1 Quote Link to comment
Figster Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I actually like majano anemones, I have them in my tank because I put them in there, everything needs a home right? word of advise though, they don’t replicate super fast but fast enough and they can hurt your corals, so you will need to do some population control once in a while. Also they do not stay in one place for very long, they tend to move around, even on sand or float around too. 1 Quote Link to comment
Sjadet Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 8 hours ago, Cintax said: If Aiptasia was at least nice to look at and didn't sting everything... My BTAs keep the Aiptasia at bay on their rocks but my tank is infested. It's basically an anemone species tank with a few gorgs, sun corals, etc. Most people think BTAs need perfect water, my tank water is anything but and I have twenty five of them thriving. They are pretty hardy in my experience. I haven't tested anything but salinity in years but I bet my phosphates and nitrates aren't anywhere near 'optimal'. It might do just fine in your tank, I'd see how it goes. Aiptasia looks decent when they start covering up the rocks. People just kill them too quickly, they are not allowed to color up after living in low light, shit conditions for so long. I had some in a small shrimp tank and they turned wine red, almost like bta. Looked nice. 1 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 A tank full of all different colored Majano's and like 30 clownfish siblings would be cool. The fact its trying to hide its foot makes me think bubbletip though. Plus that rock came out of a display tank and not a live rock vat/bin which would probably more likely have "pests" than display animals. 2 Quote Link to comment
Cintax Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sjadet said: Aiptasia looks decent when they start covering up the rocks. People just kill them too quickly, they are not allowed to color up after living in low light, shit conditions for so long. I had some in a small shrimp tank and they turned wine red, almost like bta. Looked nice. How did you get them to colour up? Quote Link to comment
MrsK Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 It may have found it's happy place 1 Quote Link to comment
Figster Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 All my majano’s usually hide their foot, it depends on the lighting their in to tell the truth. Mine are all over the place, but the best colored ones are in a little bit of shade, they have the greenest color, but I have some that are right in front of the light and they look like their plastered to the rock ?, I have others that are in complete shade and try to stand like an inch high. 2 Quote Link to comment
Sjadet Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 On 3/6/2018 at 11:02 PM, Cintax said: How did you get them to colour up? I just kept them in a small tank under my old LEDs. They were brown at first but got their deep red appearance back after 2 months-ish. Quote Link to comment
Cintax Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Sjadet said: I just kept them in a small tank under my old LEDs. They were brown at first but got their deep red appearance back after 2 months-ish. So random. Mine are semi-transparent brown. Quote Link to comment
Kingprawn Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I think I have a baby one in my tank. Thought it was a tiny zoa (mine have green frills just like this little dude) but now... Quote Link to comment
Tired Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Can't tell from that picture. You're better off taking a better lit, better focused pic, and making your own ID thread. Quote Link to comment
Saltygal2.0 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Im looking for a Majano anemone cheap. I dont have no coral. Only live rocks. Quote Link to comment
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