IamJoHo Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Just set up my new Evo 13.5 and picked up some live rock. Any idea what these are. I believe the one in the middle is Majano but what about the others? Quote Link to comment
Joevember Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Looks like it. Remove them outside the tank before they reach plague proportions. Not sure what you mean by others. It also looks like you have bubble algae. Quote Link to comment
IamJoHo Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, Joevember said: Looks like it. Remove them outside the tank before they reach plague proportions. Not sure what you mean by others. It also looks like you have bubble algae. Sorry. The greenish brown at the top of the pictures. Didn’t think they were the same as the Majano in the middle of the second picture. Sorry could have specified better. Quote Link to comment
Joevember Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Oh, yeah. Those are palythoas, they are a coral. Similar to zoanthids. They do grow quickly, so keep an eye out to make sure they don't take over. 1 Quote Link to comment
IamJoHo Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Joevember said: Oh, yeah. Those are palythoas, they are a coral. Similar to zoanthids. They do grow quickly, so keep an eye out to make sure they don't take over. Okay that’s what I thought. Was just having trouble finding a photo. Thanks a ton. Quote Link to comment
IamJoHo Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 Any idea if these are of the variety that are toxic? Quote Link to comment
Joevember Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 26 minutes ago, IamJoHo said: Any idea if these are of the variety that are toxic? They probably are, most palys have palytoxins. Play it safe and assume that they are the toxic kind, and take all precautions for it. 2 Quote Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 FWIW, I've killed hundreds of crap palys like those and never suffered from it. I hit em with aptasia x. It takes a few treatments, but the die out eventually. The other one is an aptasia. Same treatment, but once should suffice. Just turn off your pumps, feed em their last meal, and leave the pumps off for about 10 minutes. Turn everything back on, and enjoy the sweet satisfaction of victory. Those brown green palys are nothing but a pest, just like aptasia. Quote Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Also, pull off that bubble algae to the left of the aptasia WITHOUT POPPING IT. Otherwise, you'll be regretting it in the near future. 1 Quote Link to comment
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