ID my anemone?

[sistergolden]

These do not have the characteristics of aiptasia sp., they will retract when messed with and my peppermint shrimp aren't eating them. They don't seem to be actively multiplying, though there are several that came on my live rock. I don't mind having them, but have heard that pest anemones can be impossible to deal with.

We have 7, the smallest of which is about 1 cm diameter, largest about 4 cm diameter. They are brownish-maroon with a flat disc in the center and bubbly tips. Anyone know what this is?? If it's a good guy, what should I feed it?

 

[Dubge]

mojanos maybe? If so they are not good guys

Ray

 

[hdtran]

Do a search for curlicue anemone. There may be some variant spellings on curlicue.

Just let the thing eat whatever's in the tank (e.g. leftover shrimp bits, etc.) They might even catch a wandering bristleworm or amphipod!

How about a castle-less picture now? 8)

 

[Len]

I'm with Ray. Looks like an A.majonos and these are considered pests that will spread and sting. Since you only have seven or so, you can eradicate them by injecting them with hot kalkwasser paste or various reef-safe chemicals (CaOH or NaOH). Kalkwasser will be the easiest to acquire and safest (for the user) to use. I hear that products such as Stop Aptasia and Joe's Juice works for A.majonos as well.

 

[Dubge]

http://groups.msn.com/DubgesPics/junk.m ... PhotoID=77

not the best looking pic but that is because I can't take pics.....it is a pretty good cam too

Ray

 

[Anonymous]

I assume they came in on live rock. The fact that you have 7 of them is suspect and would lead me to believe Mojano's also. The photo you supplied, is the color actually a little lighter? Perhaps they vary. But I had about the same thing, slightly lighter. My LFS in their infinite wisdom called them, "little brown anemonies".