Pink Tip Anemones Available

[20Gallon]

Hi,
Been a while since I posted, I have some small pink tip anemones(green tentacles w/pink tips) available, most between nickel & quarter size. They multiply fairly quickly so I need to get rid of some. I have a rock with 10-12 on it that I'd like to sell/trade if possible. I live in Liverpool(near Syracuse) Let me know if interested. Thanks.

John Newman

[acdraindrps]

Are they tulip anemones?

[20Gallon]

Yes that's what they look like!

[nwrogers]

John:

What you are describing sounds to me like Majano anemones. They are things most people don't want in there tank. They are like Aiptasia…

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-05/bp/index.php

[fat-tony]

They are like aiptasia, but not as quick spreading. Some people do in fact like them in their tank, so best of luck with the sale.

[KurtsReef]

Originally posted by nwrogers
John:

What you are describing sounds to me like Majano anemones. They are things most people don't want in there tank. They are like Aiptasia…

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-05/bp/index.php

If they are the Majano type anemone, I made what I consider now to be a mistake in allowing a couple that came in on a coral frag to live...fast forward a few years later and for the past couple of months I have siphoned out at least 400 of them and have several hundred still in the sump and possibly 50-100 left in the main tank. Once they spread enough they start to keep your corals from opening up fully and simply become a pain in the butt.

That is my experience with them.

[Gary Majchrzak]

"Tulip anemones" haven't been identified as a Majano spp. to the best of my knowledge.
As far as I know, URS member Guy was the person that introduced them to reefkeeping community at large and they're fairly easy to keep under control - not as prolific as Aiptasia for example (IMO & IME)
There are lots of threads regarding "tulips"- do a search.
Here's one such thread:


http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...=tulip+anemone

[fat-tony]

Originally posted by Gary Majchrzak
"Tulip anemones" haven't been identified as a Majano spp. to the best of my knowledge.
As far as I know, URS member Guy was the person that introduced them to reefkeeping community at large and they're fairly easy to keep under control - not as prolific as Aiptasia for example (IMO & IME)
There are lots of threads regarding "tulips"- do a search.
Here's one such thread:


http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...=tulip+anemone

thank you, i didn't want to get into that part. Everyone seems to throw them under the same umbrella

[acdraindrps]

With my experience tulip nems don't sting my corals. The reason your corals aren't opening up might be simply because your tank is overpopulated with them and they are being more of a bother than fatal to your corals, such as growing over them.

I have not heard of anything that eats them until nwrogers post about the nudis. I don't think that the ones you have in your tank are the majano sp.

What frag did they come in on and where did you get it from? I work at aquatech and one of the tanks is teaming with them. Someone wanted one so bad because they were "cute." I advised against it because I told her they would overun her tank but she still wanted one and I gave her a few.

[KurtsReef]

Originally posted by KurtsReef
If they are the Majano type anemone

Just wanted to point out I said "IF" The pictured anemone in this thread has pink tips that the anemones in my tank do not have, however IF it does sting corals and does multiply rather quickly it may become a pest.

I do not have experience with the "Tulip", with the exception of the pink tips it looks much like the problem Majano's in my aquarium.

[Gary Majchrzak]

research Bicolor Pygmy Angelfish, Kurt.

[nwrogers]

I had a Bicolor Pygmy Angelfish in my tank once and it loved eating my SPS and my brain coral. I am sure there are more types of LPS it would have loved to eat but I don't have many LPS corals in the tank he was in. I know Jerry has one that is pretty well behaved but mine was not so IME it is a risk. I suppose all angels are a risk but this one more than others I have had. I personally wouldn’t recommend this fish to someone but if you like to live on the edge this guy is for you

[Gary Majchrzak]

Most importantly (in this particular case) Centropyge bicolor is known to eat Majano spp. anemones.

[nwrogers]

Yes Centropyge bicolor will eat many things in a reef tank some good and some bad. No fish that will eat these anemones is 100% reef safe. Just wanted to caution you on my experience with the bicolor that’s all, I was not trying to question the fish’s effectiveness against Majano anemones. Only you can decide if this fish is worth the risk and it may be.