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Old 10/05/2006, 12:12 PM
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Question Anemone Majano?

Is this the dreaded Majano? I got it from a fresh shipment of LR. The more mature specimen appears to be clear for the most part with white ball tips. Also, they appear to have mouths like discosoma or mushies in general. The pics don't show that and the mouths are the same color as the tips.



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Old 10/05/2006, 12:14 PM
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Looks more like corynactis or pseudocorynactis(both good). Definately not a mojano or aiptasia.
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Old 10/05/2006, 12:22 PM
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Originally posted by Anemonebuff
Looks more like corynactis or pseudocorynactis(both good). Definately not a mojano or aiptasia.
Looks more like Pseudocorynactis and it's 50/50. Some people experience "wonderful" growth rates and consider them pests. While others willingly buy them and enjoy their unique look and colors.
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Old 10/05/2006, 12:31 PM
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Mine only come out at night. They do not appear to bother anything in my tank. I do agree that they look more like pseudocorynactis. They are in the corallmorphia family just like discosoma and shrooms.
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Old 10/05/2006, 12:37 PM
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LOL, three and a half years that rock was in my tank and I never once noticed those guys...
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Old 10/05/2006, 12:42 PM
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Another specimen gone unnoticed from your rock... hmmm

I was searching for pods when I noticed the pair. Seems my pods have retreated to the back chambers of the tank... May need to reconfigure the tank for a refuge... what a pain...

It looks more like the corynactis (thanks E. Borneman for your coral book), yet without the stalk. The pics of the pseudo have much more color than mine.
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Old 10/05/2006, 12:56 PM
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They have also been called mushroom anemones. I've got some huge ones in my percula tank.

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Old 10/13/2006, 03:23 PM
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Kewl,

I got one in my overflow. I guess I can pull him out and put him in the display then.
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Old 10/13/2006, 03:27 PM
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How big do they get? I have one in my display.
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Old 10/13/2006, 03:47 PM
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Mine are miniscule.. one is less than 1/4 inch. The other was nearly an inch, but hes shrank a little bit after getting my Mg up.. probably unrelated though...
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Old 10/13/2006, 03:48 PM
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kill them.
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Old 10/13/2006, 05:25 PM
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PatrickJ, it's not Majano...

I would like to invite you to refrain from posting in posts for which you have nothing constructive to contribute.

http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/corynactisviridis.htm

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Old 10/13/2006, 06:25 PM
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I have some that are a little over an inch across.
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Old 10/13/2006, 06:41 PM
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it is very constructive comment if they have a similar aspects of majano...IMO if anything reproduces at a fast rate, I would kill them as a means of keeping their population down. so yes, in my 2 cents, it was a constructive comment.
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Old 10/13/2006, 06:47 PM
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Now that was constructive.... : P They are growing no faster, if not less as fast, as my discosoma and mushie.. I was just checking that they weren't majano, which I would banish immediately...

Something unexpected and rare, not that's the sort of thing I want in my tank...

For now, it's two discrete organisms and the aren't within 4" of anything else (newer startup) so I'm not worried...
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Old 10/13/2006, 06:58 PM
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I have no hold backs on killing anemone or strange things that pop up in reef tanks. I dont take the risk.

I have right now, a tulip anemone infestation (you might see them on eBay) and I am really [profanity] off at any small anemone in my tank.

I do not hesistate to kill them. I just think of it as adding a little calcium to the tank when I kalkwasser them.
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Old 10/16/2006, 12:58 PM
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Well, right now there are only two and they are in benign locations. I'll keep a close watch on them for trouble. I have a nano, so nothing really gets by me. :P
 


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