Coral ID - Pics Included

[mnestroy]

I found these guys all bunched up on a rock a few months ago, and I just let them do their own thing.

Since then I've seen them grow a bit but not much.

To me the look like cross between a baby rose bubble tip and a long tip anemone. Only one of them had moved off the rock and somehow ened up inside an empty snail shell (see pic). Over all I'd say thers 8-10 of of them. They do retract when touched, and look like they have a mouth.

I do have a LTA and a 2 penny size RBTA in my tank (the RBTA won't thrive, but the LTA is doing great)

Any thoughts?

 

[jon luciani]

looks like xenia to me

 

[Mr. Thingdoer]

It looks like Xeniidae Cespitularia. I tried to get rid of all of mine, but some just popped up on a rock recently.

 

[Hens4Fish]

I think the thing you are wondering about is a mojano anemone. Not sure, but if it is, they are not good. If they are, you can get them to detach from the rock by peeling them off. I had them, and they became pretty invasive.

 

[Caragol]

Yeah, that looks like majano to me too.

 

[reeferoo]

x2 mojano
careful- those things can spread like wildfire- beware cutting them up trying to remove them as that will aid the spreading

 

[pseudo joe]

It's a mojano. Kill quickly and carefully or they will spread.

 

[mystery_reef]

def. majanos.....duh on the other stuff in the pics
i had the green variety of majanos and a ton too.
a syringe and red vinegar worked well for me or the famous kalk paste. good luck. id get em asap.

 

[cet98]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15098791#post15098791 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pseudo joe
It's a mojano. Kill quickly and carefully or they will spread.

+1....do something now before it's too late

 

[madadi]

i used a little needle syringe and vinegar and they just melt. they die completely. don't do too many at once cuz the vinegar can lower pH and cause an bacterial bloom.

 

[mnestroy]

Thanks guys, i'll get hunting

 

[jon luciani]

i have an extra poker if you need it just dont do drugs with it