Help me I'd this anemone!

[Bassjbl]

I know I'm biased because I want this to be a bta, but all that are saying majano how could this be almost 3" across?

 

[ca1ore]

Well, I've had majano problems in my tanks a few times, and they always looked the same: small (Max 3/4") and a mud brown color. This one doesn't look like them. Doesn't mean it's not an invasive species though. Majanos also proliferate at a prodigious pace, so if it's still just one that's indirect evidence that it ain't the majano that I'm familiar with.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

So would you say this is a...?

I already said it was a Majano. I also said that the way to be sure is by the white lines radiating out from the mouth towards the outer rim of the anemone which are usually 4-5 of them and they're usually about half an inch give or take long. Yours clearly does not have the white lines.

 

[NekoTwilight]

I know I'm biased because I want this to be a bta, but all that are saying majano how could this be almost 3" across?

Majanos are a wide variety of species. Larger sizes are not unheard of.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

There is a thread somewhere around RC that talks about many LFS selling Majanos as BTA's back a few years. It was pretty sad actually. The Majanos had me fooled when I got back in the hobby about a year ago. There weren't many around when I was in the hobby about 10 years ago. Aiptasia were but never did I come across any Majanos. Not sure why, Heck we don't see them much around here now either. It depends on where the LR was collected I guess.

But one thing I do know is your anemone IS a Majano! If it doesn't reproduce too quickly you will be fine keeping it, but once they start they will overtake your tank pretty fast.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

I moved this so some of our resident nem folks can have a look.

 

[Bassjbl]

Thanks

 

[DanDashO]

Just because it hasn't moved doesn't mean it's a Mojano. Mojanos can and do move also. I'm leaning towards BTA, but it is certainly not a Mojano. Mojano certainly no not get to be 3" across.

 

[DanDashO]

Also, I've had BTAs that do not have any white lines radiating from the mouth.

 

[garygb]

Based on that pic and that it's 3 inches across, I would lean toward BTA. I have BTAs that don't have the white radiating lines. I say leave it alone for now. If it begins to multiply, you can intervene at that time.

 

[OrionN]

If this guy is 3 inches in diameter, he is a BTA

 

[Reef enthusiasm]

He hasn't answered, please stop following my post

He answered earlier on in the thread.