HELP - Pseudocorynactis from Fiji - what to do?

[reefallen]

HELP~ Pseudocorynactis from Fiji - what to do?

Not sure if I'm even in the right forum, so please bear with me!
Ok. Here's the link on what they look like since I'm not good at posting pictures!! LOL

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/iss...2002/invert.htm
Scroll down awhile and you will see the Pseudocorynactis from Fiji. That's what I have several of.

Several questions. It says, "This Pseudocorynactis from Fiji is beautiful but not safe with fishes and adjacent invertebrates. It is a voracious eater that has powerful nematocysts in the ball-like tentacle tips."

Does that mean I "should" get rid of them? They are cute..., but do explain why I lost a ton of mushrooms from that rock (and also a GBTA awhile back)!! LOL! What do I do, if anything.

Also, I have probably thousands of these little tiny polyps that look like those "stinging" polyps (can't remember the name). Hollback saw them in my tank. But, they were a brownish color before and now they are a noticeable fluorescent green.

Help? Thanks in advance.

 

[graveyardworm]

Can you post a picture? Most pseudocornactis seen in the hobby are tiny and prefer to live in darkness, but if you have large ones then it may be something to be wary of. There was recent thread where a member had an unidentified invert which may have been a large pseudo. I'll try to dig it up see if it looks like yours.

 

[graveyardworm]

Here's the other thread, http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1005301. It would be helpful if someone else could either confirm or provide an id for the one in the link.

 

[kiknchikn]

It is technically a corallimorph so that forum might have been more appropriate, but this one works just as well and might actually get a little more exposure =P

How big is it? I doubt it is capable of taking out a colony of mushrooms or an anemone unless some how it is wandering around the rock or has extremely long tentacles.

 

[reefallen]

kiknchikn-

There is a picture of EXACTLY what is in my tank on the link I posted. Scroll down about 1/2 way or so. It is labelled as a Pseudocorynactis from Fiji. That's what I have several of.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/iss...2002/invert.html

I first only had one on a rock of mushrooms. Now there are at least 4 or 5. They are small (about dime sized at the largest), but have tentacles with balls on the ends of them.

The mushrooms that are at the top of the rock are still there. However, the mushrooms from there down are all gone.

Graveyardworm,

I looked at the other link. Not like mine, but similar. Look at the picture that is labelled as a Pseudo from Fiji. It is distinctively different. Mine is pink, green and white.

Please continue to help. I'll try to take a picture tomorrow and post. I may have to send it to someone to do it for me. I can never get the pictures to post correctly (yes, I feel like an idiot!).

Thanks again!

 

[kiknchikn]

I can post the pictures for you if you need me to. Also, Just so you know the link you posted is bad. Here is the correct link for everyone:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/invert.htm

I missed the part where you said there are several of them. Now I see how the mushrooms could have been taken out. I'm definitely not an expert, but I think it may be a "strawberry anemone" or Corynactis instead of a pseudo, just based on the size. Does it look like any of these?

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=strawberry+anemone

 

[reefallen]

AHA!!! Maybe!! I am going to spend some time tomorrow looking more thoroughly at the pictures and researching a little!!

One of the pictures on the first page looks similar to when I first noticed it growing! But, all the others... no.

Might be!!

What do you know about Strawberry Anemones??

 

[kiknchikn]

Honestly, not much at all since I've never had one. But they seem much more common than the pseudocorynactis. I was under the impression from the people I've talked to that have them that they're pretty much harmless. But if they're what's taking out your shrooms then obviously not. Most people seem to like them since they're neat looking -- maybe they just need to be kept seperate from other corals?

 

[graveyardworm]

I believe the strawberry anemones ( corynactis ) are temperate, pseudocorynactis are tropical. Hopefully I dont have it backwards.

 

[graveyardworm]

Thanks kiknchicken for fixing the link. I've read that article before, but couldnt find it.

 

[kiknchikn]

It's one of my favorite articles so I knew just where to find it lol... and yes I think you're right. I think they're off the coast of california or baja california, since the latin name for the strawberry anemone is Corynactis californica. Makes sense right? =P