Hitchhiker ID - anemone of some sort?

[Nick_Northern]

Had a re-arrange of my rockwork and noticed a couple of colonies of these little guys, pretty sure they are anemones but don't look like aiptasia or majano. Any ideas? Are they trouble?

Thanks

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[Gweeds]

Ball anemone (pseudocorynactis). Ime reef safe, but some have reported stinging of corals. If you wanna remove them, treat as per aiptasia.

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[Nick_Northern]

Ball anemone (pseudocorynactis). Ime reef safe, but some have reported stinging of corals. If you wanna remove them, treat as per aiptasia.

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Thanks, they look quite cool so I'll leave them be for now. I have 4 pepp shrimps which reduced my aiptasia so maybe they will get a taste for these also

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[RogueGrown]

To my understanding they can be a pest because they spread quickly

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[themagicman]

FWIW I can't remember the last time I saw a thread where a tank was being overrun by ball-tipped anemones. They tend to stick to shadows IME, which is fine by me.

 

[zoe_g25]

Hello,
I am new to reefing, I just started up a 36 gallon reef in the beginning of October.
Everything is good so far. I only have live rock , sand and two chromis in there now.

I have a question about some live rock hitch hikers whom I have recently found in my tank.
This image below is one of them. I have been looking online, and I havent found anything quite like this little guy yet.
It has moved to a spot higher up on the live rock, and streches out and grts smaller. It doesnt seem to being doing any harm, all it does it wave around.
I was just curious if anyone has any ideas as to what it might be?
http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx146/zoe_g25/IMG_9194.png

Also I think I have a glass anenome, it is about half the size of a small piece of corn, and it is translucent. It appears to have a base and little curved arms that come up.
It is so hard to see in the tank that I could not take a picture of it.
It does retract when I touch it. Can they be too small to worry about, or should i do my best to remove it now?

Also two more random question :
I was thinking of converting my aqua clear 50 to a refugium with some macroalgea, is myAC 50 too small to even be one?

When can I add a clean up crew, and what would be ideal when I am ready?
I like lawnmower blennies and sand sifting gobies, but from I have read I think my tank is too small?

Thanks

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Hello,
I am new to reefing, I just started up a 36 gallon reef in the beginning of October.
Everything is good so far. I only have live rock , sand and two chromis in there now.

I have a question about some live rock hitch hikers whom I have recently found in my tank.
This image below is one of them. I have been looking online, and I havent found anything quite like this little guy yet.
It has moved to a spot higher up on the live rock, and streches out and grts smaller. It doesnt seem to being doing any harm, all it does it wave around.
I was just curious if anyone has any ideas as to what it might be?
http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx146/zoe_g25/IMG_9194.png

Also I think I have a glass anenome, it is about half the size of a small piece of corn, and it is translucent. It appears to have a base and little curved arms that come up.
It is so hard to see in the tank that I could not take a picture of it.
It does retract when I touch it. Can they be too small to worry about, or should i do my best to remove it now?

Also two more random question :
I was thinking of converting my aqua clear 50 to a refugium with some macroalgea, is myAC 50 too small to even be one?

When can I add a clean up crew, and what would be ideal when I am ready?
I like lawnmower blennies and sand sifting gobies, but from I have read I think my tank is too small?

Thanks

You really should start your own thread.

What you have pictured is a digitate hydroid.

 

[jlmawp]

With ball anemones, take a close look at your nooks and crannies at night. Chances are you have a few more in there.

 

[Nick_Northern]

With ball anemones, take a close look at your nooks and crannies at night. Chances are you have a few more in there.

Agreed, they spawn and spread readily in my tank, always finding new ones on the sandbed or in the crevices between the rocks and the sand. I had to rescue a trochus from one the other day

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