id please

[12many]

this is my fist post. and i hope images arent too big

and i got his established 5 year reef tank with all the goodies for cheap.
i need help to id some coral inhabitants

fist two me thinks are pests
but look to nice and too flat to be majanos.

this next one is either a xenia hand or anthias hand but i dont
know(bottom right of image). and they are actually pink , my halide was on to keep
shutter speed low and made them look yellow. and from what ive
read anthias is hard to keep. i have over 1 sq ft of this stuff. is it
rare or special or just regular stuff

and the last one is a colony of browns polyps ,
zonathids maybe? but they are brown. . .again halide
and shutter speed make colors change

any input as to care or rareity or any info about these would be gr8

 

[dustin323]

The first one is some type of zoanthid. The second one I am not for sure on, but maybe star polyps. The last one looks to be a botton polyp. None are rare though the first zoa is nice looking. Everyhting should be easy to care for.

 

[cilyjr]

the first is most certianly a zoa its a mojano a pest anemone.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemoniafaqs.htm

 

[12many]

i thought i wasnt a zoa cuz it moved like a foot in 3 days.

 

[cilyjr]

they are not as bad as aptasia but can multiply quickly

 

[12many]

i'v read vinegar or boilng water through a needle kills them.
does that sound right. have u had to remove them? and should i slow down feeding to make sure thet cant multiply during extermination?

 

[cilyjr]

i used an insulin syringe with white vin. but i took the rock out of the tank. i would prob really hot water in tank. the vin killed them instantly

 

[FNGOOD]

i have the anemones in my tank as well, anything that would eat them?

Nice pics by the way, what type of camera did u use

 

[cilyjr]

some say copperbands, and peppermint shrimp will eat them but i have yet to see that be the case. the copperband usually ends up nipping at some polyp instead

 

[12many]

i used vinegar in tank last night and half of them just fell off rock when injcted and the rest cerawled into a crevis and lost all color.
after looking aroung i found over 10 of these.

 

[aphenes]

The first one is the majano pest anemone.
The second one is an encrusting gorgonian. Probably Briarium sp..
The third is a "Button" polyp. Probably Palythoa/ Protopalythoa sp..

 

[aphenes]

Sorry, the second one could be starburst polyps also. Pachyclavularia sp.. I'll have to take a closer look. Hard to tell with the algae on it.