is this a pest anemone???

[chiefrokka]

the red circles are zoos I think, the blue circles are Tulip Anemone's which from what I've read aren't pests and dont harm others...
but what is the yellow circle? someone said Majano Anemone but i can't find a similar pic online at all. It has a long thick stem and i've seen the stem get really fat from a new one that was just growing i think (or it was closed at the time)

 

[fishaholic911]

I think the blue circles are pest majano. I had they same ones and they grew like weeds it took me awhile but I got rid of them . The red circle ones are fine and yes they are zoos and the yellow circles do not look to be your friend ethier but not sure

 

[Avi]

The ones circles in yellow an blue are...you can see that the zoanthids in their immediate vicinity are reluctant to open. Get those anemones out of your reef...that's best.

 

[Swanwillow]

yes, the blue circled ones are considered tulip anemones... they are a type of 'jano anemone, but since they are SO purty, people keep them. if you can get them off of that rock, and isolate them on a rock at the top of your reef, you'd be fine.

the others, I'd get rid of

 

[Marefish]

Ship them to me i'll take them

 

[chiefrokka]

ya, the tulip anemone's are starting to grow pretty quick and all around different rocks... I'm going to try and get rid of both of those. I've read that using a syringe with boiling water will kill them sometimes...

thanks for the comments everyone
surgery anyone?

 

[mystikdragon7]

It also looks like they are growing in right next to your Xenia to. Get that out of there or you Xenia will definetly die.

 

[szwab]

pest is up to you if you like em, keep them. they will sting other sessile corals/etc. but so do some zoanthids. they do tend to spread some so be aware of that.