Is this an Aiptasia Anemone? ID Help

[ebony1]

Looking for a little ID help here.

I had a green bubble tip anemone that was lost in a turbo jet one night. About three weeks later I noticed what I thought was a baby anenome. Being a newbie I thought the anenome was an offshoot from the one that died and I began feeding it and it grew (picture attached). Now there are probably 30 (you can see a smaller one above the main 'anemome' in the picture). While at my lfs recently I asked their opinion and they were confident the 'anemone was an Aiptasia Anemone. I've searched online but the pictures I've seen don't have the same resemblance.

Any thoughts? Is this an Aiptasia Anemone? If yes, it looks like I'm in trouble.

Thanks in advance,

 

[ladyonyx]

It certainly doesn't look like aiptasia. But the rapid growth sounds like it. I'd say no

 

[jmadison]

Mojano anemone, equally as invasive...

 

[dudley moray]

that looks like a bubble tip to me mojanos look like aiptasia with a more club shaped tentacle ,it could also be a mushroom of some sort

 

[dudley moray]

it is definitely not aiptasia and that thing above it is a zoo polyp

 

[shovel]

i almost said manjo then those bubble tips and the thickness of them tentcles gotta say anemone

 

[ebony1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14944735#post14944735 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dudley moray
it is definitely not aiptasia and that thing above it is a zoo polyp

Thanks for the input. I don't know if this is helpful, but the larger anemone looked identical to the smaller 'thing' in the picture when I started first feeding it. So I'm pretty sure they're the same species.

 

[NCSUsalt]

it is a majano with a smaller majano above it.

 

[gemmasicolo]

I say Majano also. Luckly my peppermint shrimp ate all of mine along with my aiptasia, never saw anotherone again! But that doesn't work with everyone.

 

[Kreator]

The dreaded Majano, those multiple faster than Aiptasia. Get some peppermint shrimp or a Copperband butterfly fish. I haven't seen an Aiptasia in over 2 years...

 

[ebony1]

Well, it sounds like consensus is the Majano Anemone. Darn. I've included a couple more pictures as a desperate attempt that someone will disagree. I have a peppermint shrimp but he doesn't seem to touch them. Time to start researching, but any input is much appreciated.

Thanks

Here's a picture of the larger 'Majano' I've been feeding. You can see a smaller one above him.

Here's a pic of a younger 'Majano'. The larger one looked exactly like this one when it was smaller.