Strawberry Anemones?

[mpoertner]

I have what looks like a bunch of Strawberry Anemones. Are they reef safe and if not - what it the best way to get rid of them?

Cheers!
Matt

 

[kimsie]

Do you have any pics? Just because I'm curious...

I don't have any personal experience... so don't know if they're safe or not...

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Are you talking about the waratah anemone? Why would you want to get rid of them? If they are waratah..sell them there are a lot of people who would like a waratah... including me.

 

[PRESTO2345]

Me too!!! Give us a pic please....

 

[mpoertner]

I pulled these from the tank last night and put them in a jar to get a better look. Sorry for the quality, I only had the camera on my phone.

Cheers!
Matt

 

[traveller7]

Those do look similar to Corynactis species. Where might you have picked up temperate water rock/specimens?

There are a number of studies of them killing coral/anemones, but folks with cooler water reefs like them.

 

[Haddonisreef]

What gets rid of them?

 

[traveller7]

Most species are a non issue in our tanks. I have bunches in my tanks not bothering anything.

If it is a large batch of Corynactis californica, which come out of cooler waters:
http://www.biolbull.org/cgi/content/abstract/173/1/110

 

[mpoertner]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11949632#post11949632 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by traveller7
Those do look similar to Corynactis species. Where might you have picked up temperate water rock/specimens?

There are a number of studies of them killing coral/anemones, but folks with cooler water reefs like them.

I honestly haven't added anything to my tank for at least a year. I have no idea where they came from.

 

[traveller7]

Most likely they are not temperate specimens. Are they forming colonies and irritating corals? Most of mine are in breeder tanks and really don't bother much.

 

[mpoertner]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11949933#post11949933 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by traveller7
Most likely they are not temperate specimens. Are they forming colonies and irritating corals? Most of mine are in breeder tanks and really don't bother much.

Yes they are colonizing but I don't have any corals in the tank.

Long story short:

Got tired of paying the electric bill for 800 watts of metal halides so I shut them off and gave away the fish and rock. I'd been too lazy to physically tear it down so it's sat running for months with just a couple snails in it and very little light.

Now I'm thinking or running a nano tank and before I tear this one down was wondering if they were safe to put in the nano.

Sorry for the confusion...
Cheers!
Matt

 

[traveller7]

Odds are they are fine. If they are "pea" sized, they are likely live rock hitch hikers that seem to grow in low light to no light areas.

The tank in this picture is centrally lit, both ends are semi dark. While I have seen most in crevices of live rock, the right side of this tank under the filter area is now a field of Corynactis species growing right on the gravel:

 

[mpoertner]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11950654#post11950654 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by traveller7
Odds are they are fine. If they are "pea" sized, they are likely live rock hitch hikers that seem to grow in low light to no light areas.

The tank in this picture is centrally lit, both ends are semi dark. While I have seen most in crevices of live rock, the right side of this tank under the filter area is now a field of Corynactis species growing right on the gravel:

Wow, nice setup. Your guys are much much bigger. The ones I have are pretty small.

Thanks for all the info!
Matt