Too Many Anemones

[mk98mod4]

I have a 150 gal reef tank and have had an anemone explosion. I have two large rose bubble tip anemones and about 30-40 small ones that keep splitting. Normally this wouldn't bother me too much, but they are beginning to interfere with my other tank inhabitants.
What can I do to keep them in check?

 

[juniorrocketdad]

Sell them, I'm having a similar problem to a smaller extent

 

[Jeff4777]

That's over 1000 dollars worth of RBTA's priced cheaply

 

[john37]

Would love to see pictures

 

[darmar7812]

Wow sounds like a dream problem! I'd love to see how that looks of you have the time

 

[azjohnny]

Would love to see pictures

Me too, I wished my RBTAs would get out of control like my Kenya Trees

 

[mk98mod4]

I don't have anywhere to sell them to. The only local fish store closed down a year ago. There is a Petco, but I don't think that they would take them.

Trying to figure out the picture thing so that I can post a few.

 

[crocogator106]

I don't have anywhere to sell them to. The only local fish store closed down a year ago. There is a Petco, but I don't think that they would take them.

Trying to figure out the picture thing so that I can post a few.

Sell them on the forum. Heck I might be interested in buying one!

 

[Dave0331]

Or sell them on Craigslist. I bet they would be gone within 2 weeks if not less

 

[mk98mod4]

These are my two large ones surrounded by a lot of the smaller ones.

This is the other side of the tank where the other colony has gathered.

This is my whole tank just after I set it up about 2 years ago.

This is it today.

 

[pfan151]

Aside from the big ones, those look more like pest anemones to me.

 

[Dave0331]

Is that aptasia? It would explain the taking over of the tank.sadly those are not good at all. Get some peppermint shrimp in there.

 

[ponokareefer]

I had a similar problem before. Sold a few but ended up having to flush a lot and won't get BTA's again.

 

[mk98mod4]

Is that aptasia? It would explain the taking over of the tank.sadly those are not good at all. Get some peppermint shrimp in there.

They aren't aptasia. I had a few of those and got rid of them pretty quickly with some peppermint shrimp. I still have the shrimp in the tank and they leave those anemones alone. My anemone has split 3 times so far and I have seen it spawn also. I've had this anemone since my first tank 5 years ago. I had it in a 29 gal nano cube. I moved it into the larger tank about 2 years ago.

 

[pfan151]

They aren't aptasia. I had a few of those and got rid of them pretty quickly with some peppermint shrimp. I still have the shrimp in the tank and they leave those anemones alone. My anemone has split 3 times so far and I have seen it spawn also. I've had this anemone since my first tank 5 years ago. I had it in a 29 gal nano cube. I moved it into the larger tank about 2 years ago.

They aren't aiptasia but they aren't bubble tips either. They are a pest anemone. I'm sure someone will ID them for you soon.

 

[ClownReef®]

Some type of Condy? Not BTA's..

 

[nemguy]

Anemonia manjano they seem to be manjano anemones not good at all to have them in the tank


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[mk98mod4]

Anemonia manjano they seem to be manjano anemones not good at all to have them in the tank


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Thanks. I've spent the day cleaning them out.

 

[nemguy]

No problum


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[Dave0331]

And there you thought they were worth $$$$$ lol. I would be so mad hahahah