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jrhein
Sun, 25th Jul 2004, 11:42 AM
I have no idea what that is. But it sure does look cool. :D
BA
Sun, 25th Jul 2004, 12:07 PM
how big is he???if he's REALLY small, it's prob a species of majano anemones...in that case a pest like aiptasia
BA
Sun, 25th Jul 2004, 12:21 PM
ya it might be a majano...
AlienAnchovies
Sun, 25th Jul 2004, 02:29 PM
majano or not youve got admit its a pretty cool looking anemone
BA
Sun, 25th Jul 2004, 03:01 PM
ya
OrionN
Mon, 26th Jul 2004, 12:50 AM
That is a Thalassianthus aster. According to Fossa & Nilsen in MCRA vol II, it "...does not have much stinging power..." but "...can multiply so rapidly that it can overgrow large areas in the reef aquarium and really become a plague."
FWIW, I have never have one in my tank.
Minh
MikeP
Mon, 26th Jul 2004, 07:51 AM
Minh is correct. I have three in a tank with my spearer mantis. I originally misidentified them as Lebrunia danae species. I started with one and now have three after 6 months - they split pretty fast.