Majano?

[MikeDeL]

When I moved everything out of my nano I noticed what is either a majano or aptasia in the nano. It is clear, has read bulbs at the end of the tenticles, and is nocturnal. Last night I was doing some night watching in my new tank and noticed a colony or about 8 on a rock. they are nowhere in sight during the day. Should I even worry about them, since they have been in my tank for quite awhile now and I didnt even know? The places I have found these have only been where light doesnt get to it, so mostly underneath rocks. The colony I found this morning was on a part of the rock that hand rocks sitting on top of it recently.


Thanks,
Mike

[CD]

That sounds odd - the majano I've seen always seems to enjoy the light, reproducing as close to the light source as possible. Sounds like another pic op once your camera batteries are charged. ;)

W.

[MikeDeL]

Wendy, I posted a pic of it awhile back. It wasnt very clear though. the only time they come out is at night, and it is hard for me to get a focused clear shot with my red light. I will see if I can dig that old post up.

[MikeDeL]

http://www.maast.org/modules/PNphpBB2/files/img_0651.jpg
http://www.maast.org/modules/PNphpBB2/files/img_0650.jpg

Here are the pic I posted last time. I will try tomorrow for a better picture.

[MikeDeL]

Could they be the rare Venezualan Sun Burst Anemone?.......They are rare, because Im the only one I know of that has them. LOL

[CD]

LOL...dude, those pic are FUZZY! I can just make out enough to see what you are talking about though. I did some searching for info on these, as we have some in our tank also (didn't find much). You are right - TOTALLY nocturnal, and during the day, you can barely see them. I will say one thing though - they pack a powerful sting. Anything that's ever been close to them had died. I just moved stuff to where it wouldn't come in contact, as I think they are rather pretty and don't seem to multiply quickly. It DOES look like some kind of anemone though, doesn't it?

W. :)

[GaryP]

Instar was just here and we were looking at this and he said it was "the other thing." Not aiptasia or mojano.

[brewercm]

Gary,
So you've been hiding Larry.

[MikeDeL]

after doing extensive searches for "that other thing", I have drawn a blank. LOL They look kinda neat, but should I worry? Should I even bother trying to get rid of them since they have already been in my tanks for atleast a year without me even knowing?

[CD]

after doing extensive searches for "that other thing", I have drawn a blank


Same thing happened to me...it's got to be some type of anemone or...? :unsure



but should I worry?


I wouldn't worry too much - as I mentioned, I've been keeping a close eye on the ones we have to make sure one doesn't spring up next to something I would be worried about it killing. We had two ( that I knew of) in the 75G, and now there's about 4-5 in the 210G. One of the "things" sprung up close to the Purple Monster recently, and I'm going to see if kalk paste kills it here in the next couple of days. I hope it does, as our little "nubbin" of PM is the only one we have. >_<

Are any of these "things" close to a coral in your tank? They don't seem to have much of a reach, but as I mentioned, they DO pack quite a sting.

W. :)

[GaryP]

Drop Larry a note. He'll let you know about them.

[::pete::]

Are you thinking of hydroids?

Mike try a search on hydroids and see if the images help to identify.

[captexas]

I don't know what they are, but I had them in my 75g. They were behind all my live rock by the back glass and were usually only noticeable at night. They look kind of cool, not sure if they are harmful to anything.