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Junmity
03-12-2012, 02:59 AM
I have a suspicion that i just introduced a couple manjano anenomes to my tank. Can someone please help with the ID?

Thanks!
Nano
03-12-2012, 03:03 AM
cant say what they are, some type of hitchhiker anemone, I wouldnt keep them personally
subman
03-12-2012, 03:03 AM
looks like the nasty buggers to me
Junmity
03-12-2012, 03:06 AM
Too Bad....

they are quite pretty but i really don't want a tank full of them.....

do they take over aggressively? is that why they are so despised?
The Grizz
03-12-2012, 03:09 AM
Looks like apitaisa to me.
MaxwellSilver
03-12-2012, 03:12 AM
pretty sure its not majano
Nano
03-12-2012, 03:12 AM
Looks like apitaisa to me.

I thought so too, but the pattern is something I havent seen yet. still wouldnt trust them though
Junmity
03-12-2012, 03:13 AM
dang!

they were sold to me at a LFS......
The Grizz
03-12-2012, 03:15 AM
dang!

they were sold to me at a LFS......

REALLY!! What the hell did they call them?
Myka
03-12-2012, 03:17 AM
Looks like one of the more unusual species of Aiptasia to me. Was it sold to you as Rock or Trumpet Anemone?
Junmity
03-12-2012, 03:18 AM
strawberry anemone....

but when i looked it up at home, didn't really match.
Myka
03-12-2012, 03:20 AM
Strawberry Anemones are temperate, you could go find them in the tide pools. :D
fishytime
03-12-2012, 03:21 AM
strawberry anemone....

but when i looked it up at home, didn't really match.

time to start shopping elsewhere:wink:
The Grizz
03-12-2012, 03:23 AM
time to start shopping elsewhere:wink:

Exactly, look at this apitasia

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/2b879c8f.jpg
Nano
03-12-2012, 03:23 AM
they dont look like strawberry nems. I'd guess your LFS didnt have a clue what it was so they slapped a price on it anyways. IMO, if you dont know what it is, you probably shouldnt buy/sell it. hope they turn out to not be to much of a pest!:sad:
Nano
03-12-2012, 03:24 AM
and I'd take that into your LFS and give them a piece of your mind.
Junmity
03-12-2012, 03:27 AM
lesson learned.....
Casey8
03-12-2012, 03:30 AM
dang!

they were sold to me at a LFS......

What is the name of that LFS who ripped you off like that ?
MaxwellSilver
03-12-2012, 03:34 AM
http://northislandexplorer.com/marinelife/cnidarians/painted_anemone.htm

does that look like this?
jagermaier
03-12-2012, 03:53 AM
You can tell just by the way they are already spreading they are bad. +1 on aptasia
Junmity
03-12-2012, 04:00 AM
The suspects have been apprehended!!

Don't want to throw the guys under the bus quite yet...

Suffice to say, I take full responsibility for buying something that i didn't research..... :redface:
Coasting
03-12-2012, 04:05 AM
But any respectable fish store should know what they are selling and have the decency to NOT sell stuff like this to its customers.

Would at least be nice to know the name of the store in question so others in the area (especially beginners like myself) can be cautious when we go into this store.
Casey8
03-12-2012, 04:11 AM
A few years back I bought a beautiful aptasia that I thought it was a baby anemone :redface:. I kept feeding it until it multiplied into a dozen just in a week. Their color was so beautiful that I felt pity for them. My hand was shaking like I got Parkinson disease or something (and my heart sunk) when I squirted and killed them with boiled water.
fishytime
03-12-2012, 04:14 AM
But any respectable fish store should know what they are selling and have the decency to NOT sell stuff like this to its customers.

Amen!
Junmity
03-12-2012, 04:23 AM
luckily they were new to the tank so they peeled off pretty easily....

thanks for the help and discussion

this forum is really great and I'm so glad i don't have to go it alone!!

thanks again folks!!!
daniella3d
03-12-2012, 01:31 PM
They are kind of cute. Maybe put them in a sump?

They are so despised because they pop all over the place and they sting corals.

Too Bad....

they are quite pretty but i really don't want a tank full of them.....

do they take over aggressively? is that why they are so despised?
Nano
03-12-2012, 01:40 PM
I wouldnt put them in the sump, what stopping them from making there way into the DT?
Myka
03-12-2012, 03:06 PM
The suspects have been apprehended!! Don't want to throw the guys under the bus quite yet...Suffice to say, I take full responsibility for buying something that i didn't research..... :redface:

I would suggest you take the piece back to the store with a receipt and tell them that you would like your money back because the anemones are Aiptasia pest anemones as identified by several of your "reef keeping friends". LFS never put much faith in "internet people". If you are kind, and polite you shouldn't have any issues getting your money back.
daniella3d
03-12-2012, 03:17 PM
It's true it's a risk as when they are tiny and float in the water they can get anywhere.

I wouldnt put them in the sump, what stopping them from making there way into the DT?