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knickle22
07-18-2012, 06:22 PM
Just wanted to know what this is growing off my rock.

MKLKT
07-18-2012, 06:26 PM
Mojano pest anemone I think.

FishyFishy!
07-18-2012, 07:40 PM
Yup looks like you got a Majano. Remove it if possible.

gregzz4
07-18-2012, 07:42 PM
From here, it looks like a Bubble Tip Anemone ( BTA ) possibly a rose bta ( RBTA )

Anyone on a monitor agree with me ?
I think the iphone users can't see enough of it ...

gobytron
07-18-2012, 07:46 PM
That's not a Mojano.
it looks more like a small bubble tip or rock anemone.

FragIt Dan
07-18-2012, 07:59 PM
From here, it looks like a Bubble Tip Anemone ( BTA ) possibly a rose bta ( RBTA )

Anyone on a monitor agree with me ?
I think the iphone users can't see enough of it ...

+1, I'll take it off you if you don't want it :) The Mojano and Aiptasia I have seen have more pointed tips.

FishyFishy!
07-18-2012, 07:59 PM
Could you get a closer pic?

The structure to me looks like a majano, not a bubble tip, but I could be wrong. There is quite a lot of different Majano's out there.

This one for instance looks pretty similar to his.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c38/bilmaga/majano__2_.jpg

The only thing that looks like a Bubble tip as the actual tips. The nipple looking thing at the ends looks Bubble-Tip esque

gregzz4
07-18-2012, 09:08 PM
I may have to go with FishyFishy! on this one as the center is so open

Maybe you'll just have to see if it spreads or splits before you can decide what it is ...

knickle22
07-18-2012, 09:54 PM
ya i never heard of majano until now, i looked up alot of pics and most seam to has open centers which this definitely has, so ill take it safe and destroy the little bigger

FishyFishy!
07-18-2012, 09:57 PM
Some forms of Majano's are actually not too bad. They don't spread fast, and some look good.

The rule of thumb with Majano's is the uglier they are, the worse they are. The ugly ones spread really fast. I've had a couple bright green ones that only multiplied once a year or so.

The open center is what brings me to beleive it's not a bubble tip.

Nano
07-18-2012, 11:00 PM
thats majano (SP) :P
I have seen quite a few of them at a certain LFS I won't mention :) although its still my favorite store!