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JOEL · #1 01-08-2007, 11:28 PM

The first picture seams to have started to spread after 2 years. I have 3 babys in different areas.I thought that it may be a sun anemone but not sure.

The second picture is spreading and if you touch it they all retract

The third picture sorry for the bad picture but if you look at the end of the right branches you can see a web . It appears that they set a web to catch food and bring it back and feed.

thanks for the help everyone

Der_Iron_Chef · #2 01-08-2007, 11:32 PM

Hey--I answered this in RC, too! Doesn't the "pest anemone" look like a blastomussa to anyone else? Or is it just me? I never wear my glasses at the computer, so....

Also, contrary to public opinion on RC, the "hyrdroids" look like yellow polyps to me.

G1GY · #3 01-08-2007, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

Hey--I answered this in RC, too! Doesn't the "pest anemone" look like a blastomussa to anyone else? Or is it just me? I never wear my glasses at the computer, so....

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Pest anenome

blastomussa

JOEL · #4 01-08-2007, 11:33 PM

sorry for the other post pictures are not in right order

The second picture seams to have started to spread after 2 years. I have 3 babys in different areas.I thought that it may be a sun anemone but not sure.

The third picture is spreading and if you touch it they all retract

The first picture sorry for the bad picture but if you look at the end of the right branches you can see a web . It appears that they set a web to catch food and bring it back and feed.

thanks for the help everyone

JOEL · #5 01-08-2007, 11:39 PM

sorry but the pictures are not in the right order on the post above

The second picture seams to have started to spread after 2 years. I have 3 babys in different areas.I thought that it may be a sun anemone but not sure.

The third picture is spreading and if you touch it they all retract

The first picture sorry for the bad picture but if you look at the end of the right branches you can see a web . It appears that they set a web to catch food and bring it back and feed.

thanks for the help everyone

Der_Iron_Chef · #6 01-08-2007, 11:45 PM

Holy moley.

Thanks, G1GY....I knew as I typed, I was doomed to be corrected

JOEL · #7 01-08-2007, 11:54 PM

It does look like the piture of the pest anemone. I thought I was doing good but I better get rid if it.Thanks g1gy

vanreefer · #8 01-09-2007, 12:43 AM

Get rid of the hydroids as soon as you can they will take over... I think many of us have had huge problems with these I know at least sumpfinfishe and I have torn down our entire tanks in an attempt to get rid of them... and I still have 2-3 patches after chipping away at lots of rock

GET RID OF THEM!!!!

HTH
Dan

BMW Rider · #9 01-09-2007, 01:37 AM

The anemone looks like one I have, its NOT A PEST, its actually really cool, slow growing and doesn't move around like many anemones. Hasn't multiplied either. Don't be too hasty to kill it. I forget the name, but they are actually fairly uncommon. I'll see if I can come up wioth a proper ID for you.

BMW Rider · #10 01-09-2007, 01:58 AM

If it is the same as what I have, it is a Phymanthus sp. anemone.