View Full Version : zoa or anenome?
leveldrummer
04/20/2006, 09:21 PM
i have 2 of these hitchhikers on live rock, im trying to id it, ive been from heaven to hell, looked at zillions of pictures, i cant find anything, the closest ive found is a zoo, but the problem is, one of these things moved in my tank last night, it was on the side of the rock when i went to bed, and this morning it was on top of the rock, reattached, the spot it left had a slight webbing look to it, any help about what this can be? zoo's and polyps dont usually move like this do they?
here are some pics, please help....
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d41/violator622/salt009.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d41/violator622/salt008.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d41/violator622/salt007.jpg
leveldrummer
04/20/2006, 09:25 PM
i heard that too, looked it up, looks different, this has a disc center, like a polyp does. and mojano's are brown or green, this is maroon.
They come in all different colors I have seen green brown red. Joes juice them they spread fast.
leveldrummer
04/20/2006, 09:31 PM
http://melevsreef.com/id/majano.jpg
mojanos are solid tentacles, this has a disc in the center. is that right?
aquawolf
04/20/2006, 09:31 PM
Definitely a pest anemone, Joe's Juice or the homemade kalkwasser solution is your best bet to kill it.
Did you read the descreption moves towards the light? That's what you said yours did right. Diffrent lights those may be under MH what are you running?
leveldrummer
04/20/2006, 09:32 PM
cant just suck it out?
It will pull into the rock and leave part of itself inthere you need to blast it.
leveldrummer
04/20/2006, 09:35 PM
whats the homade kalkwasser solution? just zap it with a baster?
aquawolf
04/20/2006, 09:40 PM
Check the DIY forum for it, I can't remember the exact mixture.
It is basically an extra strong mixture of kalkwasser, lime water, that you put into a syringe and feed to the anemone. It will kill it very quickly. It is also effective on other things like mushrooms and bristle worms, so you need to be careful where you put it in your tank.
I have a friend that mixed some up for me and you can actually watch the anemones dissolve after shooting them with it. I got a little carried away and it may have caused me to lose a hynophora frag that an anemone was close to as well.
Good luck!
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