Pest ID please

hecterma · 07/20/2018, 11:25 PM

I have been searching the internet for what this anemone could be. I think this is corynactis carnea also known as strawberry anemone, please correct me if I'm wrong. If it is a strawberry anemone how can I get rid of them? They really irritate my zoas.

Thanks in advance.

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Bill_Moorman · 07/20/2018, 11:46 PM

Ball Anemone.

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hecterma · 07/20/2018, 11:54 PM

Ahh yes ball anemone. Thanks

How do I get rid of it?

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jlmawp · 07/21/2018, 07:03 AM

Hmm, I have about a dozen of these in my tank, and they don’t bother a thing. I guess you could squish then or pull them off the rock with tweezers, but they are pretty harmless filter feeders. I think they are pretty awesome too, so I’d keep them, but to each his own.

hecterma · 07/21/2018, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by jlmawp

Hmm, I have about a dozen of these in my tank, and they don’t bother a thing. I guess you could squish then or pull them off the rock with tweezers, but they are pretty harmless filter feeders. I think they are pretty awesome too, so I’d keep them, but to each his own.

They are kinda cool, I actually like them but they have been irritating a zoa colony. I have tried removing them with tweezers when I only had 1 or 2 and they spread everywhere in my tank and I have about 10-15. I'm just worried that they will overtake my tank. I guess I will let them be for now until it gets worse. I have been reading a laser works to get rid of them.

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Anemone · 07/21/2018, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hecterma

They are kinda cool, I actually like them but they have been irritating a zoa colony. I have tried removing them with tweezers when I only had 1 or 2 and they spread everywhere in my tank and I have about 10-15. I'm just worried that they will overtake my tank. I guess I will let them be for now until it gets worse. I have been reading a laser works to get rid of them.

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Generally, corynactis/pseudocorynactis are pretty cryptic, sticking to darker areas of the tank - in other words, areas that our corals don't frequent. I've had dozens in various tanks and never had issues between them and anything else I wanted to keep.

Kevin

07/20/2018, 11:25 PM	#1
hecterma Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 96	Pest ID please I have been searching the internet for what this anemone could be. I think this is corynactis carnea also known as strawberry anemone, please correct me if I'm wrong. If it is a strawberry anemone how can I get rid of them? They really irritate my zoas. Thanks in advance. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

07/20/2018, 11:46 PM	#2
Bill_Moorman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 188	Ball Anemone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07/20/2018, 11:54 PM	#3
hecterma Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 96	Ahh yes ball anemone. Thanks How do I get rid of it? Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

07/21/2018, 07:03 AM	#4
jlmawp Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 595	Hmm, I have about a dozen of these in my tank, and they don’t bother a thing. I guess you could squish then or pull them off the rock with tweezers, but they are pretty harmless filter feeders. I think they are pretty awesome too, so I’d keep them, but to each his own.