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Unread 05/11/2006, 08:45 PM   #1
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Question help id - anemone or not?

Please help me ID these little monsters. They look and act like a tiny anemone. They are reproducing at insane speed and are constantly moving around the tank. The clown fish are hosting them but they are stinging other corals. I cant kill them or remove them in any way. help!!!


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Unread 05/11/2006, 08:49 PM   #2
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Need pics. It sounds like maybe Aiptasia sp. or Anemonia cf. "majano."


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Unread 05/11/2006, 08:56 PM   #3
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sounds like aiptasia but need pic


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Unread 05/11/2006, 09:11 PM   #4
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Unread 05/11/2006, 09:18 PM   #5
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Majanos..... Big ones too!


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Unread 05/11/2006, 09:24 PM   #6
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nuke 'em


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Unread 05/11/2006, 09:27 PM   #7
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how?


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Unread 05/11/2006, 09:36 PM   #8
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You can inject them with kalk paste, but I would turn off all your pumps and power heads while you are doing it.


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Unread 05/11/2006, 09:37 PM   #9
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Definitely anemones in the cf. "majano" group. Methods used to kill them include injection with hot water, kalkwasser, or "Joe's Juice" (which is a commercial product specifically for this purpose). Lemon juice is another alternative.


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Unread 05/11/2006, 09:39 PM   #10
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bah ,, just take some of your calcium and inject it with that,, will kill them for sure.


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Unread 05/11/2006, 10:06 PM   #11
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Mejanos. Pull them out ASAP!


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