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FAQs on Anemone Identification 23
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Anemones 5, Invertebrate
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Aiptasia Identification, Aiptasia ID
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Bubble Tip Anemones,
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Anemone (?) ID – 07/28/08
Hi,
<Hello Thierry.>
I got a
couple of these things a few months ago from my LFS. They looked
interesting with the bright colored vesicles. I now realize they are
pests. They are 1'' across, reproduce quite fast, attach strongly to
rocks and regrow when cut. They are all over the tank, including on
the branches of corals such as Caulastrea and Euphyllia, they seem
to like well illuminated areas.
They are quite stingy, I brushed
against one of them while moving another coral and got a rash on my
arm which lasted for over a month.
So much for the description,
here are my questions :
- What are they ? My LFS couldn't tell me
and I was unsuccessful Googling them.
<From picture and
description I believe they are a Thalassianthus species.>
- How
do I best get rid of them ? (I hate killing anything, but I do have
to make some choices).
<Careful (!) injection of boiling water,
muriatic acid or sodium hydroxide solution as described at
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/cav1i3/aiptasia_impressions/aiptaisia_impressions.htm
under “other chemicals”. Don’t kill too many at the same time and
always filter with carbon and also watch the pH when using pH
changing substances. There are possible predators like butterfly
fishes, angels and filefishes, but they can be rather
individualistic and might or might not work, some potentially also
eat other desired sessile invertebrates.>
Thank you in advance
for your help.
<A small side note: I searched them for quite a
while and have them for half a year in a low light former fish tank,
where they don’t multiply often at all and don’t show that much
green color. I think they are well suited for such tanks, but maybe
not so for a reef tank with stony corals and strong illumination.
Possibly some fellow marine aquarists with mostly FOWLR tanks might
be happy with some of yours.>
Kind regards. Thierry.
<Good
luck with getting rid of them. Marco.> |  
Re: Anemone (?) ID – 07/29/08
Hello Marco,
<Hi
Thierry.>
Thanks a lot for replying so quickly.
<You are
welcome.>
I'll try and find someone interested in them. That
would definitely be better than just killing it.
<Very good.>
Maybe I'll save a couple and try and keep it under control. They
are indeed interesting.
<Oh yes, they are, though little is
known about them.
Kind regards
Thierry
<Cheers. Marco.> |
Unidentified Anemone 7/3/08
Hi How are you today?
<Fine
thus far thanks>
I bought some beautiful Live Rock yesterday, got
it all set up in my tank. The man told me there is all kinds of good
stuff growing on and in the rock. There are tons of stars and clams,
upon further inspection I find a neat little thing I am guessing is
an Anemone.
<Appears to be so>
I am enclosing a picture in
hopes that maybe you can tell me. I scoured the internet for hours
trying to find one that resembles it, I cannot. I hope someone there
knows. Thanks a ton. Jessica
<Need a "better" pic... more
resolution, lighting... perhaps a "rock anemone" (Epicystis)... Bob
Fenner> | 
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Glass anemone? Aiptasia? 07/02/08
hi - just wondering if you
thought this was aiptasia?
<It looks like it to me.>
I know the
angle is tough but I could take another photo if need be...
http://spial.org/photos/20080701-3.jpg
So far I only have this "one"
anemone in the tank that I can find. I have a peppermint shrimp in my 29
gallon tank - perhaps that one little shrimp (I got a small shrimp under
the guise it might live longer than one that is big and halfway through
its life) is taking care of new anemones and they never get off the
ground.
<The Aiptasia will thrive, I assure you! ;-)>
For a 29
gallon tank would 1 shrimp suffice?
<For killing the Aiptasia, I
would not rely on the shrimp. Do try to kill it yourself (with Kalk
paste or lemon juice or whatever works). Please see:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/aiptasia/aiptasia.htm>
I'd rather not have the shrimp eating up my corals.
<unlikely>
I
have 5 tiny blue legged hermit crabs and 1 red legged hermit crab.
My
tank is roughly 2 months old - my refugium has a very healthy crop of
Chaetomorpha (tripled in size in 1 month) - there's some fine hairs of
algae clinging to the back glass of the tank but mostly just single
strands about an inch long. I'm hoping that the Chaetomorpha will starve
out the algae over time. I have no fish and the only thing that goes
into the tank is water.
I have considered trying to find some Berghia
but the perils of shipping these things during the hot summer months
<not worth it for just a few Aiptasia>
makes me think twice - but
living in Boston the cold winters probably aren't so great
for them
either. Do you think I should pursue Berghia or just let the peppermint
shrimp patrol the waters and get Berghia if I suffer an outbreak of
aiptasia?
<If you just have this one (or possible a couple/few) of
these things, I would first try simply killing them yourself before
resorting to more drastic measures.>
thanks,
Jason
<De nada,
Sara M.> | 
A very nice pic. RMF
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Help Id'ing a Carpet Anemone... using WWM
6/16/08
Hey Crew,
<LB...>
I was hoping you could help alleviate some
concerns for me. I was given a Carpet anemone recently, but, I am
not sure what kind. I am a little concerned it may be an Atlantic
Carpet. My Clownfish haven't paid much attention to it yet, as it
has only been a week, but I have read that the "Atlantic carpet"
will eat them if they get too close (along with anything else).
I
have attached a picture. It isn't the best quality, but, hopefully
you can get the idea. Although you can't tell by the picture, the
anemone has a green "glow" to it.
Thank you so much!
<Uhh...
is a Haddon's... Read:
http://wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/anemones.htm
BobF> | 
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Anemone ID please 06/15/08
Hello!
<Hallo
Linda!>
I've been coming here as the final say for a few years now
and here's one for ya! Y'all will be the final say on what type of
anemone this is. I say LTA/corkscrew my friend says rock/flower. Help,
Please. This is turning into an all out war. LOL.. I'm sorry, I couldn't
attach it, I had to insert into the email.
<Sorry to say we aren't
equipped to take inserted images. Any way you can attach it? I'm afraid
my answer would be very arbitrary without an image!>
How do I find
out if you have answered this question?
<With a personal response in
your email inbox!>
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
<No problem,
try and send us that picture as an attachment!>
Linda
<Benjamin>
Re: Anemone ID without Image - 6/14/08 6/16/08
Hey Benjamin!
<Linda>
Thanks so much, for the VERY quick reply!
<30 minutes, or
the pizza is free....wait, wrong job!>
I figured it out and I've
attached the picture. I hope you can see it.
<Loud and clear! Looks
to me like you have a splendid specimen there, I would guess a
Macrodactyla spp. or perhaps a Heteractis crispa or aurora- although the
absence of tentacles on the oral disc is a bit flummoxing. Anemones are
awfully hard to identify, and taking them to the species level is best
left to experts. The term 'rock anemone' is a fair colloquialism used to
describe anemones of several families, as well as those that may come
with live rock or corals hidden behind. This anemone, however, is
possessing a large enough column and foot that I think we can safely put
it in one of the specific groups of anemones above mentioned.>
Linda
<Benjamin> |
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