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Need Help with ID

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JimM
, 04-12-2011 at 08:27 AM (1709 Views)
Hi All,
This picture includes two critters that we arent sure of. They both hitched in on some LR we bought from a guy breaking down his 220G. The larger one I thought he said was a "leather coral." Is that correct?
The three smaller ones on the same rock moved around the tank for a while then seemed to take root where they are. Actually, there are about 8-10 of these in all in the tank... all in various locations. We even observed one on the glass for a while when they were first introduce. They are in varying depths in the tank... not seeming to prefer more or less light.
Can anyone help us identify them?


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  1. Heathd's Avatar
    The coral looks like a toadstool, the other three items, im not sure on.
  2. Workaholic's Avatar
    That is a toadstool leather. The three other smaller items are majano anemone. I would highly recommend a bit of kalkwasser paste shoved in their mouths to kill them off before they start to spread.
  3. melev's Avatar
    The first is a leather, but I have a feeling it is a Devil's Hand rather than a Toadstool based on the shape at the moment.

    The second ones are definitely Anemonia majanos and are pest anemones. You want them gone. I've used boiling water to remove them, filling a syringe, running over to the tank and injecting a few, then getting more water and repeat. If the come loose in the process, even better. Pluck, catch or siphon them out. A helper would be ideal but it can be done as a solo act.
  4. matt_longview's Avatar
    I second the Devil's Hand thought. Thanks for the boiling water idea too. I noticed a little string poking up randomly in my tank... little yellow thing. I remember researching it and determining to just yank it out anyways, but when I went to yank it out I noticed a little tiny majanos right there behind it. I was going to borrow a buddy of mine's zapper. :-) I admit to want to try that thing out, but it's likely more important to just get it out asap rather than see the zapper! (I'm still planning on using that thing on my green hairy mushrooms pretty soon though!)
  5. JimM's Avatar
    Thanks all for the answers and recs... we'll get to work on this directly. Is the devil's hand leather a good thing? One more question please... do copper banded butterflys eat the majano anemones also or just the aiptaisa? (Josh just bought a small butterfly)
  6. melev's Avatar
    Devil's Hand leathers are pretty, and as they grow larger, the drop babies by themselves - easiest fragging ever. You'll be able to share or trade with others or your LFS.