I think i got a free baby anenome :)

[Jmck]

What do you guys think? this little green thing is a free baby anenome?

 

[Hiker4twenty]

It's either an anemone or a torch coral.

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

Looks like Majano, a known pest for aquariums. You can kill it with some Joes Juice or Aiptasia-X. Once eradicated you can keep them from appearing by getting a peppermint shrimp. They're not always a 100% solution but they work more times than not

 

[daugherty]

that is a pest nem kill it now before it spreads aptasix x works good

 

[yote]

If your talking about the green thing,thats a Gelaxia ( yeah I know I spelled it wrong :grumble: ) coral.

 

[daugherty]

i dont know! yote but it could very well be

 

[Hiker4twenty]

+1 Yote...I think you're right. Here's a larger pic of one.

 

[Bifferwine]

That does look like a little galaxea polyp. If so, that is a neat freebie! They are one of my favorite corals.

 

[daugherty]

i think it looks like both in that pic

can you get a better pic of it?

 

[Jmck]

sorry i didnt get it here earlier, it was about 1am when i made the other post lol.

thanks for your help, i hope it is a coral in the end :)

 

[Solarfall]

Definetly a galaxia or some other euphyllia, maybe a Duncan even?

 

[Jmck]

Thats awesome :D im quite happy its no pest in my tank.Its quite small at the moment, how long does it take for a peice of coral to grow to a respectable size?

and as I have no corals, I havent got any food for them, should I start looking at corals and buying some food as well? or will this one survive without specific food for now?

 

[Solarfall]

As long as you have the proper lighting (which you must, if the polyps are extended like that), you won't absolutely need to feed it, and I wouldn't feed something that small anyway with the risk of building up nutrients. If it gets bigger you can feed it zooplankton, or even use a pair of tongs to put some mysis near it and let the coral grab it.

 

[Jmck]

Thanks solar :) I do have the proper lighting for corals, just waiting for my tank to be ready for them.

 

[lilyicu]

Just wanted to say thanks for the post jmck :) I have the same thing in my tank and they are growing. I just could not get my camera to focus in right. The picture came out all blurry :(

Thanks for the help!!

 

[Jmck]

no probs, it was hard even with my slr to get that photo because its so small and my lens is not meant for taking photos of such small items. :)

 

[Ulta]

After looking at the close up its looking less like Galaxia and more like a Majano Anemone?
Here is a pic of a Green Majano:
If it is a Majano they spread fast and could become a problem b/c their reproduction rate.

 

[reeffreak]

I leaning more toward majano too.How often does a galaxea coral comes as a hitchhiker?The answer is not often.

 

[Ulta]

It does have a mouth in the center (I don't think Galaxea has that)

But it has white tips :question:

Never seen a 'baby' torch coral b4 idk. :squint:

 

[Bifferwine]

Even a baby torch would have a hard, skeletal base. I'm going with majano as well!