3FordFamily Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 OK most of this came with my most recent "reef tank" purchase: I apologize for the cell phone pictures in advance: What type of anemone? Zoanthids? Tree something? Zoanthids? Particular type? I believe these are anemones, not zoanthids? Am I wrong? What type? Good or Bad? Sponge? I have black slimy ones like this too. On the right those are Pulsating Xenia, what are the guys on the left? Tank View: Also, I have small, whitish/light blue starfish taking over. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btuck Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Rose Bubble Anemone Yellow Polyps Sinularia Button Polyps (Palythoa??) Anenomea (spread quickly) Yep Sponges could be xenia or Anthelia can't tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIZZA GUY! Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 pic 3 looks like a kenya tree. pic 4 are buttons. pic 7 might be anthelia. I have a couple of those starfish too. I have read that they can become a pest but forget their name. If they get out of hand, i'll take them for a puffer snack:) Do they look like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy73 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Anenomea (spread quickly) I think them are call Mojonos,something like that. I agree, They will take over quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarpart1984 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 what is that neon green thing in behind the anthilia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarpart1984 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 the mahanos the green anemone they will take over your tank take some kalk and inject it into its mouth and make sure that they swollow it. do this with your flow cut off in the tank and be careful not to get the kalk on the other corals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke33 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I would pass on injecting the manajaho's and i'd pull that rock out immediately. Thats alot of them and it could spread like wildfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy73 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I would pass on injecting the manajaho's and i'd pull that rock out immediately. Thats alot of them and it could spread like wildfire. is that how you spell that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FordFamily Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 pic 3 looks like a kenya tree. pic 4 are buttons. pic 7 might be anthelia. I have a couple of those starfish too. I have read that they can become a pest but forget their name. If they get out of hand, i'll take them for a puffer snack:) Do they look like this? Yep they look just like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FordFamily Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 is that how you spell that Are they any fish that eat them? Also, I can't take the rock out it's on a bunch of others too. Any other ideas for killing them? They look cool under the glow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FordFamily Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Anyone ever tried injecting them with fresh water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FordFamily Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 what is that neon green thing in behind the anthilia Fake coral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmits41 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Those stars are Asterina starfish. I thought they were beneficial detritus eaters until I caught them snacking on PPE frags and my blue zoos! Since the first time I caught them they won't stop. I'm constantly in there with the turkey baster. The best cure for them is a harlequin shrimp, which is an awesome looking shrimp that only eats stars. If you get one be prepared to either supply it with stars to feed off of or give/sell/trade it to someone later. I had one that was killed mysteriously, but it always had an asterina on it's skewer snacking away. Those stars multiply like crazy too. I plan on getting one or two more to take down the population again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FordFamily Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Those stars are Asterina starfish. I thought they were beneficial detritus eaters until I caught them snacking on PPE frags and my blue zoos! Since the first time I caught them they won't stop. I'm constantly in there with the turkey baster. The best cure for them is a harlequin shrimp, which is an awesome looking shrimp that only eats stars. If you get one be prepared to either supply it with stars to feed off of or give/sell/trade it to someone later. I had one that was killed mysteriously, but it always had an asterina on it's skewer snacking away. Those stars multiply like crazy too. I plan on getting one or two more to take down the population again. I assume they will eat larger starfish too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FordFamily Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I just spent an hour stabbing all of those anemonea. Turned my skimmer up, we will see what happens. I probably killed 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmits41 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I assume they will eat larger starfish too? Yes, except they never go after brittle stars. I have two brittles and he never went near them. I guess they don't have what the shrimp are looking for. They're too fast too. The shrimp will take the big stars and slowly eat them, even feeding them to keep them alive longer. I checked out some videos on youtube and it was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FordFamily Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Yes, except they never go after brittle stars. I have two brittles and he never went near them. I guess they don't have what the shrimp are looking for. They're too fast too. The shrimp will take the big stars and slowly eat them, even feeding them to keep them alive longer. I checked out some videos on youtube and it was amazing. that's crazy! I like starfish, so I guess no harlequin shrimp for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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