Aptasia or anemone clones?

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So I spotted these little anemone looking critters behind my torches and can’t tell if it’s aptasia or if my anemone decided to poop clones of itself.
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this is why I thought it would be an anenome clone from my long tentacle cause he’s massive, bigger than my torch colony.
 

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Hello! Unfortunately those are majanos, which will need to be removed chemically. Kalkwasser paste usually works well for me.

Also FYI, long tentacle anemone do not split or reproduce asexually to the best of my knowledge.
 
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Hello! Unfortunately those are majanos, which will need to be removed chemically. Kalkwasser paste usually works well for me.

Also FYI, long tentacle anemone do not split or reproduce asexually to the best of my knowledge.
Yeah I did some research and saw people using that kalkwasser, just intimidated cause I don’t wanna mess up my water parameters.
 

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Yeah I did some research and saw people using that kalkwasser, just intimidated cause I don’t wanna mess up my water parameters.
If you turn off the flow and use a syringe to gently apply it directly on top of the majano, you can suck it up with a turkey baster after about 15 minutes.
 

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