Confirmation Majano or Ricordea yuma

[FernBluffReef]

Can an expert settle the debate with my other half

Nothing added to tank in many months

From the base of a toad stool added a long time ago, recently appeared what I see as a Majano. Never seen any before and have not added anything to tank for ages as I’ve been dealing with some hair algae.

Other half insists / wants to believe it’s spawn from one of her Yumas that are very happy

I’d love for it to be a Yuma just young and in the darker area so not colored yet but I believe she’s all wishful thinking.

Today I found a second one nearby, regretting letting the other stay and grow to prove her wrong. As now I have two.

Can I have a referee’s opinion before I nuke them if I can.

Mr crab wanted in the picture lol.

 

[Doctor Derp]

"poke" it with something. A ricordia isn't going to shrink up to almost nothing. A majano will.

 

[FernBluffReef]

"poke" it with something. A ricordia isn't going to shrink up to almost nothing. A majano will.

Awesome suggestion. A good poke or two and it shrinks but doesn’t ball up and nothing like I would expect with a nem to your point.

Still worried given coloration.

 

[Doctor Derp]

Awesome suggestion. A good poke or two and it shrinks but doesn’t ball up and nothing like I would expect with a nem to your point.

Still worried given coloration.

Every baby ricordia I've ever had/seen took up some neon green at the very least from the smallest size. If you're seeing mostly brown I would be inclined to agree with that worry. Either way, Majano are exponentially more benign than an aiptasia infestation. Hell, they're actually kinda pretty in their own way.

 

[FernBluffReef]

Every baby ricordia I've ever had/seen took up some neon green at the very least from the smallest size. If you're seeing mostly brown I would be inclined to agree with that worry. Either way, Majano are exponentially more benign than an aiptasia infestation. Hell, they're actually kinda pretty in their own way.

Thanks. The tips are neon green. The rest is translucent brown.

Most of her yumas are under ~150 par and yes they are quite green when babies in the colony but for the most part the parents cover them up so I don’t really see the babies save when I move something and remove the bandaid :-).

Both of these critters are in the shadows a fair distance away from the colony, but to me they look fairly different from her yumas but they are also in about 50 par, so significant lighting difference. Just the shape and color just doesn’t seem quite right hence why leaning towards Majano

Thanks so much for your thoughts

 

[JTP424]

I'm thinking Majano, polyps look too long for a ricordea!

 

[BristleWormHater]

That looks like a riccordea to me.

 

[Dutch_Mill]

Majano, the resemblance of little BTA tips is a Majano give away.

 

[bradleym]

Quick question - are some of the tentacles banded or striped? It looks that way in the photos. That seems inconsistent with majano or ricordea from my limited experience.

 

[FernBluffReef]

Yes, the tentacles are banded / stripped with green. The tentacles appear relatively stiff/firm, not really mushy like one would expect of a Ricordea.

I’ve never ran into Manjos, these appear similar to pics I’ve seen of an Manjo, and they have a well defined mouth like a nem but much firmer tentacles than say an Aptasia, so I’m not sure. If Manjo, I don’t know where it came from as nothing has need added to the tank for some time. Off hand I can’t correlate to any other corals I have in the tank but there are two now.

 

[curt]

If they are manjos and you leave it alone there'll come a time you wished you removed it. Looks like one to me so I'd remove it.

 

[UncommonSense]

I’ve never ran into Manjos, these appear similar to pics I’ve seen of an Manjo, and they have a well defined mouth like a nem but much firmer tentacles than say an Aptasia

See if you can get it to “stick” to anything…

Possibly a food item, offered with tongs? Nems typically provide a fairly visible feeding response!

 

[FernBluffReef]

Was able to get the other off of the sand bed. The one I pictured earlier I have not been able to retrieve quite yet.

Had to put under a really bright flashlight to get a pic. Will try more natural light once it opens more.

Also just found a third one under a nearby rock that is larger. It has a lot more green but some pink in the tips. Seeming more like the shrooms but more rigid like a Zoa. As I inspect her shroom farm. Some of the smaller ones do look similar so starting to lean towards spouse wining debate and them being shrooms - feeling better about the possibility of having to address another nuisance nem and more worried about the wife winning the debate and having to control the spread of shrooms.