Coral ID - it "replicated today" pretty cool

[Tim Olson]

This coral must have come from a spore or something. I first saw it in January and it was about 1/8" diameter and now it's almost 1 inch diameter. Today, though, it replicated by separating a portion of it, which then moved slightly away from the main polyp.

I thought it might be a Duncan, but I really don't have a clue. I'm hoping it's not an aggressive coral. It's a really bright fluorescent green, that doesn't come out that colorful in the pictures.

Any ideas?

The picture below was taken in early March

 

[Phil D.]

I would hazard a guess, that it's a type of anemone. Looking at the tentacles and central mouth structure tells me it may be.

 

[Biocube32]

Green palythoa?

 

[John3]

I think anemone too and a nice looking one at that.

 

[Tim Olson]

Wow ... that would be interesting if it's an anemone. Would that make sense, since the little piece moved? I don't know much about anemones, so it looks like I need to do some research.

Any ideas on what type of anemone it might be?

 

[sfin52]

mojo I believe
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[DSC reef]

mojo I believe
@Lovemyreef2015 @DSC reef

Very possible it's a majano pest anemone

 

[sfin52]

 

[ChiSox Rabbitfish]

That’s a majano I had several spawn had to eliminate them kept one the nicest looking one mainly because it’s on a rock all by itself doesn’t bother the corals all the rest were not allowing the zoas to open

 

[ChiSox Rabbitfish]

Bristle worm good eye my CBB has pretty much cleared my tank of those things it’s cool watching it enjoy a worm snack

 

[Tim Olson]

Thanks for the help on this. So it looks like I'll have to control and/or eliminate them to keep them from taking over. That's a bummer, since it sure is pretty. Does Aiptasia X or Joe's Juice get rid of them?

 

[Tim Olson]

Yep, I do have some bristle worms, since I feed too much. I have a lot less than before, though, since the tank is now 2 years old and relatively mature. I'm trying to maintain phosphates at 0.01-0.003 ppm, since the corals do much better, but it tends to run higher. Hopefully over time I'll get it figured out.

All the best!

 

[ChiSox Rabbitfish]

Aiptasia x did the trick for me you can keep the little guys as long as they don’t bother anything else just try and control them from spreading everywhere

 

[Tim Olson]

Aiptasia x did the trick for me you can keep the little guys as long as they don’t bother anything else just try and control them from spreading everywhere

Thanks! I'll give that a try, at least for the new one. I may keep the main one, if it doesn't get too aggressive.