Hitchhiker Anemone?

[Tatumj96]

I bought a colony of star polyps from my local store a month or two ago. I noticed there was something greener underneath/in-between the star polyps, and they seemed to move position sometimes on the rock but I'm not positive on that. I finally got around to causing some of the star polyps to recede so I could get a look tonight under various lighting conditions. These are pretty small, the biggest one still smaller than a centimeter. I was hoping somebody could help me identify what these are. Thanks!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!! Majano remove them.

 

[Tatumj96]

Majano remove them.

They're so tiny though, I never saw one that small before. And it doesn't seem to bother or sting the Star Polyps? How can I know for sure?

 

[KJ]

They're so tiny though, I never saw one that small before. And it doesn't seem to bother or sting the Star Polyps? How can I know for sure?

aiptasia majano - Google Search

 

[Tatumj96]

Well I kinda expected that it was a majano, pretty cool. I actually wanna keep it, it looks really pretty to me. Anybody know of a good way to move it? I've heard if they get cut into pieces, they'll regenerate and clone. So if I try to scrape it off will it grow back in the same spot? Or could I cover it with a small rock to try to get it to move?

 

[MCatano]

Well I kinda expected that it was a majano, pretty cool. I actually wanna keep it, it looks really pretty to me. Anybody know of a good way to move it? I've heard if they get cut into pieces, they'll regenerate and clone. So if I try to scrape it off will it grow back in the same spot? Or could I cover it with a small rock to try to get it to move?

Do not keep them because it will spread all over your tank. It will actually kill other stuff as well.

 

[Auquanut]

Welcome aboard! I got to agree with @KJ. In the long run you will probably regret not taking early action. I've heard of people having mixed results using products like Aptasia-X, but I would try manual removal while you still can.