Manjaros?

[Mantis212]

Hello fellow reef fans. I’m completely new to this forum, and have never posted before. I believe I might have manjaros in my tank...they are definitely not aptasia. A few have a “budded” look at the tips of the tentacles, but most others do not. I fear these may be ready to spread the wealth. They are not colorful, rather brownish, and about the size of compact wildflowers with a disk in the middle. They’ve appeared rather suddenly. They’re definitely not zoas.
Any suggestions welcome!!!

 

[Mantis212]

Also, they do fluoresce under the tank lights. If they are manjaros, I’d like to know how to get rid of them.

 

[Mantis212]

Majano and fluoresce. Oops. A bit new.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Also, they do fluoresce under the tank lights. If they are manjaros, I’d like to know how to get rid of them.

Can you get a pic under white light? That will help identify.

 

[mdb_talon]

If you are sure they are not aptasia then what you describe does sound like majanos. A pic would help verify.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Since I have a home for hated nems nano, I went and snapped a few quick pics. Maybe the pics below will help you identify.

First pic is majano and quite a few lol. Second pic is an aiptasia and a majano. The majano is top right and against the glass in the second pic.

 

[Mantis212]

Can you get a pic under white light? That will help identify.

I will do that. Everyone is sleeping now, I will take a picture tomorrow and post.

 

[Mantis212]

If you are sure they are not aptasia then what you describe does sound like majanos. A pic would help verify.

Pretty sure, but I need to get a picture. They are not like palm trees at all.

 

[Mantis212]

Since I have a home for hated nems nano, I went and snapped a few quick pics. Maybe the pics below will help you identify.

First pic is majano and quite a few lol. Second pic is an aiptasia and a majano. The majano is top right and against the glass in the second pic.

Ahh. Thank you! They look nothing like these guys.

 

[1guydude]

Green ones are mojanos. Brown ones are aptasia. Ive seen other pest anenomes i.d. as mojanos too.
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[Fred2482]

Welcome!

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Ahh. Thank you! They look nothing like these guys.

Looking forward to the pics, I do have quite a few more nem species that are considered pests in another tank, but same as you and that tank is sleeping lol.

Also, some majanos will bubble. There are also a ton of pest nems in the same family as aiptasia that look nothing like the typical types of aiptasia. The same applies to the Actiniidae family of nems (majanos), lots of different species in that family as well.

 

[Mantis212]

Okay, I got a picture. What are these guys?

 

[Mantis212]

You can see the one at six o’ clock looks ready to bud. The others have smooth tentacles.

 

[vetteguy53081]

looks like majanos but actually anemone gracilis also known as graceful anemone

 

[Mantis212]

looks like majanos

Many thanks! I only knew they didn’t look like aptasia. How to do I get rid of them, if you don’t mind sharing?

 

[Mantis212]

Green ones are mojanos. Brown ones are aptasia. Ive seen other pest anenomes i.d. as mojanos too.
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Oh man. Is there a way to treat both at the same time? Do I need to take the rock out and scrub, or can I do it in the tank safely?

 

[Mantis212]

Treat, not scrub.

 

[BaysEndReef]

 

[Mantis212]

I “inherited” this tank, the water parameters are not too bad, but I’ve never dealt with anemone invasions. : )