What is this on my colony?

[henryhahn]

New to the coral game....
A new LFS that I recently found is just now starting to stock corals (1st shipment this weekend)
They had this colony of zoas that they told me was fire and ice. (It did look better under their lights)
The price they gave me was good and I had a gift certificate, so I took it home.
My quandary is there are other items on the rock, and I don't know what they are. There are arrows to them in the picture below:

Easier to see when the zoas are closed:

 

[cloak]

The top arrow looks like it's pointing to a sponge of some sort. (good) The bottom one is a Majano anemone. (bad)

 

[BMW540]

Looks like a sponge (top) and a majano (bottom). I highly recommend getting rid of the majano.

 

[henryhahn]

I was fearful....Any recommendations on removal methods? I have seen a bunch of different methods with injection, electrocution, etc.

 

[henryhahn]

2 of those majanos on the rock

 

[BMW540]

Frag around it, cover with super glue or kalk paste

 

[henryhahn]

Frag around it, cover with super glue or kalk paste

Dang it, I don't know how to frag. Can I just yank it out with some tweezers?

 

[ahiggins]

Dang it, I don't know how to frag. Can I just yank it out with some tweezers?

I don't know how closely related it is to aiptasia but aiptasia release spore to make more buds when they are messed with.

 

[henryhahn]

I don't know how closely related it is to aiptasia but aiptasia release spore to make more buds when they are messed with.

If I pull it out of the water, and yank it off with a tweezer?

 

[BMW540]

If I pull it out of the water, and yank it off with a tweezer?

If there's any remaining tissue, it can grow back.

 

[henryhahn]

If there's any remaining tissue, it can grow back.

Accordig to reefcorner, It cannot.

 

[ahiggins]

If I pull it out of the water, and yank it off with a tweezer?

I'm not sure-I've never dealt with them. I've only dealt with aiptasia

 

[Triggreef]

I don't know how closely related it is to aiptasia but aiptasia release spore to make more buds when they are messed with.

mojanos are worse

 

[henryhahn]

Can I do the hashtag reefsquad thing to get more opinions? Or is that like a moderator thing?

 

[jenreefer]

@reefsquared
here you go
I feel so important. hehe

edit to reflect that I must have been drinking when I was feeling important. here is how it should go:
#reefsquad

 

[adamk]

what if you just globbed super glue all over that sucker haha
edit: i ahem no idea if this will work just thinking out loud

 

[JaimeAdams]

I have covered them with super glue gel with good results.

 

[Brew12]

@reefsquared
here you go
I feel so important. hehe

Actually, it is #reefsquad :p

 

[pdt7361]

Go get a needle and syringe from somewhere like Walgreens or CVS and inject the majano in the mouth or stem with a small amount (0.5 ml) distilled white vinegar. It might take 2 injections to kill it, but it will die.

 

[jsker]

The big question of the day will be
what is the parameters:) what are you dosing, and what kind of lights;)