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Aquarist Forums => Saltwater General Discussions => Corals => Topic started by: DrReefer on March 13, 2012, 06:47:31 PM

Title: Need a ID on a Hitchhicker
Post by: DrReefer on March 13, 2012, 06:47:31 PM
Hey guys !

Got a fish at the LFS last week and when the clerk picked it up from its holding cube he also got a hermit and a few shells. One of the shell had a strage thing growing on it and I have quarantined it till further info is provided

Looks like a anemone but im not 100% sure and have not been able to ID it my self. Any Help would be great !! 

(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi396.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp48%2Fdrpheel%2FIMG-20120305-00152.jpg&hash=0ab5f864f64fc87d5ad79a2f55bbd1b23713ca80)

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Title: Re: Need a ID on a Hitchhicker
Post by: Rybren on March 13, 2012, 07:28:00 PM
I can't tell from the picture.  Can you get a shot from the other side so that there isn't as much shell?
Title: Re: Need a ID on a Hitchhicker
Post by: DrReefer on March 13, 2012, 10:49:37 PM
it has been out of the tank and they are all closed up :\
Title: Re: Need a ID on a Hitchhicker
Post by: DrReefer on March 14, 2012, 05:55:31 PM
Comon OVAS !! no one has a lead or info on this ID ? :P
Title: Re: Need a ID on a Hitchhicker
Post by: JetJumper on March 14, 2012, 05:59:07 PM
not a clue.  I can't tell from the angle the picture was taken from :(
Title: Re: Need a ID on a Hitchhicker
Post by: Hookup on March 14, 2012, 06:24:42 PM
Nothing here.  It looks more like a snail shell to me but obviously you were able to rule that out on your own.

I can tell you it's not a ballet slipper.   
Title: Re: Need a ID on a Hitchhicker
Post by: DrReefer on March 14, 2012, 08:09:31 PM
Well the second pic is the best I think ... you guys dont see the orange base or foot and white / grey tentacles ?!
Title: Re: Need a ID on a Hitchhicker
Post by: Malyon18 on March 14, 2012, 08:13:22 PM
I think we all see it I just think it is to hard to indentify with certainty due to the numerous critters that have tentacles.
Title: Re: Need a ID on a Hitchhicker
Post by: Greatwhite on March 14, 2012, 10:00:19 PM
Just reach in, turn the shell around so you can get a head-on picture of it, and then perhaps it'll be easier to get a positive id.

The little bit I can see looks like a majano anemone, which you'll want to remove and destroy before it spreads all over your tank.  They're bad, m'kay?

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Title: Re: Need a ID on a Hitchhicker
Post by: DrReefer on March 15, 2012, 10:46:25 AM
Quote from: Greatwhite on March 14, 2012, 10:00:19 PM
Just reach in, turn the shell around so you can get a head-on picture of it, and then perhaps it'll be easier to get a positive id.

The little bit I can see looks like a majano anemone, which you'll want to remove and destroy before it spreads all over your tank.  They're bad, m'kay?

(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pirx.com%2Fgallery%2Falbums%2Fcnidarians%2Fmajano.jpg&hash=90fd13e57199b270847660b02d768777e182707d)

They have already been removed from the tank :) Majano is what I think it is... I googled a few pictures and got a positive I'd on it ! The one on your pic is a lot bigger then mine but I found nice pics of smaller ones that are the same as what I got

Thanks a lot guys :D

Dr.
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