Rock Anemone: Good or BADdD

[alfani]

Over the weekend while cleaning my tank I saw a rock anemone so I used a blade to scrape it off the rock. This morning I saw a couple more attached to a rock, so far they are very small, about the size of a single star poly. Should I not worry about it or start to seach and destroy right away?

 

[drunktank]

you cant kill it so easily, they reproduce like crazy

most ppl find them annoying- and they do sting inhabitance of ur tank

a thing called Joe's juice is suppose to help, but i've heard it only works for so long, they have to be directly injected to be killed do a search on this board for info

 

[aaron23]

rock anemone? or aptasia ?

 

[alfani]

I think it's a rock anemone. greyish color

rock anemone? or aptasia ?

 

[Deanos]

The way I see it, the only "good" anemone, is one you put in your tank on purpose. Anything else hitchhiking, merits a Kalkwasser feeding:

:dead1::dead1::dead1:

 

[alfani]

will try getting a couple of peppermint shrimp.

The way I see it, the only "good" anemone, is one you put in your tank on purpose. Anything else hitchhiking, merits a Kalkwasser feeding:

:dead1::dead1::dead1:

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Make sure the dealer is 100000000% sure they are pepermint shrimps and not Camelback shrimp. One of my LFS sold me 2 pep shrimp that turned out to be camelback shrimp. The new kid checked the order in not the owner. Needless to say I don't have any yellow polyps left.

 

[aaron23]

poor chief

 

[DevIouS]

What is a Peppermint Shrimp going to do with a Rock Anemone?

 

[alfani]

finally this morning, took the rock out and completely soap it in boiling water. will put the rock back tonight. there's still at least 2 small ones, will see if the peppermints could take care of them, if not off to the boiler

lost a couple of mushrooms and few worms floating in fresh water

 

[DevIouS]

finally this morning, took the rock out and completely soap it in boiling water. will put the rock back tonight. there's still at least 2 small ones, will see if the peppermints could take care of them, if not off to the boiler

lost a couple of mushrooms and few worms floating in fresh water

Why would you that????

You also killed the life in your rock.

Again.....what do you think peppermint shrimps are going to do with a rock anemone?

They are a hit or miss with Aptasia.

 

[alfani]

i think it sting my pom-pom xen because the part close to the rock is dying off. have not behaving normal for few day now.

hopefully i would get lucky the peppermints will take care of the small ones

 

[DevIouS]

That's why this was mentioned:

a thing called Joe's juice is suppose to help, but i've heard it only works for so long, they have to be directly injected to be killed do a search on this board for info

The way I see it, the only "good" anemone, is one you put in your tank on purpose. Anything else hitchhiking, merits a Kalkwasser feeding:

Not to kill your rock by dipping it in boiling freshwater.

& Peppermints will not "take care" of a rock anemone. If it's not aptaisa, they are 2 different things.

 

[barebucta]

hey Alfani,

Lend me the rock for 1/2 an hour, my CBB fish will make a good meal of the pests. :| <----- serious face

 

[DevIouS]

I think we are all mistaking "Rock Anemones" & "Aptasias":

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/Rock-Anemone----NG-_321_4_63_98.html?PHPSESSID=9c6400601e9c882d5f535c2927e8a944


http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1704


I'd like to know the one you have.....:scratch:

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I agree with phil. Can you post a pic of these anemone's and it'll be easier for us to know what you have.

 

[alfani]

my camera is not very good. this is what i got so far
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[drunktank]

looks like aptasias, but then again, i think i see the effiel tower in there too. Damn thats blurry

 

[alfani]

still not a very good picture but here it is again.

the second one might be a rock anemone, it's tentacles is not long and not pointed. the first one is sure that it's an aptasia
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[DEEPWATER]

Joes juice which ever it is .