is this majano anemone? or what is it

[jcegt87]

i picked up a small piece of LR today got this little hitchhicker and sfter looking close it it there was a smaller one right next to it about an inch to the left

i touched it and the tentacles stuck to my finger like suction cups

what is it , i hope no bad news

 

[Bifferwine]

It looks like a ball anemone to me. Not usually considered a pest.

 

[little_fish]

Looks like a ball nem, dont worry, its a cool hitchhiker!

 

[jcegt87]

you say not usually ,,meaning? it could become a pest later? and yeah looks like the ones i saw on google no color to it thought except slightly for the tips

 

[jcegt87]

cool geez you ladies are fast ^.^

 

[Bifferwine]

Some people have seen them spread very quickly. In my experience, they do not.

 

[Smitty]

+1 Biff and lil fish...I don't consider them pests.

 

[jcegt87]

cool thanks peeps now hopefully they survive till the new lights come in on Thursday

 

[Bifferwine]

I don't think they need a lot of light. The ones I have all live in the shade.

 

[wontonflip]

Some people have seen them spread very quickly. In my experience, they do not.

Yeah, I started out with maybe a few small ones in my 10g...then when I moved the rock to my 125g, all of a sudden, they're EVERYWHERE. ("all of a sudden" means over a period of a year LOL). A couple are even on the glass, and now some are growing on a rock towards the middle of my tank (the rock that had it al are on one end). And like biff said, no light needed cuz I have a few growing in the shade of rocks.