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Old 01-24-2008, 10:50 PM
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I just noticed a small anemone on my glass. It has a clearish-white top(tenticles) with a peachy-orange base. I only have one and hate to kill it if I do not need to. It is the size of a pencil eraser. I have only seen aiptasia that is a solid dirty orange color that is why I am questioning it. I will try and post pictures later. It is located on the rounded corner of my glass and pictures are coming out distorted. Thanks
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Old 01-25-2008, 10:02 AM
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Got to get those pics for us to determine. I have never seen aiptasia on glass before but then I havent been doing this for a really long time.
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Old 01-25-2008, 11:38 AM
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INMO, i would get rid of it, even if it happens to be anenomie (sp). Anenomie's may be nice for your clowns, and nice to look at but they carry a heavy load. If your tank is 100g or less I wouldnt have more than 1 per tank... If you didnt have an anenomie prior to this, than its not the sort you would want to keep (meaning it didn't split).. I would venture to guess its aptasia then...

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Old 01-25-2008, 12:06 PM
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I've seen them white and stuck on glass.
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