small thing at base of coral

[mkiley0598]

Unfortunately it's close up because it's
night, but could anyone tell me what this small reddish-brown thing is at the base of my toadstool leather, during the day it fans out. Is it harming the coral?

 

[mkiley0598]

better pic from a few days ago (base of the coral on the left)

 

[Sniperhank]

From the distance, I can't tell if it is a zoa or a majano anemone...but I want to say majano. Pest anemone. Squirt boiling water/lemon juice into its mouth or use a product like Joe's Juice or Aiptasia-X.

 

[mkiley0598]

From the distance, I can't tell if it is a zoa or a majano anemone...but I want to say majano. Pest anemone. Squirt boiling water/lemon juice into its mouth or use a product like Joe's Juice or Aiptasia-X.

okay thanks for the Info, are these anemones dangerous or harmful to the corals? also will the boiling water/lemon juice harm the coral that it's resting near, how do you recommend squirting it (turkey baster?) or other

 

[Sniperhank]

These guys are pests because they can overwhelm and out compete the other inhabitant of your tank...glass anemone reproduce quickly, even if there is a shard of one left is enough for them to regrow. They can sting corals and sometimes even fish and other inhabitants.

 

[mkiley0598]

These guys are pests because they can overwhelm and out compete the other inhabitant of your tank...glass anemone reproduce quickly, even if there is a shard of one left is enough for them to regrow. They can sting corals and sometimes even fish and other inhabitants.

do you recommend a turkey baster for squirting the lemon juice?

 

[mr_X]

I would use a syringe if you are using lemon juice. Inject the creature and load it up. A turkey baster is just going to stress it, and the coral it's near.