Derek Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 I got a Rose Bubble Tip Anemone from LiveAquaria.com a week or two ago. Within a couple of days the anemone divided. I know have two Rose Bubble Tip Anemones. I am planning on keeping both of them. Yesterday and today they have seemed irritated. When I looked up close I saw some things sitting on them. I am not sure what they are or if they are even living... it could just be crap. Any idea what this stuff is and if it is bad or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Hmm. They kinda look like a flat worm. Never seen a clear one like that though. Watch for movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 That is kind of what I am thinking as well. I think they might be Amphiscolops. According to http://www.wetwebmedia.com/flatworms.htm they are harmless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barderer Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 That is a pretty good guess but I wouldn't bet all my chips on it being harmless. I am sure there are many species that look similar that behave in diff ways. Do you have a six line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 That is a pretty good guess but I wouldn't bet all my chips on it being harmless. I am sure there are many species that look similar that behave in diff ways. Do you have a six line? I do have a six line. I also have a green coris wrasse that should eat anything that moves. With the size of his gut I would say that he is well satiated. I am definitely going to keep an eye on the anemones. I may use a turkey baster to try to get whatever it is off of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Are they pretty firmly attached? They look to me like they could be mesenterial threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Are they pretty firmly attached? They look to me like they could be mesenterial threads. They are firmly attached. I tried blowing them off with a feeding syringe last night but they did not come off. I did, however, discover that the anemone did not split. It just fed itself through a hole in the rock. It just looks like it is two anemones. Haha. What are mesenterial threads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Mesenterial threads are used to sting and digest stuff. It's what aptasia eject a lot of the time when you're trying to kill them. I usually see them ejected from the mouths not the tenticles. I guess the tenticles might have been damaged crawling through the rock but that seems unlikely now I've said it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 It could be. I am not sure. None of the tentacles seem damaged. Just retracted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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