Do Zoas randomly pop up?

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  1. twelvebeer

    twelvebeer Spaghetti Worm

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    I have several Zoa frags in my tank but noticed this random polyp tonight. I thought they spread but not just pop up in a place. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1339455999.939748.jpg
     
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  2. Reefling

    Reefling Astrea Snail

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    Probably fell off of another frag or hitchhiked in on some live rock
     
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  3. skurious

    skurious Sailfin Tang

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    ive had one or two come off of a frag and get blown around till the land on a rock and plant themselves there.
     
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  4. nc208082

    nc208082 Zoanthid

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    Are you sure its not some kind of nem, The arms on it look too long to be a zoa.
     
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  5. twelvebeer

    twelvebeer Spaghetti Worm

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    I haven't added any LR in a long time. It does t have the same colors as any other Zoa colony I have.
     
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  6. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Its not a Zoa its an anemone. Not exactly sure on what type.:)
     
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  7. Reeron

    Reeron Blue Ringed Angel

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    Majano anemone maybe?

    I haven't added anything to my tank in almost a year, and tonight I just found an anemone of some sort. So, they can go along time hidden from view and then just appear out of nowhere.
     
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  8. twelvebeer

    twelvebeer Spaghetti Worm

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    I'm pretty sure you guys are right about the nem. When I got home yesterday it had moved a couple inches.
     
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  9. HollyG

    HollyG Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Yea, definately a Majano Anemone. The one I have in my tank is Pink... lol They can range in color and look. I haven't killed the one I have yet cause I just haven't got around to it yet... it kind of does it's own thing, doesn't bother anyone. They tent to only pop out at night. When the lights come on, they disapear into the LR.
     
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  10. twelvebeer

    twelvebeer Spaghetti Worm

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    Should I get rid of it?
     
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