Looking to ID this guy

johnnyblackheart · 06-04-2006, 03:09 PM

Not sure if this little guy is a coral or an anemone. He has been on the rock since I’ve had that piece, (about 6 weeks). Never actively feed it until today, squirted some brine shrimp at it and seemed to get stuck in its tentacles and then it closed around it. Closes up into a ball shortly after the main tank light comes on, then reopens at night. I guess he has been eating pods all this time and within the last couple weeks a few more have popped up.

Taking all ideas on what he is…

Thanks

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***Rob*** · 06-04-2006, 03:53 PM

cant really see clearly, can you get a closer shot?

**CarmieJo** · 06-04-2006, 06:51 PM

Rob, did you click on the image to make it bigger?

***Rob*** · 06-04-2006, 07:25 PM

yep, but still not clear enough for me to make a positive ID

gwen_o_lyn · 06-04-2006, 08:41 PM

yup hard to tell, doesn't look like aiptasia and I'm not that familar with what majano's (sp?) look like. But I hope it's not a pest anemone.

***Rob*** · 06-04-2006, 09:42 PM

here are some pics of majano anemone
http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/bta/not/majano.html

gwen_o_lyn · 06-04-2006, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob

here are some pics of majano anemone
http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/bta/not/majano.html

They are kinda pretty. I can understand how a reefer would let those grow without thinking twice.

fat walrus · 06-04-2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by gwen_o_lyn

They are kinda pretty. I can understand how a reefer would let those grow without thinking twice.

people who keep butterflyfish actually try to cultivate them.

johnnyblackheart · 06-05-2006, 12:03 AM

sorry the picture is so crappy. hope this one is better.

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***Rob*** · 06-05-2006, 12:20 AM

interesting, cant say i know what that is

gwen_o_lyn · 06-05-2006, 12:25 AM

me neither, but it looks more anemone-ish than coral-ish.

Keep a close watch on them if they are growing fast.

fat walrus · 06-05-2006, 12:42 AM

do you know the origin of the rock?

johnnyblackheart · 06-05-2006, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by fat walrus

do you know the origin of the rock?

Not sure where that rock came from. I will ask the folks at the LFS where I got it, but I’m sure they won’t know or remember.

At first I thought it might be ricordea, but after looking at every picture of ricordea on the web (at least I feel like I did), it doesn’t have the same characteristics. But it does have some similarities to an anemone.

fat walrus · 06-05-2006, 01:02 AM

definitely not ricordia. keep an eye on it. it looks like it can pack a punch.

johnnyblackheart · 06-05-2006, 01:50 AM

Found it!!!

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...002/invert.htm
Toward bottom of page:

I think this guy is Corynactis (Strawberry anemone) or Pseudocorynactis caribbaeorum.

I have to do some more research in morning.

thanks everyone....

***Rob*** · 06-05-2006, 02:08 AM

yep.. that looks like it.. good job..