Truckin Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Can anyone help identify this critter? I tried a photo, but the critters are small and did not show up against the LR. They look something like an anemone, about 1/4" to 1/2" across, and they each live in a different hole in the LR. The arms (tentacles ?) appear to be in 3 or 4 concentric circles about 1/4" to 1/2". The arms are clear, but they have an almost-white knob on the tip. In the middle of the critter is a small, light-colored, rectangular thing sticking up. On occasion the critter retracts into the LR hole. Any ideas? I had aptasia once before, but this looks different. Also, is this a bad guy? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hmm. Besides the Rectangular thing they sound like Mojano Anemones. Google that and see if it is the same. They are very bad if that is what they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Might be orange ball anemones.... do they look like this: You might also look at the discussion about them here. I have a bunch of orange ball anemone's in my tank, they seem to like to hide in Zoa's colonies. So far I have not seen any negative effects of them. They are closed during the day, so the zoa's are happy. At night when the zoa's close, the anemones open up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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