Another new tank id question.

[Patsfann]

I have another i.d. question, this hitchiker expands only at night. It is colored deep red when contracted and has a small 2-3mm stalk and a bulb at the top. Occasionally at night it expands with long 4-5 mm clear tubes with orangeish tips. It is not fully expanded in this photo.

Thanks for your help.

 

[MartinE]

Its an anemone. What kind I am not sure?

 

[Anonymous]

It looks like some type of Carribean Mushroom - Pseudocorynactis. If so it's an interesting critter and harmless to all but the smallest tank critters. If you feed them little meaty bits of seafood it will reproduce for you.

 

[Anonymous]

Definitely a Pseudocorynactis sp.

Guy, do you want us to just rename this forum "Ask Guy"?

 

[Anonymous]

No freakin' way 8O

I guess far to much to be a reliable resource. It's that "even a blind pig occationally gets an acorn" type thing. Thanks for the compliment though

 

[Patsfann]

Thanks again

 

[Patsfann]

Thanks again

 

[FragMaster]

Specificly, an orange ball Corynactis .
they live in the dark, and only come out in the dark or realy good shade.
They will not intrud on your corals, but whenthey get larger ( they only get around 2 inches) they will eat small hermits, and smallsnails.
I have a blue million of them in my reef behind the rock work.

 

[clydescove]

i have a bunch too, sometimes one will let go of the rock and float around looking like a tiny jellyfish..i like them.

 

[Anonymous]

Specificly, an orange ball Corynactis .
they live in the dark, and only come out in the dark or realy good shade.
They will not intrud on your corals, but whenthey get larger ( they only get around 2 inches) they will eat small hermits, and smallsnails.
I have a blue million of them in my reef behind the rock work.

Specifically they are a Pseudocorynactis sp., probably P. carribeorum. They can and do sting corals. Corynactis spp. are mostly limited to coldwater.

 

[FragMaster]

There are tropical species of corynactis sp. I have them in my tank. Hard to get a good pic of one but I will try.
(Julian Sprung)
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... invert.htm

If it's a Pseudocorynactis sp then it will also get to 6 in diameter and will also eat small fish when it gets larger.
Wasnt challenging you or calling you out.
Just ofering up that it looks exactly like what I have in my tank.
Whats in my tank has been I.D.'ed as Corynactis sp. Tropical species.
Maybe it was miss identified?
(never said they would sting a coral just that they would not intrude (move close enough to sting) on them because they live in the dark behind or under the rock work).

Here ya go. Crapy pic though