Jaylex

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I have a few things that appeared in my tank within the last 2 weeks. Can anyone help me out and tell me what *#(# is these things?

this is what the first one looked like when i first noticed it.

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This how it looks now

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this is the other thing. It's growing underneath my colt coral

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Jaylex

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Thanks guys I found out today that the first thing is a cowrie snail that cost $35. Nice I got it free on my rock. Also found a sea urchin in my rock. The second thing the guy said it looks like a sun flowr or something I have to check again. But anyway this is why I love the reef hobby. You just never what you're going to see.
 

peteyboyny

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+1 on all of the above. 2nd thing is definitely aptasia. (Yes, you will want to find a way to eradicate these. They reproduce very quickly, and will irritate anything they get close to).
1st thing, the cowrie...better safe than sorry. It's easier to pull him out and throw him in the sump rather than wait until he eats something expensive. +1 on most are predatory. More often then not, "Compatible with Caution" doesn't work out.
 

rookie07

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I doubt that the last thing is an aiptasia or majano!
Aiptasia have opaque bases, and I've never noticed aiptasia/Majanos having the texture to the tentacles that can be seen in the pics...I've only seen lps( maybe "ball anemone" also) with the bumps/texture.
 

albano

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I doubt that the last thing is an aiptasia or majano!
Aiptasia have opaque bases, and I've never noticed aiptasia/Majanos having the texture to the tentacles that can be seen in the pics...I've only seen lps( maybe "ball anemone" also) with the bumps/texture.

Can't tell how big it is, but might be curlicue anemone
 

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