anybody know what this is?

Syco · 01/12/2008, 10:34 PM

I don't know what this is, it looks like a little anemone. It came on this barnacle when I got it. I've had it for about 9 months and it hasn't grown much. Anybody have any ideas?

Blown 346 · 01/12/2008, 10:48 PM

Anemone would also be my guess. Have you tried to feed it?

Syco · 01/12/2008, 10:52 PM

It eats mysis and brine when I feed it. It's really pretty, I would love to know what type it is.

Aquarist007 · 01/12/2008, 11:08 PM

looks like a carpet anenome

stevelkaneval · 01/12/2008, 11:12 PM

go into the lps forum and look at some fungia's. it looks like mine but different colour.

Syco · 01/13/2008, 08:39 AM

This little guy is only about a 1/2 inch. I does kind of look like a carpet anemone, but I don't think it is. I looked up fungia, but they have a stony skeleton and this guy doesn't. If it retracts you would hardly know it is there. I guess I'll have to wait until it gets bigger to find out what it is, and at the rate it is growing..... that could be a couple of years.

01/12/2008, 10:34 PM	#1
Syco Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Evansville, In Posts: 29	anybody know what this is? I don't know what this is, it looks like a little anemone. It came on this barnacle when I got it. I've had it for about 9 months and it hasn't grown much. Anybody have any ideas?

01/12/2008, 11:08 PM	#4
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	looks like a carpet anenome __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

01/12/2008, 11:12 PM	#5
stevelkaneval Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: oshkosh wisconsin Posts: 633	go into the lps forum and look at some fungia's. it looks like mine but different colour. __________________ "I live too serve you lord Megatron." "Were is the cube?" "The humans have taken it." "You fail me yet again Star Scream, get them." Current Tank Info: 20 long,korilia 1,and small ph,aquaclear70 moded fuge,coralife pc's,aqualight flouresent,seaclone skimmer,35lbs lr,green mushrooms and red and blue,and dragon eye zoas,assorted hermit crabs,nassarius snails,turbo snail,

01/12/2008, 10:48 PM	#2
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	Anemone would also be my guess. Have you tried to feed it?

01/12/2008, 10:52 PM	#3
Syco Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Evansville, In Posts: 29	It eats mysis and brine when I feed it. It's really pretty, I would love to know what type it is.

01/13/2008, 08:39 AM	#6
Syco Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Evansville, In Posts: 29	This little guy is only about a 1/2 inch. I does kind of look like a carpet anemone, but I don't think it is. I looked up fungia, but they have a stony skeleton and this guy doesn't. If it retracts you would hardly know it is there. I guess I'll have to wait until it gets bigger to find out what it is, and at the rate it is growing..... that could be a couple of years.