Need an ID.

RL321 · 07/08/2006, 08:06 AM

It blends in with rock and is in the center, at night long clear tenticles come out.also i fed it a peice of shrimp and it aggressively ate it.

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theop · 07/08/2006, 08:46 AM

Sounds like a polyp of an LPS coral and what you were seeing is feeder tentacles. But I'm not sure.

Just from the picture I'd guess a hairy mushroom of some type, but those don't have feeder tentacles.

wds21921 · 07/08/2006, 09:37 AM

I agree it looks like a fuzzy/hairy mushroom. Are you sure the tentacles weren't from a nearby spaghetti worm or something?

RL321 · 07/08/2006, 10:10 AM

Hairy mushroom is what I thought until I saw the tentacles. I'll snap a pic tonight to see if they will show up in the pic. Also will a mushroom engulf a peice of shrimp and pull it's whole body in the rock to consume it?

wds21921 · 07/08/2006, 10:20 AM

No not normally. Usually the mouth protrudes upwards to take very tiny pieces but not the whole thing.

RL321 · 07/08/2006, 10:25 AM

stupid question here....is there any chance that it could be an aptaisa, just realy full grown??

theop · 07/08/2006, 10:36 AM

It's not aiptasia but does look a little like a majano anemone (also a pest). It could be a rock or flower anemone, however.

Pattylucylaura · 07/08/2006, 11:04 AM

I was thinking flower anemone.

SDguy · 07/08/2006, 11:05 AM

I'd say hairy mushroom or rock anemone. BTW, that half receded brain coral (favites type) to the left of it can send out some pretty long, transparent sweepers/tentacles, especially if feeling threatened (ie by that open brain right under it). Maybe those sweepers were what you saw? Just a thought.

07/08/2006, 08:06 AM	#1
RL321 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: east central florida Posts: 352	Need an ID. It blends in with rock and is in the center, at night long clear tenticles come out.also i fed it a peice of shrimp and it aggressively ate it. .

07/08/2006, 11:04 AM	#8
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07/08/2006, 11:05 AM	#9
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,384	I'd say hairy mushroom or rock anemone. BTW, that half receded brain coral (favites type) to the left of it can send out some pretty long, transparent sweepers/tentacles, especially if feeling threatened (ie by that open brain right under it). Maybe those sweepers were what you saw? Just a thought. __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

07/08/2006, 08:46 AM	#2
theop Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,493	Sounds like a polyp of an LPS coral and what you were seeing is feeder tentacles. But I'm not sure. Just from the picture I'd guess a hairy mushroom of some type, but those don't have feeder tentacles.

07/08/2006, 09:37 AM	#3
wds21921 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Elkton, MD Posts: 1,442	I agree it looks like a fuzzy/hairy mushroom. Are you sure the tentacles weren't from a nearby spaghetti worm or something?

07/08/2006, 10:10 AM	#4
RL321 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: east central florida Posts: 352	Hairy mushroom is what I thought until I saw the tentacles. I'll snap a pic tonight to see if they will show up in the pic. Also will a mushroom engulf a peice of shrimp and pull it's whole body in the rock to consume it?

07/08/2006, 10:20 AM	#5
wds21921 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Elkton, MD Posts: 1,442	No not normally. Usually the mouth protrudes upwards to take very tiny pieces but not the whole thing.

07/08/2006, 10:25 AM	#6
RL321 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: east central florida Posts: 352	stupid question here....is there any chance that it could be an aptaisa, just realy full grown??

07/08/2006, 10:36 AM	#7
theop Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,493	It's not aiptasia but does look a little like a majano anemone (also a pest). It could be a rock or flower anemone, however.