Looks like a mini anemone, isn't as ugly as Aiptasia, what is it?

snorkeler · 04/24/2010, 04:46 PM

Looks like a mini anemone, isn't as ugly as Aiptasia, what is it?

I have four of these in my tank, one on the rock where I have a zoanthus colony, and another 3 on the rock where I have a palithoa colony....

Does anybody know what it is, and if I should be concerned? Will it sting me if I accidentally touch it?

snorkeler

shifty51008 · 04/24/2010, 04:52 PM

kinda looks like a curley cue anemone but the tenticals being clear it is hard to say

muttley000 · 04/24/2010, 05:25 PM

I don't know what it is, but that is a great photo!

Dont Ask Me · 04/24/2010, 06:36 PM

I also have a couple of these, though they havent multiplied or gotten much bigger, i would presume there harmless, unlike majorno's or aptasia, would like to know if some one could id, would be interested to know what they are.

Outatime97 · 04/24/2010, 06:48 PM

Looks alot like a hidden cup coral with the balls on the ends. But the only ones I've ever seen had a red base/disk, not totally clear.

dalston · 04/24/2010, 06:55 PM

That is a pseudocorynactis, or more commonly known as 'ball anemone'. It's actually not an anemone at all but a member of the mushroom family.

Great picture BTW.

fstar25 · 04/24/2010, 07:29 PM

+1, I have my third that just appeared in the last two months and looked in every forum under the sun. Ball anemone is what I came up with also and looks exactly like yours.

snorkeler · 04/24/2010, 07:58 PM

Thanks for the ID!

Muttley and Dalston, thanks for the comment about the picture. It took 3 tries to get it in focus....

For those who like photography, some details: it was taken with a Canon Rebel T1i SLR camera, on a tripod, 300mm zoom lens on macro setting, with a strong external flash (on top of the camera), ISO rating 100, exposure 1/12 sec with aperture f/5.7 (2 stops underexposed). Manual focus, using a LED flashlight to help me see it well... and using the LCD display with digital zoom to be sure I had what I wanted in focus.... that was the hardest part, getting it in focus.

I have found that my best pictures have been taken with the camera exposure compensation set to -2 stops. If I'm taking shots of static stuff I try to use a small aperture like 1/22, and let exposure go long. But this guy had a little of movement, so it has to be a quick shot.

hopple5 · 04/25/2010, 01:59 AM

curious about the shiney balls in bottom left of pic. Bubble alge?

E.intheC · 04/25/2010, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hopple5

curious about the shiney balls in bottom left of pic. Bubble alge?

Yes, the green 'bubbles' are bubble algae.

04/24/2010, 04:46 PM	#1
snorkeler Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brazil Posts: 250	Looks like a mini anemone, isn't as ugly as Aiptasia, what is it? Looks like a mini anemone, isn't as ugly as Aiptasia, what is it? I have four of these in my tank, one on the rock where I have a zoanthus colony, and another 3 on the rock where I have a palithoa colony.... Does anybody know what it is, and if I should be concerned? Will it sting me if I accidentally touch it? snorkeler __________________ Tank: 180L (46gal) 60cm cube DT visible from all sides with central overflow column, 10cm crushed coral base, LR, 79L (20gal) sump with skimmer, ATS and refugium. External jerrican DIY ATO. Livestoc

04/24/2010, 06:55 PM	#6
dalston Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,336	That is a pseudocorynactis, or more commonly known as 'ball anemone'. It's actually not an anemone at all but a member of the mushroom family. Great picture BTW. __________________ The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine - Abraham Lincoln An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one - George Mikes

04/24/2010, 07:29 PM	#7
fstar25 Getting there Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Friendswood, Tx Posts: 884	Re: Looks like a mini anemone, isn't as ugly as Aiptasia, what is it? +1, I have my third that just appeared in the last two months and looked in every forum under the sun. Ball anemone is what I came up with also and looks exactly like yours. __________________ The only thing I know for sure is nothing! Carrie, why do you want someone in need to die? -iCam Current Tank Info: 29G BioCube with LED lighting, media basket, fuge (chamber 2), MJ1200 return pump, K nano & K 1 power heads, 32# LR, ~2" SB

04/24/2010, 07:58 PM	#8
snorkeler Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brazil Posts: 250	Thanks for the ID! Muttley and Dalston, thanks for the comment about the picture. It took 3 tries to get it in focus.... For those who like photography, some details: it was taken with a Canon Rebel T1i SLR camera, on a tripod, 300mm zoom lens on macro setting, with a strong external flash (on top of the camera), ISO rating 100, exposure 1/12 sec with aperture f/5.7 (2 stops underexposed). Manual focus, using a LED flashlight to help me see it well... and using the LCD display with digital zoom to be sure I had what I wanted in focus.... that was the hardest part, getting it in focus. I have found that my best pictures have been taken with the camera exposure compensation set to -2 stops. If I'm taking shots of static stuff I try to use a small aperture like 1/22, and let exposure go long. But this guy had a little of movement, so it has to be a quick shot. __________________ Tank: 180L (46gal) 60cm cube DT visible from all sides with central overflow column, 10cm crushed coral base, LR, 79L (20gal) sump with skimmer, ATS and refugium. External jerrican DIY ATO. Livestoc

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shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	kinda looks like a curley cue anemone but the tenticals being clear it is hard to say

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muttley000 MTS Sufferer! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,926	I don't know what it is, but that is a great photo!

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Dont Ask Me Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia, sunshine coast Posts: 234	I also have a couple of these, though they havent multiplied or gotten much bigger, i would presume there harmless, unlike majorno's or aptasia, would like to know if some one could id, would be interested to know what they are.

04/24/2010, 06:48 PM	#5
Outatime97 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 86	Looks alot like a hidden cup coral with the balls on the ends. But the only ones I've ever seen had a red base/disk, not totally clear.

04/25/2010, 01:59 AM	#9
hopple5 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PA Posts: 58	curious about the shiney balls in bottom left of pic. Bubble alge?