Hitchhiker help

Scott48 · 06/25/2010, 08:02 PM

I was feeding my acans and noticed this small torch like hitch hiker on a small piece of rock my leather is attached to in the sand. I dont have any torch in my tank so i know its not that, its about dime sized if that and it has clear tentacles with white tips. Anyways if anyone knows what it is and if its bad or nothing at all thanks.
-Scott
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aww_419 · 06/25/2010, 08:32 PM

really hard to see from the pic. I say leave it till you know its a problem.

magdelan · 06/25/2010, 08:49 PM

My guess would be a Pseudocorynactis.

Scott48 · 06/25/2010, 09:04 PM

Ya i kno all i had was my phone, magdelan is Pseudocorynactis bad or nothing harmful?

pascal32 · 06/25/2010, 10:19 PM

If that is what it is a quick read shows that it is a Corallimorph - similar to a mushrooms (anemones). They don't appear to be fast growers, HOWEVER - they have a large appetite and are apparently very sticky. anything that comes in contact with them might be done for - that includes small fish or passing hermits.

from the pics I saw there are some very pretty variants!

superkat · 06/26/2010, 02:24 AM

maybe ball nem? pretty sure, hard to tell from pic...and they are okay. If it starts to darken up, though? like maroon or green with pink tips. NOT GOOD.

06/25/2010, 08:02 PM	#1
Scott48 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 154	Hitchhiker help I was feeding my acans and noticed this small torch like hitch hiker on a small piece of rock my leather is attached to in the sand. I dont have any torch in my tank so i know its not that, its about dime sized if that and it has clear tentacles with white tips. Anyways if anyone knows what it is and if its bad or nothing at all thanks. -Scott 0625002109.jpg

06/25/2010, 08:49 PM	#3
magdelan Fish? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gananda, NY Posts: 3,785	My guess would be a Pseudocorynactis. __________________ "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent, used to build monuments of nothingness. Those who specialize in them, are seldom capable of anything else."

06/26/2010, 02:24 AM	#6
superkat Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: rochester, ny Posts: 4,280 Blog Entries: 88	maybe ball nem? pretty sure, hard to tell from pic...and they are okay. If it starts to darken up, though? like maroon or green with pink tips. NOT GOOD. __________________ “Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly” ~ Edward Albee, The Zoo Story

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06/25/2010, 08:32 PM	#2
aww_419 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 975	really hard to see from the pic. I say leave it till you know its a problem.

06/25/2010, 09:04 PM	#4
Scott48 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 154	Ya i kno all i had was my phone, magdelan is Pseudocorynactis bad or nothing harmful?

06/25/2010, 10:19 PM	#5
pascal32 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Jordan NY by cross lake Posts: 3,089	If that is what it is a quick read shows that it is a Corallimorph - similar to a mushrooms (anemones). They don't appear to be fast growers, HOWEVER - they have a large appetite and are apparently very sticky. anything that comes in contact with them might be done for - that includes small fish or passing hermits. from the pics I saw there are some very pretty variants!