What The Heck Is It!?!?!

[The Reefer91]

So, here's the "dilemma". After doing a tank renovation, or "makeover" if you will, i began noticing about 5-6 of these strange creatures. they only REALLY expand at night, so i cannot manage a picture, but i can give you a detailed description:

- a pink-brown colored base
- when expanded, resembles an anemone
- see-through(completely) tentacles
- at the ends of the tentacles are bright white beads that are very orb like
- small in size(not even a dime)
- looks like an anemone(just saying it again for emphasis)

the problem is that i can't find a description or picture anywhere since i don't know what i'm looking for! :mad2: plus, without IDing it, i can't know if it's a threat.

if anyone has ever seen anything like these, or has anything suggestions, PLEASE chime in!

[The Reefer91]

Anyone? anything? even a shot in the dark would be appreciated.

[The Reefer91]

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[sassafrass]

It is called a cup coral they are harmless and
will stay small .

[The Reefer91]

Thank you for the reply :)

unfortunately, I don't think it is, cause the thing in my tank has no skeleton of any kind, and no pigmentation other than the base it retracts into(which looks soft and squishy.

[sassafrass]

If you touch the base I believe you will feel the small cup , the ones I have experience with I could not see the cup only feel it and you described it perfectly.

[Duce]

Aptasia?
Majano?
Does it have a skelton?

[Jadinop]

White ball corallimorph

[mat167]

You sure it's not this?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/46/131123971_c6fd284d56.jpg?v=0

Without a photo it's hard to say. Try with a flashlight at night?

[phenom5]

My guess, based on your description...ball anemone.

[phurst]

Like this one?

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/pearsonhurst/55/anDPP_0043.jpg

[rgrobe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14568057#post14568057 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phurst
Like this one?

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/pearsonhurst/55/anDPP_0043.jpg

When I read the description from The Reefer91 these were the first things taht I thought of. I have several in my rocks, usually in shadowed overhangs. I had a name for them once but can't remember now.

phurst, do you know what hey are? I'd like to google for more information.

[MarkusII]

Hello,

what phurst posted is Corynactis sp. or Pseudocorynactis sp.

regards

Markus

[phurst]

I believe Markus is correct. Likely not Pseudocorynactis here since they tent to be considerably larger than Corynactis. The one pictured is about 1/2".

[The Reefer91]

ilooked up teh white ball coralimorph, and that's exactly what it looks like. Thanks everyone for the help :)