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Rockys_Pride
07/04/2010, 11:21 AM
I found these little guys on some LR I just bought.
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MCCOOL
07/04/2010, 12:10 PM
The first pic are zoanthids or palythoas, I don't see anything in the second.

cloak
07/04/2010, 12:29 PM
I think that's a "ball-tipped anemone" in the second picture.

availablename
07/04/2010, 02:52 PM
button polyps in the first pic and glass anenome or bleached majono in the second pic

Rockys_Pride
07/05/2010, 11:59 AM
Are these going to be a problem in the future? I'm planning on a mixed community reef tank.

necessary evil
07/05/2010, 12:04 PM
the zoos are a good thing if they're pretty, the anem if its a glass one just ignore it the only grow in the shadows and don't bother anything, if its a majano though it will create problems

Rockys_Pride
07/05/2010, 12:41 PM
I found three so far. Two close up into a white polyp the other into an orange one. Should I try and grow them for better ID ?

bunzaroo
07/05/2010, 02:02 PM
button polyps in the first pic and glass anenome or bleached majono in the second pic

The second pic looks like a cup coral to me . I have several, that came on my live rock. Do a google search for cup coral.

necessary evil
07/05/2010, 02:16 PM
I'm sure its not a cup coral, but i'm also pretty sure its not an aptasia or majano, it will stay that color and only grow in shadows, there are at least 10 in my tank hidden back in the shadow under rockwork

cloak
07/05/2010, 03:47 PM
Check this out.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/shrooms.html

Salamander
07/05/2010, 08:50 PM
First looks more like palythoa, but could be zoas.

Second looks like a pseudocorynactis. Harmless little HH anemone.

MandM
07/05/2010, 11:11 PM
Second looks like a pseudocorynactis. Harmless little HH anemone.

I agree.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/mantisfreak/pseudocorynactis.jpg

AKA ball anemone, small and harmless. They tend to hang out in low light areas.

Rockys_Pride
07/06/2010, 01:25 AM
Sweet thanks