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sc8525
06/13/2011, 07:56 AM
Both of these have little balls on the end of the tenticles I can try to get a better picture if needed.
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thebkramer
06/13/2011, 08:00 AM
:bounce3: WELCOME TO RC AND THE ADDICTION!! :bounce3:

The first one is kind of hard to tell..

but I would guess Cup Coral and/or Ball tipped anemone
Cup Coral are harmless filter feeders.. they have a skeleton base
ball tipped anemones are also filter feeders but have stinging tentacles.. pretty harmless.. they tend to just disappear after awhile :twitch:

Here are some great hitchhiker id links:

http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/
http://tbsaltwater.com/thepackage/organisms.html
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-08/reefslides/index.php

sc8525
06/13/2011, 08:35 AM
thank you.

jbell370
06/13/2011, 08:44 AM
Certainly research: corallimorph ...most specifically = Pseudocorynactis

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/10/inverts

I have the same little guys and thought they were a Strawberry Anemone. Usually found in cold water from what I have read. Mine are in a darker section of the tank. They do love to eat.

charleneatkins
06/13/2011, 10:02 AM
welcome to the world of new unknowns and fascinating finds:bounce3:

sc8525
06/13/2011, 10:08 AM
The picture of Pseudocorynactis look exactly like some other polyps that are beginning to pop up since I took that picture.

charleneatkins - it is exciting coming home and seeing new things pop up that I have never noticed before. The tank is 2.5 years old and just the other day i had a Pencil Urchin crawl out of one of the rocks. I thoroughly inspected all of the rocks when i started the tank and yet every now and then something new just appears.