It came from live rock originating in Australia, what could it be?

Ambiguities · 11/14/2017, 11:40 AM

Hey everyone,

I picked up some cheap live rock scraps from my LFS that had just been received and hour earlier, so very fresh and barely affected by my LFS's system. I added it to my refugium and after a week of the rock being in the sump this little guy showed up on one of the sides.

https://imgur.com/a/0kcjx

Is it an anemone? I used a blade to get it cleanly off and added it to a Salifert water testing container and it reattached pretty quickly.

mcgyvr · 11/14/2017, 11:43 AM

yep.. an anemone..

Heuristic · 11/14/2017, 11:53 AM

Yup, definitely a nem.

Ambiguities · 11/14/2017, 12:21 PM

What kind would it be? I'm worried it is a Majano Anemone...

joesig · 11/14/2017, 12:30 PM

Not majano some kind of carpet / bubble tip nem might look nice once grows out

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Ambiguities · 11/14/2017, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joesig

Not majano some kind of carpet / bubble tip nem might look nice once grows out

Thanks for the reassurance, I've been madly googling for comparison.

It seemed to have found a nice spot in the sump getting the light from my Kessil H80 Tuna. Any idea if I should I leave it there for observation or put it in my DT?

Heuristic · 11/14/2017, 01:22 PM

I would probably let it be until you know exactly what kind it is. If it seems happy just leave it there that way you can easily pull it out if it's some kind you don't want

jda · 11/14/2017, 03:45 PM

Looks like a yuma mushroom to me.

joesig · 11/14/2017, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jda

Looks like a yuma mushroom to me.

Im not sure could be but the foot is awfully pink to be a shroom

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11/14/2017, 11:40 AM	#1
Ambiguities Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Toronto Posts: 17	It came from live rock originating in Australia, what could it be? Hey everyone, I picked up some cheap live rock scraps from my LFS that had just been received and hour earlier, so very fresh and barely affected by my LFS's system. I added it to my refugium and after a week of the rock being in the sump this little guy showed up on one of the sides. https://imgur.com/a/0kcjx Is it an anemone? I used a blade to get it cleanly off and added it to a Salifert water testing container and it reattached pretty quickly.

11/14/2017, 11:43 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	yep.. an anemone.. __________________ Who me?

11/14/2017, 12:30 PM	#5
joesig Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: lbc Posts: 917	Not majano some kind of carpet / bubble tip nem might look nice once grows out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ -Jose- -SCRK Member- Current Tank Info: 60G -6x54T5- 20g sump-swc 120

11/14/2017, 11:53 AM	#3
Heuristic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Sacramento Posts: 295	Yup, definitely a nem.

11/14/2017, 12:21 PM	#4
Ambiguities Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Toronto Posts: 17	What kind would it be? I'm worried it is a Majano Anemone...

11/14/2017, 01:22 PM	#7
Heuristic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Sacramento Posts: 295	I would probably let it be until you know exactly what kind it is. If it seems happy just leave it there that way you can easily pull it out if it's some kind you don't want

11/14/2017, 03:45 PM	#8
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	Looks like a yuma mushroom to me.