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      July 29th, 2008
Anyone have a name for this anemone?
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      July 29th, 2008
wow, that coral almost looks like a florescent tip torch coral. http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expa...ode=02-1025-10

Although, I've never seen any corals in person. I am curious to know what it is too because it's pretty.

 
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      July 29th, 2008
http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/bta/not/majano.html

these are bad news they had no natural predators either if that is what they are

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      July 29th, 2008
Those arent majanos.
I'm not sure those are anemones.But there not torch corals either.Like Brat pointed out though,they are purty.

 
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      July 29th, 2008
yeah I kinda figured they weren't torch coral, but the tips reminded me of them.

 
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      July 30th, 2008
That's weird. I've never seen an anemone with a calcium based tube like those have. What makes you believe it's an anemone in the first place? My first guess would be a type of coral, since it has a calcareous skeleton.

Edit: Unless the tubes are fleshy, and not calcareous at all. I can't tell from the picture. Have you touched them? Are they soft and squishy? Or are they hard?

 
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      July 30th, 2008
The tubes are soft and sqwishy ,,,i can't find anyone that can identify these critters ,,, but i have loads and loads of them ,,,anyone want any ? lol
they are very pretty and under just uv they glow at the tips really nice.
I''ll try and get a better closer pic and maybe that would help

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      July 30th, 2008
They look a little like some nems iv seen at the display at the lfs. I asked him and he said their a type of aiptasia nem. Just a pretty type. Dont know if he was right though.

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Those looking nothing like aiptasia whatsoever!! I'm curious. Gonna do some googling!!

 
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      July 30th, 2008
I'm working on it. I'll let you know if I come up with something!

 
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