WarmSoda
Reefing newb
My aunt came by and dropped this off! I have no clue what it is!
ID please!
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yote
In Memoriam
Just a guess,but I thinks its a Heteractis aurora or beaded anemone.
dcantucson
Reef pro
Cool. I wish I had a family member randomly dropping off corals. :lol:
ndepratt
Equipment Junkie
not a coral ;) (had to)
and great ID'ing yote!
you might consider moving that guy down the sandbed, as he'll be much happier there :) best of luck to you.
and great ID'ing yote!
you might consider moving that guy down the sandbed, as he'll be much happier there :) best of luck to you.
dcantucson
Reef pro
:grumble::grumble::grumble::grumble::grumble:
Beaded anemone would be correct. And yes, it's not a coral. However I'd be still happy if I had a family member dropping of corals unexpectedly!
Beaded Anemone
WarmSoda
Reefing newb
Thanks for the reply guys. Well, I don't know what to do with it now! My Aunt and Grandma (the ones that got me into this hobby :P) stopped by and said, "Here! It's featherduster!" I thought to myself, that's definitely not a featherduster. But, I took it and thanked them both. They're funny lie that :P. Even though they both have been in the hobby 2 years longer then I have been, I know about 3 times much more then they do. For example I was talking about lighting with my aunt one day and she mentioned how good hers was so I asked what fixture she had and she replied "I have those killer, top of the line, power comapct ones!". I smiled and nodded thinking to myself "Well, maybe 15 years ago!", but I kept my mouth shut.
Anyway, back to buisness. I've heard some nasty things about any anemone of the Heteractis name, and I'm a little concernd if this guy isn't gonna make it. He doesn't look to bad, and he managed to eat a chunk of shrimp -which of coarse doesn't mean much, but it's better then not eating anything- but I do plan on having alot of coral in my tank and I don't want this bugger jumping ship and stinging evrything in the process.
Also, my LFS doesn't have and Clarkii Clowns in stock, which I hear host these guy pretty reguraly. The LFS descibed what sounded like a Cinamon Clown, Amphiprion melanopus or something like Amphiprion frenatus. Any other things I could try?
To Nathan: This guy seems pretty set intisde the rock my Aunt gave me. How should I go about getting him off and on the sand bed?
Anyway, back to buisness. I've heard some nasty things about any anemone of the Heteractis name, and I'm a little concernd if this guy isn't gonna make it. He doesn't look to bad, and he managed to eat a chunk of shrimp -which of coarse doesn't mean much, but it's better then not eating anything- but I do plan on having alot of coral in my tank and I don't want this bugger jumping ship and stinging evrything in the process.
Also, my LFS doesn't have and Clarkii Clowns in stock, which I hear host these guy pretty reguraly. The LFS descibed what sounded like a Cinamon Clown, Amphiprion melanopus or something like Amphiprion frenatus. Any other things I could try?
To Nathan: This guy seems pretty set intisde the rock my Aunt gave me. How should I go about getting him off and on the sand bed?
ccCapt
Reef Hacker
I think there's a little confusion here...or if not, I'll add some.;)
My guess would be Epicystis sp.
Anemones
If you follow that link, that "beaded anemone" comes from Puget Sound where the temps are in the 50's. It wouldn't last a week in our reef tank temps.
You are thinking about the tropical "beaded anemone" heteractis aurora, which I highly doubt that's what you have. I don't think you can get any heteractis.sp that small.
My guess would be Epicystis sp.
Anemones
WarmSoda
Reefing newb
ccCapt
Reef Hacker
How big is it? Looks maybe quarter sized? I don't think it would be a threat to any fish.
Also, I'll just throw in....there's no guarantee any clown will decide to pick an anemone host. They may ignore an anemone and be hosted by a clump of xenia, or mushroom coral, or leather coral to name a few. It's hit or miss.
Also, I'll just throw in....there's no guarantee any clown will decide to pick an anemone host. They may ignore an anemone and be hosted by a clump of xenia, or mushroom coral, or leather coral to name a few. It's hit or miss.
