What do you think this is??

[Kylekaitmom]

Some say aiptasia, cup coral, ball anemone, and so on.

What is is and can I leave it be? It doesn't look like aiptasia to me.

Not the Pom Pom crab, the thing above it.

 

[Salty B]

Are the tips white or orange? I'm thinking corynactis.....but if the tips are orange, I'm thinking pseudocorynactis. Pseudos can get large while corynactis average about 1 inch. Corynactis are harmless and pseudos can eat shrim, snails and such.

 

[Kylekaitmom]

They are white. There are a few of them, but they don't seem to be multiplying. This one is the largest and it is smaller than a dime. My son has named him spike, so I hope he is a good guy.

 

[little_fish]

Ball nem! Very cool, I love those guys

 

[Waddi]

+1 Hannah
I say Ball nem too

 

[Kylekaitmom]

So Spike can stay! Kyle will be psyched. How many do you think people kill thinking they are aiptasia?

 

[little_fish]

They look really different from aiptasia, so not many I would think

 

[Kylekaitmom]

Ok, people on another forum were like NUKE that thing NOW. Lol

 

[little_fish]

really? That is pretty sad.

This is a ball nem:

This is aiptasia:

They look nothing alike to me

 

[Kylekaitmom]

Thank you. I am so relieved. My son found it, named it, and thinks it is pretty great. As long as they aren't going to take over they can stay. Thanks so much for your help.

 

[little_fish]

Of course, always happy to help