ID on a mystery 'nem?

[khaosinc]

Had this in my tank for over a year now, and its maybe doubled in size, to about the size of a nickel. I'd of never noticed it exept for where I put the rock, so I suspect it was kicking around in my old tank as well.

Never moved, never split so I doubt its a Manjo which people thought it was at first when I tried to ID it a year ago. Dang pretty under actinics but my camera can't do blue pic lights. Floreces with about 4 different colors.

 

[abushr]

Looks like a flower anemone to me. I've also heard them called flower pot anemonies. I have one....mine has neon green tentacle things...It's pretty cool I think. Mine is about the size of a quarter. I feed it little tidbits when I feed the big anemonies.

 

[mfinn]

I'd say it is a "flower anemone also.
I have some green ones now and I see different colors popping up alot in different tanks.
I had some light gree/blue ones a few years ago.

 

[returnofsid]

I'd have to agree with everyone else. Flower or Rock Anemone (Epicystis crucifer)

 

[thatguy559]

i use to have about 6 of them i just kept on a small rock away from everything else. if you dont want this guy ill take it =)

 

[cephcrazy]

I just sold a six inch one definitely a rock flower nem...

 

[Shane and John]

Really...A rock nem..Shoot..I have been Nukin mine thinking they were Majanos....OOPS...

 

[khaosinc]

LOL... this is why I usually ignore everthiing for at least a year.

Funny though. Still pretty dang small for something that has to have been in my tank for a couple years. Its got at least 4 colors... blue and green on the oral disk and orange,pink and green tips.

This thing grows up like that it may get its own tank..

 

[cephcrazy]

Try feeding it it will bulk up fast, Unless small is your target size.

 

[khaosinc]

Little close to a whole mess of Zoas. Have to convince it to move before I do something like that. I'm a compulsive overfeeder, and it gets something a couple times a week.

 

[cephcrazy]

Prob wouldn't feed it either that close to zoas, never could get mine to move i think once the rock nem is planted thats it...

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Most flower nems are brightly colored and prefer to be "rooted" in sand with just the head showing. If it never grows any bigger, it could be a majano. As to the little ones (up to an inch) that reproduce all over ones rocks, they are definately majanos.

 

[Chingon]

the skirt pattern is like a flower anemone. how ever the line that runs across the skirt makes it look like a majano.

here's a link

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemidfaq8.htm