ID this anenome

[k9crawford]

hello folks- I picked up a bag of grape caulerpa yesterday. When I was aclimating the bag I found this little guy attached to one on the stems. I don't know what he is. could any of you identifiy him and give me some ideas about trying to keep him alive. Once I had him in the lights he did open up and I was able to get him to take a sliver of shrimp. Thanks for any help you may be able to send my way.

 

[MzWeazelle]

I do believe that's an aptasia!

Most people are trying to exterminate the little buggers. If you really want to keep it just let it be. You'll have plenty of them before you know it.

MzWeazelle

 

[k9crawford]

I don't think its an apitasia I have a few on my live rock( joes juice on order) and it's not the same at all. much shorter at the foot. wider at the disk. not as transparent. this picture may be better.

 

[Curtswearing]

It's always hard to ID things. If you don't think it's aiptasia, is it possibly a curly-cue anemone which is related to them?

Anemone

 

[Doug1]

do your best to get rid of it, if it stays and thrives it's BAD. Seriously it looks like one of the aptasia species or something as nasty

 

[mattseattle]

yeah, get rid of it. i had a few of those on my live rock and i thought they were 'cute' and regular anemones. they started spreading quickly. i had to use liquid kalk to kill them.

 

[lizardarm]

i've had one in my tank for about a year now. lives in the sandbed near a polyp colony. it's gotten a bit bigger, but doesn't seem to be hurting anything though; so i let it live.
most will disagree with me on this one

 

[iamjosh]

I'm with you on that lizardarm, I have two they've grown a small bit but i haven't seen it multiply *yet*

k9 - You can always put it and and see what it does..

 

[lizardarm]

i've heard them called aptaisia or mojano

 

[Curtswearing]

It still looks an awful lot like a curly cue anemone to me.

 

[Witfull]

i would have to agree with Curt no matter how much it pains me,,lol... not as prolific as aptasia or mananjo's but they have a powerful sting for a lil guy.

 

[lizardarm]

well curt, that pic is a pretty darn good match. i had always been under the impression that curly cues were larger. i think that i have even seen them for sale on line somewhere.
anyway.