Anemone?

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  1. ZachB

    ZachB Giant Squid

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    Anyone know what kind of anemone this is?

    It's like a small carpet. BARELY has what you would call tentacles. It's about the size of a quarter, reminds me of a very small carpet anemone.

    It's the fuzzy brown and green in the middle.


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  2. schackmel

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  3. ZachB

    ZachB Giant Squid

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    I'm not sure. It's actually really pretty - it moved down a ways on the rock, and has poofed up a little bit once (kind of ... stood up on a stalk then settled back down? Hard to explain).. It's got a speckling of green, yellow, and pinkish brown polyps - very tiny as you can see in the pic, almost like fuzz. I really hope it's not a pest, as I would prefer to keep the lil dude.
     
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  4. ZachB

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    Definitely not a frilly mushroom.
     
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  5. ZachB

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    Bump. Really want to find out what this one is.
     
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    looks like a frilly mushroom to me.
     
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  7. ZachB

    ZachB Giant Squid

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    Do frilly mushrooms have a small stalk with a foot like an anemone? I've had anemones, but never had a frilly mushroom. If I could get a picture down in the crevasse where it's foot is at I could show you what I mean. It's not just flat like a mushroom.
     
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  8. Arcain41

    Arcain41 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I'm with them. Here is a picture of one of ours. Yes, they have a stalk. They can move. I can see why you might get it confused. The green one in this pic was injured. The cluster of the lower ones are in great shape.
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  9. ZachB

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    Score :) I'll leave it alone then - appreciate the input all!

     
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    Glad to help.
     
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