Anemone? Coral?

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  1. jaredrthrbswimn

    jaredrthrbswimn Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I found this one day cleaning my tank. It has clear tentacles and pinkish bubble tips like a bubbletip anemone. Could it also be a torch coral?
     

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  3. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    I want to say that its a baby Ricordia, at least thats what I have in my tank.

    But am not 100% sure tho
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  4. cdeboard

    cdeboard Montipora Digitata

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    I cant see the pic very well.. rics look to me kind of like a small carpet nem in a way.
    Here is my 4.5 inch rhodactis... (or at least it has been ID'd as that, still not sure)

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  5. jaredrthrbswimn

    jaredrthrbswimn Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I hope its a ricordia, that'd be so cool. Do ricordia's have long tentacles (or atleast do baby ones?) because I thought they had little nubs?
     
  6. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    The red in the rear looks like a type of bubble algae. I just can't tell.
     
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    cdeboard Montipora Digitata

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    They do have little nubs... can you get a better pic by chance.. i cant even tell what I am looking at in the pic.
     
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  9. mattheuw1

    mattheuw1 Montipora Capricornis

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    I can;t see your pic but you may be referring to a majeno anenome.[​IMG]
     
  10. jaredrthrbswimn

    jaredrthrbswimn Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I used my mom's camera but I asked my dad to bring his Nikon in from the office so I will try to later this evening. The problem is is its in the back of the tank limiting the angles that I can take to photo. I'd like to be able to see the mouth of it but all i can see are the tentacles.
     
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    jaredrthrbswimn Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    What is wrong with the current pic? Is it too small? Do I need to add an arrow where the unknown lifeform is? Low res?
     
  12. cdeboard

    cdeboard Montipora Digitata

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    Res is okay.. maybe add an arrow.. I can see tentacles but not much else. Majano nems sound like this as well. Pest.
    Its definately not torch... torch has round bubbles on the tips.