hitchhiker Identification

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  1. snashaat

    snashaat Plankton

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    Hi
    please help identify this hitchhiker

    Thanks
     

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  3. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    Hmmm...either a large brown polyp of some kind of anemone...hard to tell :(

    where is it? under the sand, is it easy to get to? maybe isolate it before it spreads
     
  4. snashaat

    snashaat Plankton

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    yes under the sand !! i have 2 on my tank
     
  5. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    well....if its under the sand...i suppose there is no immidiate threat...but it might be worth tossing...just in case...i am 2 starting to find some small amemones in the sand when i look at the back of my tank under the rocks...no way i can remove them but then again...they are not a threat to anything
     
  6. karlas

    karlas Fire Goby

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    it looks to me also like some sort of brown polyp if so its prolly hamrless it doesnt really look like a aptasia ive had those in the past there buggers to get rid of
     
  7. Black_Raven

    Black_Raven Scooter Blennie

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    It's a button polyp.
     
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  9. rickzter

    rickzter Torch Coral

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    That thing looks like a brown button polyp to me. Feed it some meats and watch it close and devour it! :eek:
     
  10. JeridJohnson

    JeridJohnson Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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