Some type of anemone ...

they are cool but it likely will not get much bigger. i have a few and they are all very tiny. i have had a few die off, but some of them have been on my LR since i started my cycle.

 

hehe, yeah I've been lucky with that rock so far, it was $6/lb and so far on that rock I got:
* 4 clams
* 3 ayptasia (dead now)
* 4 feather dusters
* plenty of tube worms (the kind that put the white strings out to catch stuff)
* some stony corals
* baby britle sea star
* and now this coral ... I have to find out what it's called lol

 

It's a non-photosynthetic dendrophyllia.

You would have to poke it with your finger to upset it so I could ID it by species. For instance a Balanophyllia would have a skeleton that looks like an 8. However, if you're comfortable just knowing it's a safe coral and won't hurt anything else, then you know it's from the Dendrophyllia Genus

 

ah !!!! makes sense now ! It's on the same rock as these, so I am guessing it's the same thing just much larger !!!

 

It's the same Genus but a different species.

Micro-dendrophyllia are actually quite expensive coral to procure. Dude....you scored!!!!

 

oh really ? sweet, yeah that rock has it all over, I think the whole rock cost me $14 lol. And my wife wanted it for the scallops on it lol

 

well, it's gone, it was here at night, and the next morning, all that's left is the skeleton ......

 

Luna told me to put my camera in a plastic bag, befor putting underwater to take pictures. hee hee
It now has a mushroom that attached to it and covered with coraline..!!

Later Larry

NOW this is a JOKE.. So don't EVEN THINK ABOUT IT..

Just me picking on Luna.....

 

so yeah, it was still alive after all lol .....

 

lol corals are like that. when i wake up sometimes im sure my frogspawn died but after the lights are on for a while then it attacks with full fury.