What the... ?????

[Retired_AF]

I just found these on the back glass of my 90-gallon reef tank. The colors are a dark red with light colored bumps. At first I thought it to be a mojano, then I thought it might be a ricordia. Now I'm just not sure. There are several of them growing back there with sizes ranging from 1/8" to 1/2" . Any Ideas?

 

[Macscale]

Hard to tell in the pic, can you get a better one?

 

[buxndux]

Space monsters maybe? What colors are the skirts, insides and mouth?

 

[Retired_AF]

It's difficult to get pics since I have to take them at an angle and through 14" of water, but here's another try. The bodies are a very dark red while the edges and mouths are a whitish or possibly light yellow color. I have a Florida Ricordia in the tank but it's colors are no where near what these are. The shape seems similar to a zoa or ricordia but there is no base (stalk?) and they sit directly on the glass. My son just found them a couple days ago attached to the back glass of the tank.

 

[jrcordero4]

What kind of activity at night?


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[Retired_AF]

What kind of activity at night?


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None. They don't move. They don't change sizes. Nothing.

 

[Retired_AF]

Looked again this morning with a flashlight, same size as before. Doesn't seem to move nor does it recede in darkness. Strange, but when you see it the things look nice.

 

[mr_X]

They appear to be corynactis. Google them and see if they look alike. If so, they won't amount to much of anything. Nothing to worry about.

 

[Retired_AF]

They appear to be corynactis.

From what I can see you may be right. Thanks!

Now I gotta figure out where they came from.