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I have a few in my tank. They don't like direct light. Mine grow on the undersides of rocks away from the light. My biggest one is almost the size of a half dollar when fully opened.

Kind of reminds me of a tube sponge

Your welcome and thank you for yours :)

Mine were a surprise hitchhiker as well. As far as whether they are a pest or not depends on your point of view. From what I have read they can be a little aggressive to other corals and even fish. The good news is that they are stationary so as long as they aren't within striking distance of...

Could be. I guess the tiny hair-like things all over it are throwing me off.

I am going to say a variation on the corynactis species. I have some in my tank but they are pink instead of blue. They are sometimes called ball anemones.

Just noticed this thing peaking out from a crevice in my live rock. I have no idea what it is.

I would suggest 2 fish max for your tank. Firefish are fine(I have a pair). I also have a peppermint shrimp and hermit crabs. That is a good starting point. After my tank had cycled for a month, I added my CUC's(the peppermint shrimp and the hermit). I added the fish 2 weeks later. I did the add...

Here's a good article on them: Variatus Platy (Xiphophorus variatus) - The Guppy Site

If you are going to to have a fish only tank with live rock and some shrimp and snails then the light bulbs that they sell at Petco will be fine. If you want corals or anemones then you will need a stronger lighting system, much stronger than the ones that Petco carries. A good website visit is...

I think that you have a sunset platty. picture of sun platty - Bing Images

Now that's a cool eel.

What is the red zebra crossed with to get the white hybrid?

I have those in my tank as well. They really come out at night or when there is low light. They don't like direct light. Here is a picture of the biggest one that I have, probably the size of a silver dollar:

Wow! That s really cool!