Mystery Anemone

[Petrichor]

Not sure what this little guy is. He hitchhiked underneath a mushroom and macro algae covered rock (I'm aware of the bubble algae which I just saw heh).

The tentacles are thicker at the base than the tips with three rows of them, and it's a brown color with white stripes; about two to three stripes on each tentacle then a white tip. The foot is white-ish or transparent and he's maybe a centimeter and a half tall, less than a centimeter radius.

I've asked my LFS and he said definately not apitasia, but he was unsure about calling it a majano right away. It hasn't moved much except to turn a bit so it's head isn't completely under the rock.

Do peppermint shrimp eat majano if that's what this is?

 

[kdpuffer]

That is aiptasia to my eyes.

 

[reefrunner69]

That is aiptasia to my eyes.

+1....

 

[Schism]

That is aiptasia to my eyes.

What im seeing as well. Pest anemone.

 

[Petrichor]

I've never seen one with stripes, but Google tells me it is so. Guess the stripes just threw me and my LFS off.

Thanks for the help!

 

[mikestanked]

That is an aiptasia, get rid of it quick. Get aiptasia-x it worked great for me. But don't wait or you will have a ton, I waited a little to long and there were a lot of these little buggers. If you can, target the ones u can see, then move your LR around( I know its a pain, and if your partial to your aquascape it can be a ***** to reassemble, but its worth it!) Because you more than likely have more than that.

 

[mikestanked]

Also, I've had almost pure white one and ones colored the same as that. I think it has to do with where they are growing, in the light or not.

 

[Petrichor]

I plan on removing it tomorrow once I get the tools to do so. I finally figured out it's an Aiptasia mutabilis, or a trumpet anemone. I don't see anything saying that this particular species is as invasive as the glass anemones (seems some stores even sell them), but I'll take everyone's experienced words and get it out.