Red coral? BTA (wishful thinking lol)

[Civicman86]

What is it? Only thing I can think of is an anenome. IT was acutally in my sump and i added to the main tank and noticed him. It was opened just a little when i moved him and he had looked like bubble tip "arms or tentacles"

[electrikat]

looks like a closed up bta or lta. That's what one of ours looks like right now.

[oyf709]

i am sure its anemone but won't sure wat kinda till it start to extend...try update a pic if it come out a bit more

[Civicman86]

"looks like Pseudocorynactis. check out these links. mine dont have that much color but some do. cup corals also look very similar but have a skeleton.
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...wberry+anemone



btw when they get bigger they eat fish smile.gif"

Guy on nano reefs replied and that is eacatly what it is. Kinda scary that it eats fish though :-\

[Civicman86]

What should I do about this thing? Its cool looking but it if endanger my fish I really dont want it. Hell I have enough problems trying to keep fish by themselves.

[Florida8]

How big or little is it? Has it come out more? Cool looking but scary it likes to much on fish though.

[Fluff]

I've had these anemones before and they've never become a problem. Actually, I have two of them right now. I wouldnt' worry about it.

Agreed, this species of Corallimorph shouldn't be a hinderance. They will spend most of their time retracted or hidden during daylight hours. Being heterotrophic, they will flourish or not based on available food sources. They do have a decent punch to them but I have yet to see an issue with the ones I have. As long as they don't reproduce in large numbers (which I doubt), they should be an interesting addition.

Cheers
Steve