Reef Discussion

[kronyk]

Hello All,
I was hoping someone could please kindly help me ID these creatures that I have found on my live rock.
The photos are magnified by maybe 50-100X.

Thanks for any help :)

 

[MagicJ]

The first 2 could be aiptasia - you should remove them, Do a Google search to see if the images look the same as yours.

The next 2 look to be a small anemone - how big is it?

 

[kronyk]

Hey MagicJ,

Thanks once again for your help, I thought the first one may have been aiptasia but wasn't completely sure as this is a new hobby for me. I have a few of them so will get onto removing them tonight.

The second creature is small maybe about 5mm-10mm but closer to 5mm I think.

 

[MagicJ]

I would just keep an eye on the second one - let us know what it looks like in a month or so.

 

[kronyk]

Hey MagicJ,

Thanks again for your help. I thought it may have been aiptasia but wasn't sure. I will deal with that tonight.
The second creature is about 5-10mm.

Thanks :)

 

[Col81]

The last two could be anemonia sp.

 

[suta42]

Not sure, but the Last two may be a pacific species of ball anemone, if they don't have a skeleton. I had a green one at one stage.
They're usually nocturnal and quite pretty with clear tentacles and different coloured tips, and will feed on frozen foods.

If it's like the one I had it's harmless to fish, or at least mine was.

HTH

 

[chimaera]

Looks like a Pseudocorynactis
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/10/inverts