Hitching anemone

Kirblit · 07-04-2007, 09:56 PM

Ok so I have a few nems that I saw in my 12g pod when I was taking coral out to move to my 125. I noticed a couple a few months ago and then found a bunch more today. They are not Aptasia, and I don't think they are Mojo either. They seem to prefer low, to no light at all as they are all on the bottoms of rocks and in the back of the tank where there is no light. I don't have any pics as of yet however. They are completely clear, have perfectly round white bulb tips at the ends of the tenticles, have a pinkish red foot, and are about 3/4 to 1 inch across when fully expanded. I have never seen any in the tank in the light, and I looked at them after lights out with flashlight and I saw more that I didn't see before with it. I just need to know if I need to zap any on the rocks that I put in the tank. I have had the pod for over a year and have never seen any ill effects, or any outbreaks in the open. Any help is much appreciated.

lcstorc · 07-05-2007, 05:19 AM

Are you sure they are not aiptasia? The description sounds frightengly fanmiliar.

Woodstock · 07-05-2007, 08:48 AM

Can you post a pic of them?

Kirblit · 07-05-2007, 02:50 PM

I will post a pic later, I have seen many Aptasia and I don't think that this is one. The tenticles don't look anything like any Aptasia I have ever seen.

Dentoid · 07-05-2007, 04:31 PM

Perhaps they are cup corals? Here is a picture of one in the lower left. Do they look like this?

Kirblit · 07-06-2007, 12:21 AM

They look very similar to that, but without the white swirls in the tenticles. The tenticles are completely clear, but the tenticles are all on the side just like this photo Cup coral. They dont' really have any color except for the foot. When I disturb them they don't retract into a rock they retract into what a zoo looks like a little, but definately not zoos. The cup coral would make some sense though because they don't really like light, and they do seem more open at night. Aiptasia likes light doesn't it? They are moble however, I put one rock right on the sand and the nem moved out to the open to catch food I would guess. The tenticles are also very straight like the cup and aren't curly like Aiptasia, but they are all completely clear with the white bulbs on the end. I'm trying to get a good pic of some but it's very hard.

Kirblit · 07-06-2007, 12:53 AM

Ok Dentoid I think that you hit the nail on the head with the Cup Coral. After doing more searches online for pics I found this one that looks almost exactly what I'm seeing, good cal karma to youl!!!!! http://www.stanford.edu/~bhackett/ba.../cup-coral.jpg

and this one
http://www.seaotter.com/marine/resea...cs/elegans.jpg

I finally got a good pic as well and I will post tomarrow. So if it's Cup Coral is it fine just to leave them alone? They aren't much to look at, do you think that they will every color up at all?

Kirblit · 07-06-2007, 10:33 AM

Here are the pics that I was able to take, what do you think it is. It does look a lot like the Cup Coral.

Boomer · 07-06-2007, 12:45 PM

You have a orange ball anemone, aka Cup-coral, not actually an anemone but a Corallimorpharian. Here is a almost perfect pic

Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum
Orange Ball Anemone: - Travel and Underwater Photography by Jim Christensen

However, ther is also an anemone that is somewhat similar, Club-Tipped Anemone, Telmatactis americana

Kirblit · 07-07-2007, 10:16 AM

Thanks Boomer karma to you. I'm leaning towards the club tipped more because when I do a search for them they look more familiar. My photos did make the bulbs at the end look orange but they really don't look like that, they look more like Strawberry Anemones (Corynactis californica) to me because the middles are more of a pink/orange like the one's in the top left of this photo.
http://www.divebums.com/FishID/Image..._anemones2.jpg
Are they reef safe?
I tried to use some Joe's juice on one that came in on a rock for my 125g and it didn't seem to effect it.

Here is also a pic of the one in my tank during the day if it's in bright light, or disturbed it closes up like this.

Boomer · 07-07-2007, 10:45 AM

To me it looks like a Ball Anemone. For one reason club-tips look like clubs, meaning the are fat like a baseball bat. Balls' when closed-up like your last image. Yours sits like a Ball. IIRC Ball's have a lot more tentacles. Clubs are not common in this hobby. Are they dangerous, yes VERY DANGEROUS and to include to you. This anemone can reallllllllly hurt you. They can tear your skin off and leave permanent scars.

Kirblit · 07-07-2007, 10:52 AM

Thanks again Boomer you really are MR. WIZARD!!!

tippMANn98 · 07-10-2007, 09:14 AM

I just saw a bunch of those guys while diving this past weekend....looked like that closed ball though, after all I dont dive at night...

07-04-2007, 09:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kirblit Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hitching anemone Ok so I have a few nems that I saw in my 12g pod when I was taking coral out to move to my 125. I noticed a couple a few months ago and then found a bunch more today. They are not Aptasia, and I don't think they are Mojo either. They seem to prefer low, to no light at all as they are all on the bottoms of rocks and in the back of the tank where there is no light. I don't have any pics as of yet however. They are completely clear, have perfectly round white bulb tips at the ends of the tenticles, have a pinkish red foot, and are about 3/4 to 1 inch across when fully expanded. I have never seen any in the tank in the light, and I looked at them after lights out with flashlight and I saw more that I didn't see before with it. I just need to know if I need to zap any on the rocks that I put in the tank. I have had the pod for over a year and have never seen any ill effects, or any outbreaks in the open. Any help is much appreciated. __________________ 125g RR Kirby My reef chronicle http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...s-125-a-3.html

07-05-2007, 05:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,948 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hitching anemone Are you sure they are not aiptasia? The description sounds frightengly fanmiliar. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

07-05-2007, 08:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
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07-05-2007, 02:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kirblit Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitching anemone I will post a pic later, I have seen many Aptasia and I don't think that this is one. The tenticles don't look anything like any Aptasia I have ever seen. __________________ 125g RR Kirby My reef chronicle http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...s-125-a-3.html

07-05-2007, 04:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitching anemone Perhaps they are cup corals? Here is a picture of one in the lower left. Do they look like this? __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

07-06-2007, 12:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kirblit Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitching anemone They look very similar to that, but without the white swirls in the tenticles. The tenticles are completely clear, but the tenticles are all on the side just like this photo Cup coral. They dont' really have any color except for the foot. When I disturb them they don't retract into a rock they retract into what a zoo looks like a little, but definately not zoos. The cup coral would make some sense though because they don't really like light, and they do seem more open at night. Aiptasia likes light doesn't it? They are moble however, I put one rock right on the sand and the nem moved out to the open to catch food I would guess. The tenticles are also very straight like the cup and aren't curly like Aiptasia, but they are all completely clear with the white bulbs on the end. I'm trying to get a good pic of some but it's very hard. __________________ 125g RR Kirby My reef chronicle http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...s-125-a-3.html

07-06-2007, 12:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kirblit Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitching anemone Ok Dentoid I think that you hit the nail on the head with the Cup Coral. After doing more searches online for pics I found this one that looks almost exactly what I'm seeing, good cal karma to youl!!!!! http://www.stanford.edu/~bhackett/ba.../cup-coral.jpg and this one http://www.seaotter.com/marine/resea...cs/elegans.jpg I finally got a good pic as well and I will post tomarrow. So if it's Cup Coral is it fine just to leave them alone? They aren't much to look at, do you think that they will every color up at all? __________________ 125g RR Kirby My reef chronicle http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...s-125-a-3.html Last edited by Kirblit : 07-06-2007 at 12:58 AM. Reason: add link

07-06-2007, 10:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
Kirblit Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitching anemone Here are the pics that I was able to take, what do you think it is. It does look a lot like the Cup Coral. __________________ 125g RR Kirby My reef chronicle http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...s-125-a-3.html

07-06-2007, 12:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,204 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitching anemone You have a orange ball anemone, aka Cup-coral, not actually an anemone but a Corallimorpharian. Here is a almost perfect pic Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum Orange Ball Anemone: - Travel and Underwater Photography by Jim Christensen However, ther is also an anemone that is somewhat similar, Club-Tipped Anemone, Telmatactis americana __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

07-07-2007, 10:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
Kirblit Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitching anemone Thanks Boomer karma to you. I'm leaning towards the club tipped more because when I do a search for them they look more familiar. My photos did make the bulbs at the end look orange but they really don't look like that, they look more like Strawberry Anemones (Corynactis californica) to me because the middles are more of a pink/orange like the one's in the top left of this photo. http://www.divebums.com/FishID/Image..._anemones2.jpg Are they reef safe? I tried to use some Joe's juice on one that came in on a rock for my 125g and it didn't seem to effect it. Here is also a pic of the one in my tank during the day if it's in bright light, or disturbed it closes up like this. __________________ 125g RR Kirby My reef chronicle http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...s-125-a-3.html

07-07-2007, 10:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,204 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitching anemone To me it looks like a Ball Anemone. For one reason club-tips look like clubs, meaning the are fat like a baseball bat. Balls' when closed-up like your last image. Yours sits like a Ball. IIRC Ball's have a lot more tentacles. Clubs are not common in this hobby. Are they dangerous, yes VERY DANGEROUS and to include to you. This anemone can reallllllllly hurt you. They can tear your skin off and leave permanent scars. __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

07-07-2007, 10:52 AM	#12 (permalink)
Kirblit Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitching anemone Thanks again Boomer you really are MR. WIZARD!!! __________________ 125g RR Kirby My reef chronicle http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...s-125-a-3.html

07-10-2007, 09:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hitching anemone I just saw a bunch of those guys while diving this past weekend....looked like that closed ball though, after all I dont dive at night...

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