Anemone ID, small Orange anemone PICS!!

[Fishfreak218]

Hello,
I recently got this at my LFS, it was on a peice of caulerpa and i got it for free because they thought it was a majano... i am 99.999999% positive it isnt majano.. looks to me somewhat like a coldwater anemone... anyway here are some pictures of it:

thanks alot
-Josh

 

[seattlerob]

Josh: that looks like aptasia to me. I would advice you research aptasia & if you agree that's what it is, get rid of it. Those things multiply & become hard to overcome. Best to nip it in the bud while you can.

hth,
rob

 

[Fishfreak218]

no, this isnt aptasia... i know what aptasia is.. this deffinatly isnt aptasia

 

[Reef4Fun]

I am not 100% on it but it looks like a form of majano. I have some that are green with beautiful pink tips, and although a from of majano, I am keeping them. Not aptasia for sure, IMO.

 

[Fishfreak218]

this honestly doesnt seem like any type of majano i have ever seen/heard of..
i have heard of green, white, brown, and green w/ pink tips
but NEVER EVER EVER an orange and black one...plus majano's alot of the time have different 'tenticles' then this anemone

 

[JamesJR]

Definately not mejano or aiptasia. You know where the crab came from? A lot of these crabs are sold with the anemones on them.

 

[Fishfreak218]

i got the anemone on a peice of caulerpa, then it came off very easily so i placed it on a shell. My scarlet hermit decided this shell was the PERFECT new home.. i have been working on getting him into a new shell, but he likes this one...

 

[Fishfreak218]

anyone else?

 

[nts9]

heteractis sp. ???

you might have to wait for it to grow up a bit...