Assuming Aiptasia, but would like second opinions

seymour47

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I have 3 of these that I've found so far in my live rock. I'm assuming they are Aiptasia, but the inflated tentacle tips are giving me pause. I would like some other opinions.
 

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Possibly Aiptasia or perhaps what some describe as a lightbulb anemone though I can’t find much on it. Seems the light bulb anemones can get large but aren’t usually invasive.
 
@reefing102 Looking at some posts around it certainly does look like what is described as a light bulb anenome. Granted one of those posts is from the owner of Gulfliverock, so he's probably a bit biased when he says Aiptaisa doesn't occur naturally in the Gulf. I think I'll keep an eye on them for now and get a Peppermint Shrimp if it seems to be a problem.
 
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