Help ID this anemone

[zvonmonet]

This is the ugly creature i found when one of my bottom rocks dropped.

what is it? aptesia? i know i have 1 that is looking totally different, and it is aptesia but its getting a bit big. Was thinking of getting a peppermint shrimp for it.

 

[Dino]

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[zvonmonet]

sorry, posted in the wrong place

 

[garygb]

No, it's not aiptasia. I have one and have had it for years. It was a hitchhiker on live rock. I can't recall the species name, but I've seen an id before for it. They cause no problems, but are very sticky. They seem to like to attach similar to a BTA in the rockwork. I even occasionally feed mine, which is quite a spectacle. They immediately clamp around the food with their tentacles and pull back into the hole they reside in.

 

[zvonmonet]

thanks if someone can id it tho, would be greatly appreciated

 

[elegance coral]

Looks like Bunodactis mexicana.

 

[zvonmonet]

it doesn't really look like it, tried searching for it on google, but maybe.

 

[elegance coral]

The anemone doesn't look "right" to me. The oral disk looks over inflated, with withdrawn tentacles. Maybe now that it's exposed, it's posture will change??????

I am far from certain on the ID. It was just a guess. With the bands on the tentacles, it resembles a member of the Condylactis genus as well. I think you'll need to give it time to grow and get cumfy, before you'll be able to get a conclusive ID.

 

[zvonmonet]

ok thanks i will come home and take a look at it, maybe upload a new picture or two