Hitchhicking Anemones

[38bill]

I picked up some Zoanthids yesterday and they came with a couple of hitchhiking anemones. One of them jumped ship almost as soon as I place the rock in my tank and climbed to the top of the tank. Fast little buggers! They are about 3/4" across and have frilly tentacles around their edge. Anything to worry about? They didnt seem to bother the Zo's any. Photo is poor but you can see the one climbing and the other is still sitting on the top of the zoanthids.

 

[RedSonja]

Look kinda like aiptasia but it's hard to say for certain from the picture.

-Sonja

 

[GSMguy]

mojanos kill them

 

[38bill]

Here is a better photo of one of the hitchhickers were it set up shop next to a small leather coral (a little too close). They are not the typ Aipasia and I looked up Majano's. The Majano look to have single smooth tentacles not the feathery, branched ones these guys have. Any more ideas? Thanks.

 

[RedSonja]

Ok, much better picture, thanks. The one on the right sort of looks like a "rock anemone," sorry I don't know the scientific name for it. The one on the left I still have no idea. Hopefully some more knowledgeable people will come along and help ya out.

-Sonja

 

[rogart]

I don't know for sure but the only sea anemone I know of with branching tenticles is commonly called the hell's fire anemone (Actinodendron plumosum). One way to tell is to touch it, supposed to be extremely painful. Google image search to get an idea.

The first one looks like a common rock/flower/sand anemone (all the common names, and relatively harmless if spaced out from corals.