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[CAMAKAZY]

Had a few of these on one rock for a while now with no problems. Recently noticed one on a rock on the other side of the tank and don't want em everywhere.There small, the mouth is about the size of a eraser on pencil. So what is it, and is it bad?

 

[kkdoughboy]

Wow, i would say an anemone of some sort but it has a very defined base. Is the base hard or does it appear to be soft?

 

[CAMAKAZY]

Hard to tell, when I touched em they close up fast. But the base seems hard assuming its on the rock and not just the rock I was touching. Looking at others they all seem to have little teeth like things just like the pic as there base.

 

[kkdoughboy]

Yeah that's why I asked I can see that. It resembles a Candy Cane LPS but it's not. Almost like a Dendro. Hmmm I hope someone else can chime in. I'm not an expert at identification. Looks awesome though and very doubtful that their harmful but that remains to be seem. Good Luck

 

[kkdoughboy]

You know what on closer inspection of your photo it looks more like a Fungia

 

[CAMAKAZY]

side shot

After searching some pics, the first pic on this page looks very similar in color and texture.

http://www.frags.org/memberfragdetails.php?fid=9455

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Looks like a cup coral to me.

 

[Myrddraal]

It's a cup coral. Did your rock come from Florida? That's where I got my two colonies from. Feed them meaty stuff and they will spread pretty rapidly, and they color up a little too. Mine have green & brown stripes on the oral disk.

 

[CAMAKAZY]

Yes the rock is from Fl.

 

[SKremk]

Yeah, it's some type of cup coral. They aren't photosynthetic, so you'll need to feed it.

 

[SAZAMA]

looks like a dendro