Is this an Aiptasia? Friend or Foe!

[pcurry18]

Well here is another one of those things. Ive taken this rock out and fried the ones i found two days ago with a lighter. This one looks different from the others. The others were brown. If you can ID it friend or foe, i would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

 

[MrMikeB]

I had a couple glass anemones off a rock I got from John(Aiptasia) that looked like this (translucent). In fact most of mine were this 'color.' The color of anemone is based on the presence of zooanthallae - different types reflect different colors. When they have little, or expel the zooanthallae they will look translucent like this, so having 'brown' ones vs this one really does not mean too much.

Its rather difficult from the angle of the shot to say for certain, but did come on the same LR as the others that you just picked up? If so I say there is a good chance this is another one.

 

[Brian Prestwood]

Probaby an aptasia. Looks like something made it retract.

 

[Sparkss]

looks like just a translucent aiptasia.. I have seen them like that in the abscence of a strong light source before.

 

[bsaastad]

Sure that's not a majano? Tentacles look a little bulbous for an aptasia ...