small clear anemony's

[jettster]

hey guys just checking the tank this morning with a flashlight and found some small clear anemonys they look different than aptasia and mojo and hides in dark places when the lights come on it shrank back i found some in my daughters tank also behind the rocks i don't have any pics yet maybe nest weekend thought you all might know by discription and are they bad and if bad how bad

 

[mrferrit]

possible hydriods ?

 

[themadreeferTN]

I have small white looking anemonies?? that resemble gorgonian polyps growing in dark recesses of my tank but to my knowledge they are harmless.

 

[Runner]

@themadreeferTN: I have those in my tank at work, I think. Only grow behind things out of the direct line-of-sigt of light. About 1/4" long.

 

[ct_vol]

Chris I think you're referring to Scypha sponges...

http://melevsreef.com/id/sponge.html

In my opinion any anenome that spreads and I didn't put in the tank is bad... It would be different if I found only one, but finding multiple is usually bad news...

I have found a few clear anenomes with ball tips usually underneath frags or rocks where there is little to no light... I usually kalk them just to be sure they don't spread...

 

[Runner]

Yeah, that's what I have. Pretty cool little things. Didn't know if I needed to go nuclear on 'em, though. Look pretty safe.

 

[jettster]

thats not what I got mine look like a anemony thats clear maybe a little color on the foot and white balls on the tenicles i'll try to get a pic this weekend and post if i can figure out how maybe my 9 year old will help me

 

[cee]

Check Pseudocorynactis, I bet that is what you're referring to. Just google it and let us know if that is the one...

Dave

 

[ct_vol]

Thanks Dave, those were the ones I referred to... Glad to have a name... Though I think my were Corynactis not Pseudocorynactis as the ones I nuked were about a cm or so in size...

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/invert.htm

 

[jettster]

good call dave pseudocorynactis it is thanks