Anemone? Aiptasia? Something else?

[Fishtastrophy]

Any idea what this is? I've found a few of them in my sump now.

Sump is so weird lately - i'm growing snails down there from tiny little specks (I've moved a few up to my display now, and left others), I had a bunch of pineapple sponges (nutrients were high, but they've been brought down over the past couple of weeks), and now this thing.

It's not as stringy as other Aiptasia I've seen (and clear with maybe orange tips?), and in my dark sump. When I shine a flashlight on it (like, to get these blurry, bigfoot-quality pics), it closes up. Was just a little lump after I was done taking pictures. Thoughts?

 

[Gtinnel]

Look up pics of a ball anemone and see if it matches.

 

[fohadi16]

Look up pics of a ball anemone and see if it matches.

+1 on ball anemone

 

[Fishtastrophy]

Thanks, guys. I'll keep an eye on them and see if they continue to shape up this way!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Any idea what this is? I've found a few of them in my sump now.

Sump is so weird lately - i'm growing snails down there from tiny little specks (I've moved a few up to my display now, and left others), I had a bunch of pineapple sponges (nutrients were high, but they've been brought down over the past couple of weeks), and now this thing.

It's not as stringy as other Aiptasia I've seen (and clear with maybe orange tips?), and in my dark sump. When I shine a flashlight on it (like, to get these blurry, bigfoot-quality pics), it closes up. Was just a little lump after I was done taking pictures. Thoughts?

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Agree on ball anemone which is actually a mushroom coral but with the balls on the tips, given its name. Many reefers actually keep these as they rarely if ever sting, multiply very slowly and have nice colors- Its your call

 

[WheatToast]

Not sure what anemone it is since, in dimly-lit sumps, anemones often take on different growth forms than they do under more intense light. Have you found any in your display?