Hitch hiker ID

[LiamJROC]

Hi all,

wondering if anyone has an idea on IDing this little hitchhiker

have asked around on FB groups etc but mainly got people saying aptaisia or majano anemone which I don’t think it is.

is there any potential that it’s a paly , mushroom or even a baby rock flower anemone ?

bright neon green colour under blue lights and when squirted with a pipette, it looked like it shrunk (pic 2). It is also flat against the piece of rock.

 

[bradleym]

It is a different species for sure, but for all intents and purposes, it is basically a tiny aiptasia. They split frequently and spread throughout the tank. This kind stays very small though, my collection of them never get over 1/2 inch across in size, so they bother corals less than aiptasia or majano anemones.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like a paly single head.

 

[bradleym]

Here's a pic of some of mine, with closed up zoas and lots of majanos for size reference.

 

[LiamJROC]

Thanks guys , I’ll keep an eye on it as it grows. May even see if I can break off a bit of rock it’s on and isolate it on a frag plug

 

[vetteguy53081]

Here's a pic of some of mine, with closed up zoas and lots of majanos for size reference.

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yep - palythoa - similar to zoa. You dont want to handle or cut..Either inject with kalkwasser mixed into a paste with consistency of toothpaste in the the center core or add a small dab of gel superglue on the heads

 

[bradleym]

yep - palythoa - similar to zoa. You dont want to handle or cut..Either inject with kalkwasser mixed into a paste with consistency of toothpaste in the the center core or add a small dab of gel superglue on the heads

I can promise you there are no palythoas in my picture. The only corals on that rock are the closed zoanthids. The rest are anemones.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I can promise you there are no palythoas in my picture. The only corals on that rock are the closed zoanthids. The rest are anemones.

I may be confused - Can you circle what youre trying to identify?

 

[bradleym]

I may be confused - Can you circle what youre trying to identify?

I am suggesting that these are the same as what OP is asking about:

They grow up to look like this:

 

[vetteguy53081]

I am suggesting that these are the same as what OP is asking about:
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They grow up to look like this:
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Looks like button coral to me. My challenge is this tiny phone screen. Time for a laptop

 

[LiamJROC]

Update

I heard back from the seller and apparently it is a tiny baby fungia plate

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Update

I heard back from the seller and apparently it is a tiny baby fungia plate

that's what to looked like to me, they look almost like little acan polyps at that tiny size. Congrats!

 

[bradleym]

Update

I heard back from the seller and apparently it is a tiny baby fungia plate

I wholeheartedly disagree with that, but I'd be happy to find out I'm wrong. Please keep an eye on it, if it turns into 2 or more it's not a fungia.