Is this a zoa?

[KyleC]

Found this little dude hiding under a rock. Anyone know what it is? Looks like a zoa? New to reefing...

 

[Gtinnel]

Not a zoa. It looks like a ball anemone to me

 

[KyleC]

I was thinking some type of anemone maybe because of the appendages.... are they friend or foe?

 

[Gtinnel]

I don’t know a ton about them but if it is a ball anemone I don’t believe they are harmful. I also believe theyre a type of mushroom and not actually an anemone.

 

[KyleC]

I heard anemone and thought ohhh... maybe if I get a clown he would like them! Lol they look cool! Some are nestled amongst another coral (clove coral I think), they can stay for now.

Thanks

 

[Gtinnel]

I heard anemone and thought ohhh... maybe if I get a clown he would like them! Lol they look cool! Some are nestled amongst another coral (clove coral I think), they can stay for now.

Thanks

It doesn’t have to be an actual anemone for it to host a clown. My clowns stay in my green star polyps most of the time.
Clowns are weird and can make anything their host

 

[KyleC]

So I've heard! Having to go fallow for 76 days (once I catch this chromis!), 2 clowns will be my first fish purchase! Considering an anemone so they leave my frogspawn alone... heard they can torture them lol

 

[KyleC]

It doesn’t have to be an actual anemone for it to host a clown. My clowns stay in my green star polyps most of the time.
Clowns are weird and can make anything their host

Are these green star polyps?

 

[Gtinnel]

Are these green star polyps?

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I don’t believe so. There is also a brown star polyp that it may be, but I’ve never had any of them.

 

[Coralsdaily]

Found this little dude hiding under a rock. Anyone know what it is? Looks like a zoa? New to reefing...

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Not a zoa for sure, but cant really ID it at that size. It is a nem of some sort and when it come to anemone it will be a toss up whether is it a friend or foe, even the ones commonly available in trade have quite polarized opinions

 

[KyleC]

I don’t believe so. There is also a brown star polyp that it may be, but I’ve never had any of them.

To be fair, they were more green, gone brown since I bought the tank and moved it to my house... under blue light they look a bit greener...

 

[KyleC]

Not a zoa for sure, but cant really ID it at that size. It is a nem of some sort and when it come to anemone it will be a toss up whether is it a friend or foe, even the ones commonly available in trade have quite polarized opinions

Even still, cool for now! Seeing as I can't have any fish, I'll take what I can get!

 

[Gtinnel]

To be fair, they were more green, gone brown since I bought the tank and moved it to my house... under blue light they look a bit greener...

I’m not sure then, I guess it may be gsp.

 

[encrustingacro]

Are these green star polyps?

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No, they are not GSP. Green star polyps (Briareum violaceum) have shorter, thicker tentacles with a white center.

 

[KyleC]

These look grass like... feathery tentacles and fairly long too. Some are more green than others, purple carpet

 

[encrustingacro]

These look grass like... feathery tentacles and fairly long too. Some are more green than others, purple carpet

They are probably not Briareum violaceum then.