What’s this

[mraysberg]

Picked up an acanthophyllia coral about a week ago. Was doing a water change today and noticed this thing on the bottom of its skeleton. Can anyone ID what this is?

 

[mraysberg]

 

[DDenny]

Might need a shot under more white light to get a good ID

 

[mraysberg]

Might need a shot under more white light to get a good ID

I’ll have to take it in a few it closed up

 

[DDenny]

Kind of looks like a rock flower or a mushroom but not sure.

 

[mraysberg]

Never noticed a mushroom to have any tentacles tho

 

[DDenny]

Not sure but this is a bump for someone else. Still looks like a mushroom or possibly zoa not sure.

 

[mraysberg]

Not sure but this is a bump for someone else. Still looks like a mushroom or possibly zoa not sure.

Def more on the lines of a mushroom for sure but I don’t even know

 

[DDenny]

Looking at it more it’s probably a rock flower anemone. Take a look at post #9 in this thread

Dipping a Rock Flower Anemone

I have tried to find a clear answer on this but couldn’t so I decided to just try it myself. Is it safe to dip a rock flower anemone? I just picked up a white and an ultra green rock flower. I dipped in Seachem’s Reef Dip about an hour ago. Iodine is used in healing anemones so I can’t...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[mraysberg]

Looking at it more it’s probably a rock flower anemone. Take a look at post #9 in this thread

Dipping a Rock Flower Anemone

I have tried to find a clear answer on this but couldn’t so I decided to just try it myself. Is it safe to dip a rock flower anemone? I just picked up a white and an ultra green rock flower. I dipped in Seachem’s Reef Dip about an hour ago. Iodine is used in healing anemones so I can’t...

www.reef2reef.com

Asked a buddy who deals with corals and he said it could be a majano anemone

 

[DDenny]

Asked a buddy who deals with corals and he said it could be a majano anemone

I do not think its a Majano. @ISpeakForTheSeas what could this be?

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[NanoNana]

Open it looks like a nem. Closed like a Yuma. Lol. It’s a yumanem lol

 

[Righteous]

Looks like a Yuma mushroom

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I do not think its a Majano. @ISpeakForTheSeas what could this be?

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Based on the ball-tips there, most likely a Ball Anemone (Corallimorph), though I'm not sure what kind (closer up, clearer pics could possibly help there).

For some to compare with:

Ball-tip corallimorph (Corynactis sp.) on the Shores of Singapore

Fact sheet with photos on flora and fauna of Singapore's intertidal shores

www.wildsingapore.com

An Identification Guide to Corallimorphs in the Reef Aquarium

The morphological differences that serve to separate anemones, corals and corallimorphs (i.e. “mushrooms”) are not always obvious, and perhaps nowhere do th

reefs.com

 

[DDenny]

Based on the ball-tips there, most likely a Ball Anemone (Corallimorph), though I'm not sure what kind (closer up, clearer pics could possibly help there).

For some to compare with:

Ball-tip corallimorph (Corynactis sp.) on the Shores of Singapore

Fact sheet with photos on flora and fauna of Singapore's intertidal shores

www.wildsingapore.com

An Identification Guide to Corallimorphs in the Reef Aquarium

The morphological differences that serve to separate anemones, corals and corallimorphs (i.e. “mushrooms”) are not always obvious, and perhaps nowhere do th

reefs.com

Thank you

 

[mraysberg]

Should I leave it or try and remove it?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Should I leave it or try and remove it?

Ball nems are generally harmless (they're relatives of the soft mushroom corals), but some species may reproduce quickly; a lot of people keep them.

 

[mraysberg]

Based on the ball-tips there, most likely a Ball Anemone (Corallimorph), though I'm not sure what kind (closer up, clearer pics could possibly help there).

For some to compare with:

Ball-tip corallimorph (Corynactis sp.) on the Shores of Singapore

Fact sheet with photos on flora and fauna of Singapore's intertidal shores

www.wildsingapore.com

An Identification Guide to Corallimorphs in the Reef Aquarium

The morphological differences that serve to separate anemones, corals and corallimorphs (i.e. “mushrooms”) are not always obvious, and perhaps nowhere do th

reefs.com

I’ll try and get a closer pic for you

 

[mraysberg]

@ISpeakForTheSeas here’s the close up

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

@ISpeakForTheSeas here’s the close up

Can you get a pic like that under white light?