Help identifying if this is aiptasia!

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by marie

I agree with reefwars except it's not an anemone it's actually from the mushroom family

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/orange_ball_anemone.html

wow thats cool i didnt know that huh goes to show your always learning thanks marie

[Avrbuster]

Thanks for the help identifying it. It is now in direct light, should I move it or will it be ok?

That means our peppermint shrimp might still be in there!

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by Avrbuster

Thanks for the help identifying it. It is now in direct light, should I move it or will it be ok?

That means our peppermint shrimp might still be in there!

it does look like an anemone, if you move it it might not like it and hide, let it be.

[Inedaan]

I had a couple in my tank for many months til one day they all up and died. When they were smaller they usually completely hid during the day but as they got bigger they got bolder and would extend even in full light near the top of the tank.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Avrbuster

Thanks for the help identifying it. It is now in direct light, should I move it or will it be ok?

That means our peppermint shrimp might still be in there!

no sense trying to move it they have whats like little mounds they live in and they can retract into it you wont be able to get it off without harming it i would just leave it be and let it do its thing its a cool animal to have and i bet theres actually more than one in there.you can try to feed it i use to feed mine mysis they are very sticky and actually pack quite the sting to other corals.there has reports of the larger ones being able to eat fish but i doubt it mine were never that big and i dont see it happening


your peppermints wont touch it and i doubt they are dead, peppermints have been known to dissappear for weeks at a time