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Posted: September 01 2012 at 10:23pm |
I am thinking it is an anemone of some sort, but if you know anything about them, let me know. I have 3 -5 of them, reletively small, the biggest as big as a dime, but are they bad and what are they called?Here is pictures off the internet when i typed in clear red anemone. They look EXACTLY like this- 
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Posted: September 01 2012 at 10:26pm |
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I searched majono and aptaisia and i know it cant be either..
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Posted: September 01 2012 at 10:30pm |
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Its a ball anemone. They are completly harmless.
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Posted: September 01 2012 at 10:37pm |
Couple questions - How big do they get, can i keep them with out them stinging anything, and can i/ should i feed them? Like a good anemone that you would buy?
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Posted: September 01 2012 at 10:47pm |
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Strawberry Anemone.. They dont get bigger than what your probably is.. Like a 1/4 inch. Yeah usually they dont cruise around.. Feeding them is not needed IMO. I have bought a strawberry anemone.. Quite interesting a little small for my liking. GL
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Posted: September 01 2012 at 10:53pm |
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Out of curiosity, how much would one cost??? Thats cool, and what does gl mean?
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Posted: September 02 2012 at 7:08am |
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They're not anemones - they're (psuedo)corynactis - more related to corallimorphs (mushrooms). It's a misnomer that they are sometimes called "orange ball anemones" or "strawberry anemones."
If you notice they decide to move around and live by themselves (not attached directly to others), then they may be Psuedocorynactis. Some species can grow quite large and become aggressive toward fish.
If they live in a cluster like your photo above and grow off a mat like zoanthids, then they may be Corynactis (also smaller than Psuedo). These are less common in the hobby than Psuedocorynactis as they are a temperate species and won't do well usually in reef tanks. They also do well with more feedings. There are some tropic species that are small and act like Psuedos...these are the most common...and are probably what you have.
I've kept the small tropic corynactis, and without feeding, I found they reproduced similar to majanos. But, they liked to keep to the shadows, so I rarely saw them. They didn't seem to bother anything.
Edited by ReefdUp - September 02 2012 at 7:13am
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Posted: September 02 2012 at 9:41am |
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strawberry nem...i have a bunch and once they find a piece of rubble they usuallt sell for 5-15 a pop. largest ive seen is roughly nickel size
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Posted: September 02 2012 at 10:37am |
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I had a peppermint shrimp that would eat them. No it wasnt aptasia either. Big difference.
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Posted: September 02 2012 at 10:39am |
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SO- I can keep them without them stinging anything?
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Posted: September 02 2012 at 10:57am |
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They stay in the shadows pretty much. I have roughly 75 in my 46 gallon and you can see 3 and they have never stung any of my coral.
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Posted: September 02 2012 at 11:13am |
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Mine grow in the shadows also. They also have never hurt anything.
Edited by dionysus - September 02 2012 at 11:14am
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Posted: September 02 2012 at 11:19am |
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K, well they are way cool looking so i would be glad to keep them. Now that i have looked around, there is like a small cave with a couple of them that you can see perfectly since its right next to the glass on the backside.
Edited by tfmreefs - September 02 2012 at 11:21am
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Posted: September 02 2012 at 11:49am |
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They mulltiply when irritated. They either travel and leaave a baby behind or split loke regular anemones. I have 4 or 5 ii may cut the rock they are on and sell or trade them if anyyone. Is interested
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Posted: September 02 2012 at 7:45pm |
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They are strawberry anemones in nature they grow in shadows or low light places
They don't require feeding
They don't sting corals
They are harmless
And they do reproduce quickly
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