Aiptasia or another pest anemone?

[amante3456]

Hey all,

This is my first post on any kind of forum, so I apologize for any mistakes. I discovered this little anemone 3 months ago and have been struggling to ID it. It doesn't look like aiptasia from pictures I've been looking at but I'm still fairly new to the hobby and haven't seen aiptasia in person before.

The anemone is smaller than a centimeter wide right now and (as far as I can tell) it's the only one and has not spread. I have not added anything new to the tank since July 2023, so it must have hitchhiked in then. It also has not moved since I first found it.

For size reference, the lovely vermetid snails are the small variety, like the thickness of mechanical pencil lead.

Thanks for any help that can be provided!

 

[bradleym]

Yeah, that doesn't look like your average aiptasia to me. Following to learn more!

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

Looks like aptasia or a curly cue anemone.

Edit: haha, I spelt that so wrong. I meant, curlique.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey all,

This is my first post on any kind of forum, so I apologize for any mistakes. I discovered this little anemone 3 months ago and have been struggling to ID it. It doesn't look like aiptasia from pictures I've been looking at but I'm still fairly new to the hobby and haven't seen aiptasia in person before.

The anemone is smaller than a centimeter wide right now and (as far as I can tell) it's the only one and has not spread. I have not added anything new to the tank since July 2023, so it must have hitchhiked in then. It also has not moved since I first found it.

For size reference, the lovely vermetid snails are the small variety, like the thickness of mechanical pencil lead.

Thanks for any help that can be provided!

The mouth and pattern represents a curlique which many years ago like the condylactus was a commonly purchased specimen. They are ornamental and basic care