Ball anemone?

[MNFish]

I think this is a ball anenome on the bottom and a majano anemone above it?

Thank you

 

[vetteguy53081]

It sure is- have two and this is a carbon copy of one of them
If you don’t know, ball anemones are actually mushrooms but given the name as strands look like tentacles with balls on the end

 

[MNFish]

It sure is- have two and this is a carbon copy of one of them
If you don’t know, ball anemones are actually mushrooms but given the name as strands look like tentacles with balls on the end

Thank you!
I really like the colors on this little guy so wanted to make sure I took the proper care of it.

 

[Udest]

funny did you know that ball anemones are a main predator of starfish?
https://reefbuilders.com/2021/04/23/paracorynactis-ball-tentacle-anemone-is-a-starfish-killer/

 

[MNFish]

funny did you know that ball anemones are a main predator of starfish?
https://reefbuilders.com/2021/04/23/paracorynactis-ball-tentacle-anemone-is-a-starfish-killer/

I am going to drop a asterina starfish into it and see what happens... thank you for the link that is pretty cool.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Doesn’t look like a ball Anemone to me. At least the big one. Way too full.

 

[TnFishwater98]

funny did you know that ball anemones are a main predator of starfish?
https://reefbuilders.com/2021/04/23/paracorynactis-ball-tentacle-anemone-is-a-starfish-killer/

They will eat your snails and other CUC. Need better pics but IMO those aren’t ball anemones.

 

[Udest]

those are pretty cool where'd you find those?

 

[MNFish]

Tried to take some better pictures

 

[Udest]

its still possible , though i think it would be easier to ID them if they were in some white light , I know alot of ball nems are also fairly transparent or tan in color.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Not Ball anemones..zDid you get real gulf live rock..

 

[MNFish]

Can you guess the fish that photo bombed my white light picture

White light pictures

 

[MNFish]

Not Ball anemones..zDid you get real gulf live rock..

Not that I know of.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Can you guess the fish that photo bombed my white light picture

White light pictures

Pointy club looking tips , Majana maybe? Or other?

 

[TnFishwater98]

Pointy club looking tips , Majana maybe? Or other?

Looks like a cup coral that’s why I asked about real LR...

 

[Udest]

that could be possible too would also need to be fed since those are non photosynthetic.

 

[Bigdaddy05]

Looks like galexia

 

[Udest]

https://www.aquariumcreationsonline.net/images/GalaxeaGreenFrag500x365.jpgwe might have a dead ringer there I forgot about those.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Ball Anemones look like Zoas or Palys

Here’s one trying to eat out of a shell

 

[Udest]

yeah though we did only get side pics a mouth in the center is a big help in IDing critters with tentacles.