Hitch hiker ID c2

[ReeferCop]

I have two strange things in my tank that I need some help identifying. One is a starfish, definitely not an Asterina and an unknown anemone looking thing, definitely not aptasia, unfortunately I have enough of those to be quite familiar.

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

@ISpeakForTheSeas

 

[ihatetomatoclowns]

I have two strange things in my tank that I need some help identifying. One is a starfish, definitely not an Asterina and an unknown anemone looking thing, definitely not aptasia, unfortunately I have enough of those to be quite familiar.

first one I have no clue. 2nd one is type of starfish but I'm not sure. possibly asterina but not likely. I'd put it in a container til you learn if it's safe or not.

 

[AydenLincoln]

The anemone looks like a possible rock flower anemone.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

First one looks kind of like a rock flower anemone

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Between my phone screen and my eyesight, I can't make out the little details needed on these for a proper ID - I'll take a look on my pc tomorrow, but a bright pics of the nem from that angle would be good, and a pic of the mouth/tentacles would be great if you can get one.

For the starfish, a closer up pic of the top of it under white light would be good, but it may be an Aquilonastra ("Asterina") species - there are 32 recognized species in the genus, and some of them get decently large/lanky (for lack of a better term) like that.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Appears to be a small flower anemone that may be bleached. Asterina star in the pic not to be trusted. They eat algae but also go after zoa coral and multiply like mice

 

[TinnysReef]

First one looks like it's on the underside of a rock. Could it be a ball anemone? It has a meatier base than ones I've seen but it might be.

Found this picture of one from an old post.

 

[ReeferCop]

Seems like a lot of votes for Asterina starfish but it's like 4 or 5 times the size of any Asterina starfish I've ever seen.

Ball anemone maybe. It showed up on the bottom of an overhang a couple weeks or so ago and hasn't seemed to move. It does appear to have a foot like an anemone.

 

[vetteguy53081]

First one looks like it's on the underside of a rock. Could it be a ball anemone? It has a meatier base than ones I've seen but it might be.

Found this picture of one from an old post.

This is indeed a ball anemone. Unlike aptasia and Majano, I had one 2 years ago and it remained, had nice color and only one more ever emerged. They remain small and here is a puzzling fact is they are a good anemone. Anemone ???
Ball Anemones are actually not anemones at all, it is actually a mushroom coral that is commonly confused by too many as a Majano Aiptasia. Unlike an Aiptasia, they are reef safe, they commonly stay closed during the day and open up at night. The tips if its anemone-like tentacles end with a ball tip giving it its' name