Is this a carpet anemone

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I found this on my live rock today. It looks like an anemone, but is solid. It retreats when water is puffed on it like an anemone. Upon doing a search, it appears to be a carpet anemone. I got my live rock from the gulf, and it does not look like they are from there, but it is on the rock none the less. I don't want something that is going to start to eat my fish when they get into the tank. And if it is indeed a carpet anemone, what is the best way to get it out of the tank. That is the best pic I can get of it at the moment, as it is in the shade on a curve of the rock. Wants to be a total butt for sure.
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Looks more like a corallimorph to me. Perhaps a a Rhodactis.
 
I found this on my live rock today. It looks like an anemone, but is solid. It retreats when water is puffed on it like an anemone. Upon doing a search, it appears to be a carpet anemone. I got my live rock from the gulf, and it does not look like they are from there, but it is on the rock none the less. I don't want something that is going to start to eat my fish when they get into the tank. And if it is indeed a carpet anemone, what is the best way to get it out of the tank. That is the best pic I can get of it at the moment, as it is in the shade on a curve of the rock. Wants to be a total butt for sure.
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Wasn’t this Rock dry b4 you placed it into your tank?
 
Not a carpet, I think it is an anemone though, try to get a better and closer up picture.
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It does blend in beautifully with the rock, which is why I probably hadn't noticed it earlier. That is about the best I can get thru the tank. Can't get close enough for the macro to do its thing thru the acrylic.
 
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It does blend in beautifully with the rock, which is why I probably hadn't noticed it earlier. That is about the best I can get thru the tank. Can't get close enough for the macro to do its thing thru the acrylic.
Looks like maybe a beaded sea anemone or a rock flower anemone. Both are found in the Carribean. Maybe a mushroom like @Tahoe61 said.
 
Does it look kinda like this?
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