Is this aiptasia?

[Shannon Harlan]

Can anyone help if this is bad in my reef tank. Sorry it is very small hard to get picture it is the little red thing in center.

 

[michaust]

Yes its aptasia

 

[cloak]

It looks more like a Ball-Tipped anemone to me.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/10/inverts

 

[Keith_0011]

+1 Ball anemone IMO

 

[KJ]

Strawberry Anemone

 

[Duke4Life]

Not aiptasia, agree with anemone

 

[jsker]

They are a cool coral http://animal-world.com/Aquarium-Coral-Reefs/Palm-Tree-Polyps. My tank was to new and I killed it, they need a low flow area. Did this just pop out of the rock? if so good find.

 

[Bdog4u2]

They are a cool coral http://animal-world.com/Aquarium-Coral-Reefs/Palm-Tree-Polyps. My tank was to new and I killed it, they need a low flow area. Did this just pop out of the rock? if so good find.

Their ball anemone is above the tree

 

[Brian Kim]

It's a cute anemone

 

[mniemann]

Doesn't look like aptasia to me.

 

[michaust]

Yes its aptasia

Well now I feel stupid because I've had a couple of these pop up in my tank and I used aptasia x on them thinking they were bad

 

[K100286]

You may have something very few hobbyists have. I never seen it before and it looks cool.

 

[G-F]

Can anyone help if this is bad in my reef tank. Sorry it is very small hard to get picture it is the little red thing in center.

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[G-F]

Can anyone help if this is bad in my reef tank. Sorry it is very small hard to get picture it is the little red thing in center.

The name is strawberry anemone. I've read that they are considered not good hitch hikers. From experience they do sting other corals. The way I got rid of them was by removing the rock it was on.

 

[REEF GARNER]

Definitely not aptasia

 

[ScottMyers123]

+1 on strawberry anemone.