Need help identifying hitchhiker

[Dcolives]

I just set my tank up and got a some small paly on a coral from my lfs and found this guy in the sand next to it



Best pics I can get as it’s tiny.
Thank you in advance for any help!

 

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@ISpeakForTheSeas

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

@ISpeakForTheSeas

I just set my tank up and got a some small paly on a coral from my lfs and found this guy in the sand next to it



Best pics I can get as it’s tiny.
Thank you in advance for any help!

OP, any chances of pics under just white light? (Blue light obscures a lot of detail, so white light is better for most ID's).

If not, my first thought is a club-tipped anemone (Telmatactis sp.); they're nems, so might not be totally safe, but I haven't seen issues from them yet (even if they're not totally reef-safe, they're rare in the hobby, so they still might be worth keeping or offering to someone else).

 

[Dcolives]

Thank you! That was under white light and this morning it’s gone. Hopefully eaten?? It’s was super small like maybe the size of a small pea. I lightened this pic up as best I could.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Thank you! That was under white light and this morning it’s gone. Hopefully eaten?? It’s was super small like maybe the size of a small pea. I lightened this pic up as best I could.

Unless you've got something in the tank that would eat an anemone, it probably is wandering around looking for a good spot to stay in the tank - I have read that these tend to like hanging out on the undersides of rocks while sticking their tentacles out into moderate lighting. It may also be looking for something to eat, as Telmatactis anemones at least generally don't seem to be (facultatively)?photosynthetic like other nems in the hobby.

If you find it and don't want it, I'd recommend offering it to local hobbyists, fish stores, etc.

 

[Dcolives]

Thank you for the response and I’ve been keeping an eye out for it.