Need ID Please

[Chelle's Ocean]

Have something- although cool- is unknown

Have a couple photos on my thread here on R2R- as well as video on my facebook page-
[ https://www.facebook.com/michelle.yingst ] it is small, greyish/white base, has feathery tentacles, and small green dots/bulbs that ring around between the base and tentacles.. need help id'ing- store says definitely an anemone- not a hell's fire- that they have one other in the tank they pulled this rock from- does not stong them- but will sting other coral. But they do not know what kind it is.
Still.. curious to find out what it is... any thoughts? Google is of no help at this time

 

[GHsaltie]

To me it appears to have an anemone base. So you got the rock from the same tank that they previously found a hells fire anemone in?
@Lionfish Lair

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Thats wild.

@Tahoe61

 

[AcroNem]

I don't believe it's Actinodendron plumosum, the actual "hells fire". I think this one is Heterodactyla hemprichii. There was another user who had many of them and reported that they didn't really sting strongly, but would definitely bother other corals. I think they look fascinating.

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

The store (when I called) said they "had found one, but are not able to id it".. mine apparently is the baby of that? New facebook suggestion is : phymanthus ... so at this point, a frilly anemone is much better (and wanted) than a fire anemone, lol... concensus is wait, give it time, and see what it does/ grows into as is so tiny now, hard to tell ...

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

I don't believe it's Actinodendron plumosum, the actual "hells fire" I think this one is Heterodactyla hemprichii. There was another user who had many of them and reported that they didn't really sting strongly, but would definitely bother other corals. I think they look fascinating.

Thank you for the info

 

[AcroNem]

With those little bulbs/vesicles on the underside I'd say pretty certainly that it isn't Phymanthus, they're pretty easy to tell apart. But yes just wait until it's a bit bigger.

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

Thanks for looking . Yes, going to let it get a bit bigger, and watch it / log any changes or identifying features that may become more visible as it grows

 

[AcroNem]

Please update with more pictures as it grows so we can be 100% sure, but for now I'll stand firmly behind the species I said earlier.

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

Updates as of now...

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

✔another

 

[AcroNem]

Still sticking with the original Species I named. Has it caused you any trouble?

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

He was staying at the top of the tank.. at the waterline...but as of yesterday he has moved to far right end of aquarium.. attaching to a pvc leg of one of my stands

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

No issues. Yet. Not touching any coral or fish...

 

[AcroNem]

I don't think you'd have any problems with it hurting fish, only a couple anemones you need to be worried about there. With corals though it could sting them, I think it's cool but keep an eye on it to be sure. If it stays on the PVC that'd be great, but we know that probably won't happen (;

 

[Zukizuri]

Hells fire anemone. Burns your hand if you touch it. Touched one in the wild when i was young.

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

Ok, definitely do not want a hell's fire in my reef, lol. It is cool. And pretty. But I don't feel comfortable with it.. was hoping as it grew it could be id'd as something else. Here's the latest photo. He has been pink past couple days, and has moved to the upper most top of rock, same pvc stand...

Since he is pretty.. I guess I am now setting up a small tank for him only, lol.. to watch how he grows..

 

[GHsaltie]

@AcroNem I'm curious to know what features makes you think it's H. hemprichii and not A. plumosum.

 

[AcroNem]

@AcroNem I'm curious to know what features makes you think it's H. hemprichii and not A. plumosum.

Happy to add more thoughts. A. plumosum has a more branched, thick, and spaced out tentacle structure while H. hemprichii is more thin and feathery like this specimen is.

 

[GHsaltie]

Happy to add more thoughts. A. plumosum has a more branched, thick, and spaced out tentacle structure while H. hemprichii is more thin and feathery like this specimen is.

Hmm, that's interesting. Do you by any chance have some reference pictures?