Pest Anemone?

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I found it on a rock that was shaded. It is completely translucent except for the tips of the tentacles which are white. Is it safe for a fish/invert only system?

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I found it on a rock that was shaded. It is completely translucent except for the tips of the tentacles which are white. Is it safe for a fish/invert only system?

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Its a ball anemone and is reef safe. Unlike aptasia and Majano, I had one 3 years ago and it remained, had nice color and only one more ever emerged. They remain small and here is a puzzling fact as others stated 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
 
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Its a ball anemone and is reef safe. Unlike aptasia and Majano, I had one 3 years ago and it remained, had nice color and only one more ever emerged. They remain small and here is a puzzling fact as others stated 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
Do you have any suggestions on how to control them? I noticed one a couple months ago. Then notice 5 or 6 during a water change. I tried to tweeze them off but they’re like jelly and I can’t grab them so I scrubbed them off. I’m up to around 20 now! They just keep popping up everywhere and scrubbing them off doesn’t appear to be working
 
Do you have any suggestions on how to control them? I noticed one a couple months ago. Then notice 5 or 6 during a water change. I tried to tweeze them off but they’re like jelly and I can’t grab them so I scrubbed them off. I’m up to around 20 now! They just keep popping up everywhere and scrubbing them off doesn’t appear to be working
Many desire them but simply using a pipette or syringe , mix kalkwasser powder into a paste the consistency of toothpaste and inject into center core and they will disintegrate
 
Many desire them but simply using a pipette or syringe , mix kalkwasser powder into a paste the consistency of toothpaste and inject into center core and they will disintegrate
I’ll leave them if it’s okay…. I was just worried about how fast they were multiplying
 

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