Tiny fluorescent creature on live rock

[mhartley276]

Anyone know what this might be? Is it some type of coral hitchhiker? Noticed it last night on live rock because it’s fluorescent under my moon lighting. It’s very tiny… smaller than pencil eraser. Almost flower-like circular thing with orange dot in center and a bunch of green dots in middle and outer circle. Sorry this is the best pic I could get

 

[mhartley276]

Anyone know what this might be? Is it some type of coral hitchhiker? Noticed it last night on live rock because it’s fluorescent under my moon lighting. It’s very tiny… smaller than pencil eraser. Almost flower-like circular thing with orange dot in center and a bunch of green dots in middle and outer circle. Sorry this is the best pic I could get

Here’s a better pic…

 

[fushi]

Here’s a better pic…

Its hard too see, could you take a picture under white light?

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Seems to be a small mushroom or anemone hard to tell from the pictures

 

[bradleym]

It looks like a baby rhodactis/ricordea/etc mushroom to me, but it is very hard to see details at that size.

 

[Chrisv.]

Looks like a tiny baby Ricordea yuma to me.

 

[mhartley276]

Its hard too see, could you take a picture under white light?

This is under white light

 

[mhartley276]

It looks like a baby rhodactis/ricordea/etc mushroom to me, but it is very hard to see details at that size.

Thank you, I think you might be right… looks like tiny version of that!

 

[Eagle_Steve]

@LRT is good at identifying boogers. Hopefully he chimes in.

 

[SaltySam09]

Its not a ball anemone?

 

[mhartley276]

Its not a ball anemone?

I don’t think so… it doesn’t seem to have longer tentacles like those do

 

[LRT]

Does look like a shroom booger but I've had oddball hitchiker nems come on gulf rock that have fooled me

 

[mhartley276]

Does look like a shroom booger but I've had oddball hitchiker nems come on gulf rock that have fooled me

Thank you! I guess I’ll leave it be in hopes it’s a shroom until it gets bigger and I can tell for sure

 

[bradleym]

Thank you! I guess I’ll leave it be in hopes it’s a shroom until it gets bigger and I can tell for sure

If it starts moving around the tank that'll be a for-sure sign it's not a mushroom. Definitely keep us posted. Either way it'll get bigger, and then it will be easy to tell them apart.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I believe majano or cyphastrea coral/ Hard to tell on a phone screen

 

[Eagle_Steve]

I believe majano or cyphastrea coral/ Hard to tell on a phone screen

If it ends up being a Majano of that color pattern, I will drive to NC and pay the OP for it lol.

Some consider them pests, I do not. As long as they only reside in my "Home for Hated Critters" tank.

 

[bradleym]

If it ends up being a Majano of that color pattern, I will drive to NC and pay the OP for it lol.

Some consider them pests, I do not. As long as they only reside in my "Home for Hated Critters" tank.

Ha! You beat me to it. I was a fool and decided to wait and see if it turned out to be a nem before I said anything.

 

[LRT]

If it ends up being a Majano of that color pattern, I will drive to NC and pay the OP for it lol.

Some consider them pests, I do not. As long as they only reside in my "Home for Hated Critters" tank.

Notice how I said oddball hahaha. I have a few really unique pest nems that I allowed to stay on the lagoon

 

[Eagle_Steve]

I do not think it is a majano though. I have quite a few of them and the lack of a very distinct mouth shape like they have steers me away from it being one.

But if it is.... I am serious about driving to get it. Anywhere in NC is just a day trip for me lol.

and @LRT you still have not sent me pics of those nems, so I can ID them. You need to throw them in your build thread. I need something to do while finishing out the day at work lol.

 

[mhartley276]

If it ends up being a Majano of that color pattern, I will drive to NC and pay the OP for it lol.

Some consider them pests, I do not. As long as they only reside in my "Home for Hated Critters" tank.

Lol I love this!!! I have an aiptasia that my peppermint shrimp haven’t eaten yet, you can have that for free