Weird anemone grown out of live rock from KP Aquatics

[RobB'z Reef]

This little guy when he first appeared out of nowhere from my rock that I got from KP Aquatics almost died (by my hand) as I thought he was aptasia. Thanks to some folks here, consensus was that he wasn't aptasia and they were right! He's never split yet and has survived all the ups and downs my tank has been through since it's initial start up 7 months ago. His tentacles are almost 3"long I'm guessing. To date he's harmed no one and has been camping on the same rock since!

 

[Goaway]

Its really pretty. Wow.

 

[Poof No Eyebrows]

Looks like a baby kraken. Those tentacles are wild!

 

[Billdogg]

My vote is a curly q. Nice. Can capture smaller fish IME

 

[Sierra_Bravo]

Yep. Curly cue or corkscrew anenome. Bartholomea annulata.

 

[RobB'z Reef]

My vote is a curly q. Nice. Can capture smaller fish IME

Well hopefully everything I have is above that size lol. Most of the smaller fish I have seem to give it some space anyhow.

 

[RobB'z Reef]

Yep. Curly cue or corkscrew anenome. Bartholomea annulata.

I think that was the guess 4 months ago. I kinda like the little guy. He has some character with those funky ringed tentacles.

 

[Blownz]

Yep. They live in the Florida keys.

 

[ScottJ]

Is that a hammer colony in front of it? It's beautiful! ;Woot

 

[RobB'z Reef]

It is yes, there are about a dozen+ heads on it.

 

[Tamberav]

There is a type of pistol shrimp that is symbiotic with it.

 

[RobB'z Reef]

There is a type of pistol shrimp that is symbiotic with it.

That's wild