Anemone ID

GroovySon · Sep 26, 2022

Picked up some live rock from a local LFS and after being in my tank for the last week seen what I assume to be anemones, about six of them in total.

Anyone able to ID them? Thought maybe ball anemones but they are not as transparent and base has a slight green tint to it.

Also, they're currently in my sump (no light), should I move them to the display? currently have 2 black storm clowns and a peppermint shrimp.

bradleym · Sep 26, 2022

It looks like they are probably hairy mushroom corals, like this one:

Hairy Mushroom Coral for sale

Hairy Mushroom Coral The Hairy Mushroom is a member of the order Corallimorpharia and occurs in many colors including brown and tan, and the more colorful green. It is somewhat aggressive, however, and can harm sessile invertebrates and overgrow other inhabitants of the reef. The surface of the...

www.aquariumfishsale.com

They do better with some light, but are one of the easiest kinds of coral, so they shouldn't need too much additional attention.

bradleym · Sep 26, 2022

This is all assuming they stay in place. If they crawl around then they are definitely anemones.

GroovySon · Sep 26, 2022

bradleym said:
This is all assuming they stay in place. If they crawl around then they are definitely anemones.

They roll up into themselves if disturbed, only noticed them yesterday. Smaller ones below it are curled up a bit.

Reefing102 · Sep 26, 2022

Looks like hairy mushrooms to me as well

bradleym · Sep 26, 2022

GroovySon said:
They roll up into themselves if disturbed, only noticed them yesterday. Smaller ones below it are curled up a bit.

It is unlikely that they are anemones. But it will be obvious because they will be able to move across the rocks at several inches a day if they do move.

Mr_Knightley · Sep 26, 2022

bradleym said:
It is unlikely that they are anemones. But it will be obvious because they will be able to move across the rocks at several inches a day if they do move.

Shrooms can move too! They are a sister clade to Actinaria and share many of their traits, namely the ability to move. I agree on the hairy shroom ID, Rhodactis indoseninsis.