Anemone? Or some sort of Zoa?

[Dutch_Mill]

Hi fellow reefers,

Had this hitchhiker on a little stone with some Zoa buttons I picked up somewere. Not sure wether it is some sort of Anemone which should be dealt with or just a funky looking button?

Regards,

Mill

 

[tbrown]

Looks like a Palythoa.

 

[MoshJosh]

^^^ I agree, looks like a paly.

 

[evrydayzawrkday]

That is a Paly. I can easily tell by the way it was all shrunken up (I love Zoas, but I have no idea what that is honestly)

 

[olonmv]

+1 paly. By the looks of it….one of the toxic ones. From experience. I’d remove it. Thought, why not when I first saw my one n only. Now it’s taken over a rock.

 

[tbrown]

+1 paly. By the looks of it….one of the toxic ones. From experience. I’d remove it. Thought, why not when I first saw my one n only. Now it’s taken over a rock.

Mine took over my 5 gallon but stayed on the ground only. My Pavona grew fast enough to keep them in check. Nuclear Ice Palys and Neon Green Pavona. Kind of a neat blue/green sea.

 

[WirelessMike]

Looks like a paly to me. They grow like weeds and are not appealing to the eye in my opinion. 86 that bad boy before you have a tank full

 

[olonmv]

Mine took over my 5 gallon but stayed on the ground only. My Pavona grew fast enough to keep them in check. Nuclear Ice Palys and Neon Green Pavona. Kind of a neat blue/green sea.

It was cool at first but not so much anymore. They are hardy as heck though. It’s one of my og corals.