Are these dots normal on anemone?

iwnltom · Nov 25, 2023

Just received This anemone from fragbox, and I’m over paranoid and was told to inspect it before hand, these white dots are normal right ? And not a sign of inch even though anemones can’t get ich? I’m just extremely paranoid cuz I’ve spent too much money on my fish for them to catch smth lol

littlefoxx · Nov 25, 2023

Depends on the kind of anemone, but probably just its coloring

Rtaylor · Nov 25, 2023

They are called verracue and based on their appearance I’d say that’s a macrodactyla doreensis (long tentacle anemone). It’s a normal part of its anatomy.

iwnltom · Nov 25, 2023

Rtaylor said:
They are called verracue and based on their appearance I’d say that’s a macrodactyla doreensis (long tentacle anemone). It’s a normal part of its anatomy.

Perfect thank you! And yes exactly right ! I love this forum, surrounded by people who just know so much like I just learn scrolling through random posts

ISpeakForTheSeas · Nov 25, 2023

iwnltom said:
And not a sign of inch even though anemones can’t get ich?

Anemones can’t get ich (or other fish diseases/parasites) - they (and anything else “wet” like liverock live sand, coral, macroalgae, etc.) can technically carry ich into a tank, but the odds of them doing so are incredibly slim (you basically have to win the bad-luck lottery).

I only know of two cases of something that wasn’t a fish bringing in disease (and the vast majority of reefers don’t QT anything other than fish - if they even QT those - so if it was common, I’d definitely know about more cases), so I really wouldn’t worry about disease risk from the anemone at this point.

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