Coral ID

[RaymondNoodles]

Looking for an ID on this guy. Maybe a baby rock flower anenome? I have 3 of them.

PS - Happy belated Thanksgiving!

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

I don't think it's a RFA, maybe a pest anemone? @ISpeakForTheSeas?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Looking for an ID on this guy. Maybe a baby rock flower anenome? I have 3 of them.

PS - Happy belated Thanksgiving!

I'm sorry, but that's aiptasia.

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Does look a bit like a RFA, but also looks a bit like aiptasia. Give it a while to grow out, if it's a RFA, you'll know for sure in a month or so once it gets color. The reason I'm not sure is because the tentacles do look like aiptasia, but the little bit of red on the oral disk is throwing me off.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

I'm sorry, but that's aiptasia.

I don't think it's the common aptasia, see the bumps on the arms? I haven't seen that on aptasia before.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I don't think it's the common aptasia, see the bumps on the arms? I haven't seen that on aptasia before.

Yeah, in this case I have to agree - the tentacles have growths on them which really narrow the list of possible anemones. Given that the OP has rock flowers in the tank, those would be my guess, but I’d need clearer pics of the tentacles to say for sure.

 

[RaymondNoodles]

Did my best to get a clear video. Hopefully this helps. Thanks.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Did my best to get a clear video. Hopefully this helps. Thanks.

What happens if you touch it with something?

 

[RaymondNoodles]

What happens if you touch it with something?

They close up similar to a RFA, a little different than the aiptasia I'm used to, and trust me I have plenty lol.

 

[RaymondNoodles]

Noticed a couple more of these guys. The oral discs are developing color and patterns. The tentacles are more jagged than the aiptasia that I am familiar with. These 2 characteristics are making me lean towards RFA's (fingers crossed). I have plenty of common aiptasia and definitely see a difference in these. We shall let them grow and see what develops. Top down pic just because

 

[Reefing102]

I’m no expert but I’m leaning baby RFA

 

[Rtaylor]

Rfa’s 100%

 

[RaymondNoodles]

Update: definitely RFA’s I’ve spotted 6 so far

 

[Cell]

Baby RFA and I bet there's more than 6.

 

[RaymondNoodles]

Baby RFA and I bet there's more than 6.

Do you think they will take over? Any downsides I should be aware of?

 

[Cell]

My first brood was around 40. I have since removed the babies and all adults from my main tank and isolated them in their own tank. RFA's are very difficult to remove from rock once established. Had I left them, I can only imagine they would have taken over eventually. When they are babies, they tend to be in the sand surrounding the parent are are easy to remove at this point, but they will soon slowly migrate further and further throughout the tank.

Cell's Rock Flower Madness

Sometime in early 2020 I added 9 full grown Rock Flower Anemone's to my tank. In November/December of that year, I discovered the first baby. It was a little eraser sized speck glowing brightly in my sandbed. It didn't take very long until found another, then another, then even more. On and...

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[jabberwock]

Did you already have RFAs? Where is your rock from?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Do you think they will take over? Any downsides I should be aware of?

Are you anywhere near Naperville? Dan at Blue Line Coral might buy some from you...

 

[RaymondNoodles]

Are you anywhere near Naperville? Dan at Blue Line Coral might buy some from you...

Yes, I am. I frequent Blue Line Coral LFS frequently and have purchased livestock there.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yes, I am. I frequent Blue Line Coral LFS frequently and have purchased livestock there.

I'd talk to Dan then. Let him know your situation and see if you can broker a deal for store credit at least. You likely won't get as much as you would selling them directly to other hobbyists but it could still work out to be a benefit.