Is this an anemone pest?

[QuinnLee512]

Got this with my lobophyllia yesterday. Is this a pest?

 

[QuinnLee512]

Is this an aiptasia?

 

[encrustingacro]

That is a palythoa, a relative of zoanthids. They can grow like weeds and can be hard to get rid of when they take over your tank. I would recommend you get rid of it by pulling it off the lobo. Palys are also dangerous because they contain a toxin called palytoxin, so be careful when pulling it out.

 

[Goaway]

Is it a yellow paly? So difficult to tell.

 

[encrustingacro]

Is it a yellow paly? So difficult to tell.

Looks more like a brown paly to me

 

[QuinnLee512]

That is a palythoa, a relative of zoanthids. They can grow like weeds and can be hard to get rid of when they take over your tank. I would recommend you get rid of it by pulling it off the lobo. Palys are also dangerous because they contain a toxin called palytoxin, so be careful when pulling it out.

Thank you for identifying it for me.