Meet Bellactis Lux, the lightbulb anemone!

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Just a baby lightbulb! An easy snack for peppermint shrimp.

 

[Sod Buster]

I don't have a yellow one, but one has a yellowish mouth. Over a year in this tank and will move to a spot of choice. Mine have a second skirt with large rim and small under tentacles. They get a food pellet now and then. Glad they are labeled and not nuked as aptaisia in the tanks that get rock from the gulf.

 

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I don't have a yellow one, but one has a yellowish mouth. Over a year in this tank and will move to a spot of choice. Mine have a second skirt with large rim and small under tentacles. They get a food pellet now and then. Glad they are labeled and not nuked as aptaisia in the tanks that get rock from the gulf.

Pretty!
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Borat]

Nice pest!

 

[Sod Buster]

The one on the left is the pretty one. Can't get a good pic of it though. I let all the pests live and we get along.

 

[thedon986]

Anyone know what eats these things? My TBS rock came with a few, now 9 months later they’ve formed a small army. Sure are behaving awfully pest-like for me.

 

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Anyone know what eats these things? My TBS rock came with a few, now 9 months later they’ve formed a small army. Sure are behaving awfully pest-like for me.

Peppermints, Copperbands or pry out with screw driver.

 

[thedon986]

Peppermints, Copperbands or pry out with screw driver.

I added Berghias about a month ago, haven't noticed any of the large ones disappearing but maybe they're still ramping up? Do they eat these the same with aiptasia?

 

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I added Berghias about a month ago, haven't noticed any of the large ones disappearing but maybe they're still ramping up? Do they eat these the same with aiptasia?

I do not know if Berghias eat Bellactis.

Forgot to mention that Pilumnus sayi aka gorilla crabs will eat Bellactis Lux.

 

[John the Skysdad]

I think I might have one of these guys growing in my tank and was wondering what it was

I was snorkeling at Navarre Beach a few days ago, picked up a piece of debris in between the first and second sand bar drifting along the bottom, it was a sponge, decided to take it home and put it in my locals tank,
Immediately 5! Light bulb anemones started to open.
Largest is about 2 inches in diameter.
I think they are wrong about no asexual reproduction,
There's a few little ones, 1/4 inch diameter around the base of the largest one.

 

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I was snorkeling at Navarre Beach a few days ago, picked up a piece of debris in between the first and second sand bar drifting along the bottom, it was a sponge, decided to take it home and put it in my locals tank,
Immediately 5! Light bulb anemones started to open.
Largest is about 2 inches in diameter.
I think they are wrong about no asexual reproduction,
There's a few little ones, 1/4 inch diameter around the base of the largest one.

How are the lightbulbs doing? Could you share a photo?

 

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Light Bulb Nem

 

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[jabberwock]

Here is mine. Before

After 2 years

and for context

 

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Here is mine. Before

After 2 years

and for context

Thanks for sharing @jabberwock. Great photos showing how different this anemone can look and to see that is does not take over a tank like the Indo variety.