Mushroom or possible anemone?

Thespammailaccount · Apr 23, 2020

This green thing came as a hitchhiker with some rock I bought at the LFS. It has moved but have been told mushrooms can do the same. Hoping it is an anemone just added two sexy shrimp and was told they like hang out with frogspawn hammers and anemones

Webslinger · Apr 23, 2020

mushroom is my guess

Snorkelsteve · Apr 23, 2020

Looks like a mini carpet anemone to me

mcshams · Apr 23, 2020

It's a green mini carpet anemone.

Thespammailaccount · Apr 23, 2020

Mushroom or mini carpet anemone? That is the question. The LFS that I bought the rock from has both

hankacrank · Apr 23, 2020

mcshams said:
It's a green mini carpet anemone.

What this guy said.

christian321uy · Apr 23, 2020

looks like mini carpet. if we see the mouth it would be easier to id.

Webslinger · Apr 23, 2020

If it moves it's an anemone

vetteguy53081 · Apr 23, 2020

Ricordea (hairy green) also called Yuma. If it were a carpet, that harlequin shrimp would not be in the picture for long . . . LOL

Thespammailaccount · Apr 23, 2020

There are three others that are darker green and looks like they have a different shape mouth and look a little different? The one with the shrimp is lighter green and is very high up in the tank not sure if that is why it is lighter that the others? I have given it some shrimp a few times and it completely closes around it but not sure if mushrooms do the same?

Thespammailaccount · Apr 23, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Ricordea (hairy green) also called Yuma. If it were a carpet, that harlequin shrimp would not be in the picture for long . . . LOL

Yes someone said it was one of these

Mr_Knightley · Apr 23, 2020

Webslinger said:
If it moves it's an anemone

Mushrooms are anemones, just a different group of them. This is for sure a Mini carpet anemone, and the sexy shrimp were a good choice! They are found on carpets in nature.

Good luck and God bless you!

Mr_Knightley · Apr 23, 2020

Thespammailaccount said:
There are three others that are darker green and looks like they have a different shape mouth and look a little different? The one with the shrimp is lighter green and is very high up in the tank not sure if that is why it is lighter that the others? I have given it some shrimp a few times and it completely closes around it but not sure if mushrooms do the same?

The three others ARE shrooms, Rhodactis sp. I have some like that, except mine have white bounces on the surface.

Thespammailaccount · Apr 23, 2020

Mr_Knightley said:
Mushrooms are anemones, just a different group of them. This is for sure a Mini carpet anemone, and the sexy shrimp were a good choice! They are found on carpets in nature.

Good luck and God bless you!

Yes placed them on the piece in question hoping it might be but if not they seem to be happy for the time being

vetteguy53081 · Apr 23, 2020

Thespammailaccount said:
Yes someone said it was one of these

I saw Mushroom. What type of mushroom (as there are over 200 common varieties) is where I made it more specific

Snorkelsteve · Apr 23, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Ricordea (hairy green) also called Yuma. If it were a carpet, that harlequin shrimp would not be in the picture for long . . . LOL

Its a sexy shrimp not a harlequin. Sexy shrimp live with anemones.

vetteguy53081 · Apr 23, 2020

Snorkelsteve said:
Its a sexy shrimp not a harlequin. Sexy shrimp live with anemones.

Yup, I said harlequin.. . . LOL- watching Maury and typing at same time ( I think its time to go back to work - off almost a month). As far as term anemone- ricordea is classified as a disc anemone BUT in the trade referred to as a yuma or ricordea

Thespammailaccount · Apr 23, 2020

Mr_Knightley said:
Mushrooms are anemones, just a different group of them. This is for sure a Mini carpet anemone, and the sexy shrimp were a good choice! They are found on carpets in nature.

Good luck and God bless you!

Sweet! You are correct did an online search for green mini carpet anemone and found this picture and and it structurally looks exactly the same! Cool beans my two new shrimps have the perfect home! Thanks again and God bless as well!

Thespammailaccount · Apr 23, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Yup, I said harlequin.. . . LOL- watching Maury and typing at same time ( I think its time to go back to work - off almost a month). As far as term anemone- ricordea is classified as a disc anemone BUT in the trade referred to as a yuma or ricordea

No worries several people said it was a hairy mushroom was not for sure until someone said it was a mini carpet and googled it and they look the same. The other three I was pretty sure were mushrooms but the one in question looked different and my camera phone really takes bad pictures