Not an Aiptasia, what is it???

[garetjax65]

Found this tonight after lights were out for 1 hr. Looks like some kind of filter feeder. Anyone id this one? Have to watch the video to see each leg go into the mouth.

 

[Katrina71]

I can't get the video to play, but can you post a pic with more contrast? Maybe B/W?

 

[garetjax65]

 

[Katrina71]

Looks kinda like a sea apple.

 

[Niteowl]

Kinda looks like a Frilly Anemone to me. Not sure if good or bad.

 

[garetjax65]

 

[ahiggins]

Also looks like a sea apple. Not enough tentacles for a rock nem unless it’s a spec sized guy. Get a uv light they’re super cheap on amazon. If it lights up like a Christmas tree it’s usually a good guy

 

[DMG Reef]

Look up a basket star. The pic is too hard to make out clearly.

 

[Katrina71]

Very cool critter!

 

[garetjax65]

i turned on my UV lights on tank and it didn't glow.

 

[samnaz]

Looks like a Sea apple. If so, lucky you! I’ve never seen them hitchhike.

 

[samnaz]

Video isn’t working for me, anyone else?

 

[garetjax65]

Looks like long base into rock. Has 8 arms that are feathery. Only one arm goes in mouth at a time.

 

[DMG Reef]

I'm not seeing a sea apple. They have fat bodies and bright tentacles. Pretty sure it's a basket starfish. They're nocturnal so they don't unfold their arms until lights are out. Also, they're brown or tan and fairly common.

 

[Hermie]

sea apple I think but definitely not basket starfish because the arms on yours are translucent not bony

 

[Hermie]

I'm not seeing a sea apple. They have fat bodies and bright tentacles. Pretty sure it's a basket starfish. They're nocturnal so they don't unfold their arms until lights are out. Also, they're brown or tan and fairly common.

but the arms are translucent

 

[flsalty]

If it's long and skinny then I'd say a medusa worm, which is actually a type of sea cucumber. Sea cucumbers do the action you described.

 

[samnaz]

Definitely a sea cucumber of some kind, species I’m not sure. Apples are usually much brighter in color.

Bottom right looks similar to yours. This is a sea apple according to google.

 

[mtfish]

Agree that it is a boring sea cucumber. Perhaps a pale sea cucumber. I have had similar ones come in on Florida live rock. Unfortunately, mine did not live for over a year and they either got eaten or starved to death. If I remember, the ones I had would pulse their tentacles. Cool find.

 

[garetjax65]

Thanks all for the help.