Paly? or Aiptasia?

[The Muffinman]

I purchased a live rock with GSP on it and today I found something off that doesnt look like GSP. Im wondering if it is paly? if so should I remove it or just throw the rock away? I heard they give nasty toxins out

 

[blaxsun]

Not enough detail to see clearly, sorry.

 

[formallydehyde]

It's not a palythoa, it's not aiptasia, but I think it is probably an anemone. Might be a majano but it's hard to tell from this picture.

 

[The Muffinman]

It's not a palythoa, it's not aiptasia, but I think it is probably an anemone. Might be a majano but it's hard to tell from this picture.

Sorry for the bad photo
this is the best i can do with my camera :'(

 

[formallydehyde]

Sorry for the bad photo
this is the best i can do with my camera :'(

Does your camera have a "beauty" filter on it? It looks like it's over smoothing fine details which happens a lot with those filters because they're trying to blur out pores on people's faces. A lot of phone camera apps have this on by default now.

 

[The Muffinman]

Does your camera have a "beauty" filter on it? It looks like it's over smoothing fine details which happens a lot with those filters because they're trying to blur out pores on people's faces. A lot of phone camera apps have this on by default now.

Its just an iphone stock camera without any filters!
I tried to take another shots by pulling up the rock. Do you think its an anemone?

 

[formallydehyde]

Its just an iphone stock camera without any filters!
I tried to take another shots by pulling up the rock. Do you think its an anemone?

Yeah that looks like an anemone to me. It also looks like it's inflating ("bubbling") its tentacles in several pictures which is not something Aiptasia does. I am guessing based on that, its small size and hitchhiker status it is a majano anemone but I'm not 100% confident and it could be something more innocuous.

 

[cilyjr]

Yeah that looks like an anemone to me. It also looks like it's inflating ("bubbling") its tentacles in several pictures which is not something Aiptasia does. I am guessing based on that, its small size and hitchhiker status it is a majano anemone but I'm not 100% confident and it could be something more innocuous.

I agree with this.

 

[The Muffinman]

Thanks all! I almost freaked out after thinking it might be palys because of the toxins lol
I guess I will just wait and see what happens to this little anemone

 

[danimal1211]

Could be a majano

Salty Underground: Majano Anemone Control

The chemical I used to remove the Majano anemones was calcium hydroxide. It is commonly referred to as Kalk wasser, Kalk, and Pickling Lime.

www.saltyunderground.com

 

[Rtaylor]

Its just an iphone stock camera without any filters!
I tried to take another shots by pulling up the rock. Do you think its an anemone?

This pic makes me think club tipped anemone

Telmatactis cricoides​

 

[Rtaylor]

Its just an iphone stock camera without any filters!
I tried to take another shots by pulling up the rock. Do you think it’s an anemone?

Sorry actually the pic where the oral disc is most visible and looks 2 colored. telmatactis cricoides

 

[formallydehyde]

Thanks all! I almost freaked out after thinking it might be palys because of the toxins lol
I guess I will just wait and see what happens to this little anemone

also if it makes you feel better there's only a couple palythoa species that produce dangerous amounts of palytoxin. most are pretty harmless.