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Been there for several months and I have not seen it move. Resembles a tiny rock flower (<5mm dia). Red in color with yellow edges and what appears to be a mouth. But doesn't look like the other baby ones I have found. It retracts when I blow water over it.
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I did have a 2" red "dragon's breath" RFA go missing maybe a year ago in that vicinity. I assumed it was just dead. Is it possible for one to shrink that far?

Here is a pic of a RFA baby in my tank for reference.
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And another smaller one.
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Been there for several months and I have not seen it move. Resembles a tiny rock flower (<5mm dia). Red in color with yellow edges and what appears to be a mouth. But doesn't look like the other baby ones I have found. It retracts when I blow water over it.
KIMG0798.JPG

I did have a 2" red "dragon's breath" RFA go missing maybe a year ago in that vicinity. I assumed it was just dead. Is it possible for one to shrink that far?

Here is a pic of a RFA baby in my tank for reference.
16382217868085100389002263321480.jpg


And another smaller one.
16382218407884689456873288992225.jpg
I was going to say the first one looks very much like a RFA, the third one looks like an aiptasia.
 
1st and second looks like people eaters paly and thrid looks like ball anemone

Pics are a little fuzzy to confirm
 
Never seen or heard of an aptasia with white frilled tentacles. Also, my tank has never had aptasia, and hasn't had anything new in probably 6mo. +
Sorry the pics are so bad. It's the best I can do with this phone.
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I'm 99% confident it's a RFA. Someone linked me a prior post with a batch or RFA baby's looking exactly like this.

Which is why I was asking about #1. I can't get a better pic. And believe me, I've tried haha.
It is clearly different.
I don't have any palys or zoa's in my tank. Also, there is no tube below it, like I have seen on those. Also, palys and zoa's are sessile. I didn't place anything there. I also wondered about some sort of fungia. I did have one that was near death in my tank. Have an orange one currently very near it. However, I have never seen one that was red or striped. Can barely make out the suspect behind the left edge of my monti there.
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