What's this beside my Ritteri?

[snowhite]

Added a Ritteri Magnifica a couple weeks ago to my 90g as was always the plan for this 90g tank. Placed him at the top of the big rock arch. After a week he moved slightly to the left where he's been for a few days and is currently in the video below.

However, I noticed yesterday that there's something anemone like on the rock where I initially placed him.

Any idea what the small anemone like thing is? I noticed it does shrink away during brighter light during the day into it's little hole. Nothing has been added other than the Ritteri and Skunk Clowns... no rock or anything that could have brought hitchhikers, unless the hitchhiker came on the Ritteri itself.

 

[snowhite]

30 views... no thoughts?

 

[kapnkush608]

You ever have any anemones that disappeared?

 

[snowhite]

You ever have any anemones that disappeared?

nope.

 

[gig 'em]

Sure looks like a BTA in bad shape. Were there any other anemones in the tank you bought this from?

 

[snowhite]

The Ritteri was a wholesale order.

I extracted it from its hole and its definitely a foot of some kind.
Now in my anemone healing box in frag tank, we'll see if/what it is if it survives.

 

[JRAD]

I viewed but have no freaking idea what that is!

 

[Dbichler]

I would guess bubble tip anemone white striations near mouth would suggest that but really hard to see

 

[gig 'em]

I’m curious if it was wedged in the bottom of the magnifica’s foot and came loose once in tour tank. That’s what I can think of if introducing the magnifica was the only possible way it got in your tank.

 

[snowhite]

Not sure... it's in the rehab box in the pristine frag tank so we'll see if it makes it. It has no color to it at all.

 

[F i s h y]

This will be fun. Keep us updated i love these mysteries

 

[D-Nak]

I would guess bubble tip anemone white striations near mouth would suggest that but really hard to see

This would be my guess as well.

 

[snowhite]

Its attached to a rock in the plastic mesh box, so now its just waiting for it to grow or expire. It is fairly firm when I moved it.

 

[Lewbo]

Watching with interest!

 

[snowhite]

Following up...

He's still alive and in the recovery box. No real change in his state. Still white, still tiny. Stay entirely under some large chunks of rock rubble I put into box. If I move him off the rock and put the rock other side of box he'll move to under the rock overnight. So he can move, but he isn't staying locked onto the rock well.

So no real change, but no decline.