Aptasia or duster?

[jeffjcet]

Newby question.
Will Aptasia retract like a feather duster when you touch it? Did not find this info by searching.
Hope the answer is no and I have duster clusters, and not Aptasia.
Thanks!

 

[bigarn]

sorry ... but they will.

a picture would help to make certain what it is.

 

[michaeltx]

check here for a positive id in the hitchiker thread, https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=181286
Mike

 

[hot883]

Well to be honest they will both close up. The deal with them though THEY DO NOT LOOK LIKE EACH OTHER at all.
A featherduster looks like feathers and an aiptasia looks like an anemone. Barry

 

[jeffjcet]

I will try again to get a pic of the little suckers. So far I have had zero luck with my macro on my camera.

 

[jeffjcet]

Aptasia or not?

 

[nick76]

I cant really see but the orange color makes me believe its Apista

 

[jeffjcet]

They are very small, could they be hydroids?
You guys are the experts. :notsure:

 

[lovethesea]

call in the calvery.........it looks like aptasia to me. The three that we had did not retract, but maybe I did not look close enough. throw in a few peppermint shrimp, they love it. I borrowed our neighbors and they took care of them.