Can you tell be what this is?

bacia

bacia

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About 4 months ago a bought a tank, equipment, live rock and inhabitants from a person. They couldn't tell me what this creature is but I really like it. I dont think it's an anemone because I can't find a mouth. It has grown from a dime size to a bit bigger than a silver dollar size. Any ideas what it is? It must be a filter feeder because it has grown but I don't feed it anything special.
Hope the pics are good enough. I'm not too good with the camera. It is the little pink/purple bumpy mat like creature. It's round like a mushroom but has very, very short "tentacles" or very, very tall bumps. They move when the current hits them. Thanks.
 
bacia

bacia

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This is a really bad picture but it's the best I can do with my old camera. Please try to figure out what it is if you can.
 
promisetbg

promisetbg

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It looks like a filter feeding cucumber to me. Hold on...I'll show you a pic of mine so you can compare.
EDIT:This is my FF cucumber with it's tentacles extended. Does it pretty much stay in one spot?
 
bacia

bacia

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Yes it does stay in one spot. It dosen't look anything like your cucumber. I know the pic is really bad. It is round like a mushroom but is more bumpy like a carpet anemone. I took another pic. Hope it is better.
Alright----I really suck at pictures.
 
hot883

hot883

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Originally Posted by Bacia
Yes it does stay in one spot. It dosen't look anything like your cucumber. I know the pic is really bad. It is round like a mushroom but is more bumpy like a carpet anemone. I took another pic. Hope it is better.
Alright----I really suck at pictures.
maybe a florida ricordea
 
bacia

bacia

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Where can I go to see pics of the ricordia and mushrooms you talked about?
BTW. Promisetbg - What kind of camera do you have to get such good pics?
 
promisetbg

promisetbg

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It's a power shot Canon G-5. There should be plenty of mushroom and ricordia pics on this site. Use the search feature. Here are a few Fla ricordia pics.




frilly shrooms


 
hot883

hot883

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Originally Posted by promisetbg
It's a power shot Canon G-5. There should be plenty of mushroom and ricordia pics on this site. Use the search feature. Here are a few Fla ricordia pics.




frilly shrooms



Looks like that clown is sniffing, "honey does the carpet smell over here or where you are at"?
 
bacia

bacia

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Looks like I have a frilly mushroom. :jumping: I'll have to get a few more and maybe a new camera. Hope I can afford both. Thanks everyone!!
 
promisetbg

promisetbg

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Originally Posted by Bacia
Looks like I have a frilly mushroom. :jumping: I'll have to get a few more and maybe a new camera. Hope I can afford both. Thanks everyone!!
You don't have to buy anymore, just keep them under good lighting and they will reward you with many many more. Hot883..LOL
 
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