Mystery Coral

[kzlen]

A couple days ago I brought home a rock from the LFS for $20. Its about 4-5 inches long. On the rock there are about 50-60 star polyps. It also had an orange-copper mushroom, a bumpy green mushroom and a very silky looking bluish purple mushroom.
Then there is the coral I cant seem to identify. It looks like a button polyp but the tenticles are alot longer. The morning after I put the rock in the tank, I noticed this coral was moving around on the rock trying to find a good place. I got it to release its foot and I placed it on a rock away from the polyps and shrooms. It seems to like it there , it hasnt moved and is now attached to the rock.
Like I said , it reminds me of a button polyp but the tentacles are longer. When I first got it , it looked tiny and very green, like grass green. It has grown a bit or fully spread out... The color of its tenticles now are a brownish color with a green glow to it. The area around its mouth is flat and green. It seems to be able to make the end of its tentacles pointy sometimes and rounded sometimes. I also have it in a bit of water flow and it doesnt mind. Thats all I can think of. I took a picture with a phone but it didnt turn out too well .
Hope someone can help me!!!

 

[shrimp134]

Hmm, It would be really nice to see a picture...:happy:

 

[kzlen]

can post my bad pic....doubt u can see it . Ill try tomarrow to d/l a photo program

 

[shrimp134]

you can get a really easy to use program from download.com its called photo resizer...its free too

 

[kzlen]

K , tks ill check it out

 

[kzlen]

I cant get a better picture.... Noone has any ideas on what it might be?

 

[bdubbya]

From the description it sounds like a mojano anemone. It's a relative of aptasia. It doesn't spread quite a quick, but still has a formidable sting. If I were you I would try to get it out of the tank.
Good luck.

 

[kzlen]

Thanks Bdubbya, I just returned from my LFS. I asked them what it was since I saw another one there in thier tank. He said it was a rock anemone and I should get it out of the tank. I was just thinking of pulling it out instead of burning it. Is there any reason I shouldnt pull him off the rock. ??