Pest Anemone?

[anti]

I located the small green and brown hitchhiker and was wonder if anyone could help me id? Is it reef safe?
Thanks!

 

[cableguy]

It kinda looks like one but with the different sized tentacles it doesn't look like any Ive killed. Might be a cousin of a manajano.

 

[speg]

Does it move? Got any other angles for pics?

 

[cableguy]

Might be a cup coral.. mine have a really cool green center like that, that glows at night.

 

[anti]

It moves around the rock very slowly. The center is BRIGHt green... almost fluorescent. It recoils when it sees any movement. I will try to get another photo...

 

[anti]

Here is a side view

 

[handbanana]

Originally Posted by cableguy
http:///forum/post/3259604
Might be a cup coral.. mine have a really cool green center like that, that glows at night.
Really?! cool! where can I get one?
Glow in the dark---awesome!!

 

[cableguy]

Originally Posted by Handbanana
http:///forum/post/3259709
Really?! cool! where can I get one?
Glow in the dark---awesome!!
It came on my live rock.
Anti--
That looks like a manajano anemone, but its a very cool looking one. I will let someone a little more knowledgable give you a 100% sure answer, because as I said I've killed a ton of them, but none of them had a cool green center like that.

 

[hunt]

Originally Posted by cableguy
http:///forum/post/3259604
Might be a cup coral.. mine have a really cool green center like that, that glows at night.
wait, its bioluminesent. That is awesome

 

[anti]

Am i dealing with a manajano anemone here? The green really is quite brilliant...

 

[speg]

I'd say it's an anemone for sure.. to say it's one thing or the other is difficult (for me)
It actually looks like a button polyp a bit.. but you're saying it retracts when would suggest anemone.

 

[cranberry]

It looks like a pest anemone to me.

 

[speg]

Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3259831
It looks liek a best anemone to me.
Only the very best!

 

[anti]

Originally Posted by Speg
http:///forum/post/3259830
I'd say it's an anemone for sure.. to say it's one thing or the other is difficult (for me)
It actually looks like a button polyp a bit.. but you're saying it retracts when would suggest anemone.
Well it pulls back like a polyp does but perhaps a bit faster?
I really like the colors on it... what are the drawbacks of keeping it around?

 

[speg]

Well it depends on what exactly it really is.. an anemone is going to sting things and usually the 'pest' anemones tend to multiply like crazy.. it's going to suck to attempt to get rid of them if they're in hard to reach spots of the tank.... post a couple more pics of it

 

[anti]

Here it is closed up

 

[handbanana]

Crazy. almost looks like a Zoa.

 

[speg]

I'll get you a pic of one of my small button polyps today and tell me if it looks like that... (got to wait until I turn the lights on for a while...)

 

[speg]

here ya go. a couple of my small button polyps.

 

[anti]

I dont think it is a button polyp. Does kind of resemble a cup coral though...
It hasn't moved in a while, I'm just going to keep an eye on it and see what happens...