please ID this

[goinbroke]

picked this up yesterday. LFS said it liked low light and will grow upsidedown. glued it to a pice of LR up top.
what is this and what does it need to thrive?

 

[saltn00b]

hard to tell from the picture. is it soft?

 

[goinbroke]

it's soft. about an inch long. the main piece is pink with green buds. smaller piece is just pink without buds. it's inverted in a cave

 

[saltn00b]

does it appear to be a small leather coral?
are there polyps that dissapear when it is touched?
is it slimey?

 

[goinbroke]

yes, the pollops come and go. they are neon green under actinic. i havnt touched it so i cant tell if it's slimy. dont know if it looks like a leather.

 

[tizzo]

Dendronepthia or carnation coral is what it looks like to me.
(Or scleronepthia), to small to tell any diff.

 

[travisginger13]

what about a chili coral. they like those conditions

 

[goinbroke]

the LFS said they get big and grow fast! also said they like iodine if that helps....

 

[cedarreef]

Well, its definitely a softie...obviously...
+1 on the carnation

 

[travisginger13]

I have this on some of my rock

 

[saltn00b]

travis, you may want to start a thread about this.

 

[6mmmedic]

picked this up yesterday. LFS said it liked low light and will grow upsidedown. glued it to a pice of LR up top.
Goinbroke,
What did you glue with?

 

[halamaya]

If those are red bubbles on the rock its probably bubble algae. An Emerald Crab will eat it for you.

 

[ophiura]

Please post a pic, if you can, when it is open.
Based on the fact that your LFS told you to put it upside down, it makes me think they believe it to be a carnation coral.
In which case I definitely disagree with their belief that it is basically easy to keep. I strongly suggest you research this, as it requires special feeding.