littlewatchman Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Sorry, I couldn't get a good angle on the thing. It's clear with white ball like ends which I think are sticky (I once poked it with a turkey baster and one of the arms stuck to it for a little bit). Sort of looks like a clear court jester's hat. Yesterday I gave it a mysis shrimp (via the turkey baster) which it took and about an hour later, the shrimp was encased with something thin and clear, as if the thing had turned itself inside out in order to eat it. Is it good? Is it bad? Should I kill it? And how? My new clown goby likes to perch on the rock its on and I'm afraid this thing will eat it like it did the shrimp yesterday! Link to comment
smcnally Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 It looks like a hidden cup coral to me which are harmless. Link to comment
icenine Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 likely a cup coral... nothing to worry about. Link to comment
c est ma Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Well, the ball ends and stickiness also suggest a Corynactis/Pseudocorynactis corallimorph, a.k.a. "fish eating anemone." Do a search here for those terms and you will find some helpful threads. --Diane Link to comment
The Propagator Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Diane's got it nailed down. Thats exactly what it is. Link to comment
littlewatchman Posted July 8, 2007 Author Share Posted July 8, 2007 Diane's got it nailed down.Thats exactly what it is. Should I kill it? And if so, how? Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Corynactis are harmless. MAYBE if it got bigger, but generally those little clear ones like yours pictured stay small, like fingernail-size. HARMLESS, non-photo little HH's that mean no harm. And they're CUTE! BE NICE! LOLOLOLOL Link to comment
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