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Old 01/06/2008, 09:03 PM
ReneX ReneX is offline
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That looks like Phyllangia americana or one of the other many Caribbean species known as "cup coral". Non-photosynthetic, needs small meaty foods to live. I have some of those on my LR as well in my sun coral tank and I use them to catch whatever the sun corals miss. The skeletons on mine are a little smaller than a dime, and the polyps when open can be about 1 1/2" wide. Pretty, aren't they? Like very long-tentacled transparent sun corals.

Edit: Or, well, it could be Aiptasia If it doesn't have an obvious hard skeleton when closed. But I think I can make one out in the picture.