is this aiptasia

[shanekennedy]

i have 2 of these, they're translucent brown & a little pudgy
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/34763aiptasia1.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/34763aiptasia2.jpg




have a 1 small patch of these, they're smaller & darker brown
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/34763aiptasia6.jpg




have lots of these, they're clear with rounded white tips
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/34763aiptasia3.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/34763aiptasia4.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/34763aiptasia5.jpg

[hdtran]

First one could be, could also be a glass anemone.

Second one looks like a curlicue anemone.

Rest are corals. The brown ones could be either tubastrea or cladacora or something-else-a. The clear ones appear to be phyllangia (solitary cup corals), which are non-photosynthetic. You can tell they're corals because they've got a skeleton.

[fe342185]

Looks like TBS rock. If it is and you got the peppermint shrimps in there, they will take are of those aptasias. After adding the shrimps, those aptasias dissapeared. I heard that TBS tock did not have them but either way they are gone.

[shanekennedy]

yes, tbs rock. haven't received 2nd shipment w/ shrimp yet. still trying to figure out what all i have on my rock.

thanks
shane

[Pineapple House]

I agree. The first and second pictures resemble Aiptasia. The rest look like non photosynthic large polyped slceractinians which are growing on your rockwork. From my experience, these corals need a lot of food to continue to thrive.

Graham