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Unread 06/08/2016, 07:58 AM   #1
StephaniePlyPet
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Hitchhiker ID

Found this critter on the glass of one of our reef tanks and wasn't sure if it was a safe hitchhiker or not. Since bright colors usually mean "stay away from me" we popped it in our refugium to watch it and try to ID it. Almost 3 weeks of being angry and clamped up but it's finally starting to peek out now. Any ideas? Nudi? (it's currently almost half out of the water for reference)


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Unread 06/08/2016, 08:17 AM   #2
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Small sea apple?? Just a guess. Nudi?


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Unread 06/08/2016, 11:21 AM   #3
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Don't think it's a sea apple, thanks though. It's starting to move a lot actually and looks almost like an anemone, moving it's tentacles about.


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Unread 06/08/2016, 11:26 AM   #4
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Strawberry anemone?


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Unread 06/09/2016, 02:42 PM   #5
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It's definitely an anemone of some kind but not looking like a strawberry unfortunately, I'm thinking possibly a Waratah Anemone? Anyone else have any idea?


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Unread 06/09/2016, 02:57 PM   #6
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Beadlet? Just throwing it out there based on google photos.


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Unread 06/15/2016, 01:26 AM   #7
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Looks like a baby Actinia species. They like to sit just below the waterline. In the wild you find them often in the tidal zone.


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