ID on anem pleaese

[silvers]

I was getting some crabs for my tank and I picked up this big guy for my sump after I got home I noticed this anem on the shell and Ive never seen anything like it ,going around the outside about 2cm from the base it puts out bright orange things that look almost like spaghetti worms tenticals and very symetrical around the base and these are the best pics I have

[silvers]

the spots around the base are where the tenticals come out and it came from Fla.

[Fly Guy]

Is it hard shelled under the "tentacles" and any flesh?? If so i dont think its a anemone. Its a coral. I forget what it is called though.

[jenajet]

Where should I be looking? I see what looks like a barnicle but nothing resembling an anemone.
go down this page and see barnicle.
http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm

[silvers]

no its fleshy, let me see if I can get a better pic most def not a barnical

[silvers]

bump

[ReefNeck]

Originally Posted by silvers

I was getting some crabs for my tank and I picked up this big guy for my sump

Originally Posted by silvers

and it came from Fla

First of all I would NEVER put anything I pick up off the beach in my tanks! Lord knows what disease it carries into your tank and could kill everything you value. Not even counting the fact that you could go to jail for taking a live animal from the ocean without a license.

Back to your question, I don't think anyone is going to be able to answer your question since this is not a species that is collected for the hobby.

[Twitterbait]

I would let it be as long as it remains on the shell. have you seen any interaction between the crab and the anenome. there are multiple crabs that actually have a symbiotic relationship with anenomes that they keep on their shell. I would leave him be and see what happens. if the crab abandons the shell and anenome then let us know.

[zzhahsgduejkd]

i have 5 of these on my large hermit... i know they eat the scraps from what the hermit is eating...i dont know what kind of ane. they are either