So I did a bit more research, and saw the hitchhiker guide posting in this forum.....from the daylight pictures I see online, I believe this critter might just be Pseudocorynactis.

It's the white balls, and the colours that catch my eye - so more interesting looking than the majano or aiptasia I've seen in the past.

Thoughts?
If it's Pseudocorynactis - anything anybody can share about this? Good/bad? Leave it? remove it? I'm going back to google research to see what I can fine - but rather hear from you gang...especially if you know something about these critters...if it is indeed Pseudocorynactis.

Thanks again
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Can you try and get a daytime picture? Can't tell enough with that one.

 

Here are two day pictures I was able to get......PEST2 is the critter closed up.....PEST3 is open.

 

hard to tell. Depending on size, it could be that or a number of other little things that are harmless. There is another thing I can't remember the name of that I had when I first got the tank. It is smaller than a dime and was red in the center with little white balls on the tentacles. It may be related, but this one wouldn't get large and I couldn't even find it after a few weeks as other things in the tank grew. That being said, the other end of the spectrum is problematic, depending on what you have in the tank and you'd want to remove it. I don't think they are explosive in their population growth like aptasia would be, but dangerous nonetheless. They can grow pretty quick and will eat anything. Check out the link I found...ate an urchin.

http://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/388637/fun-with-pseudocorynactis

I'll defer to others with more knowledge/experience on these and on other options it could be.

 

Reminds me of a Straberry Anemone. I is it tcamos that is big on those? grr I can't remember. I think they are not always a pest but tend to prefer hiding in indirect light.

Here is a picture of one.

There part of the Corynactis family called ball anemones usually by slang

 

cute little buggers

 

Yeah they are, not sure if that is what is in the pictures but it was my best guess lol. Colors vary A LOT btw.

Their kinda neat, I think they can sometimes get invasive, but as they are more dark area inhabitants they can be okay.

 

It looks like it could be a Pseudocorynactis species. Still hard to tell by the photos.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/10/inverts - scroll down to the paragraphs on Pseudocorynactis. Description given: The column varies in color from cryptic shades of brown to orange, red and magenta. The tips of the tentacles are commonly bright orange, but they can also be white.

I've seen them go by several common names: club-tipped anemone and ball corallimorph.

I have some in my tank. I have had them for about 4 yrs or so. They don't cause any problems. They're nocturnal and usually stay in the shaded areas of the aquarium. If you feed it a little bit it will color up nicely. Mine have reddish/pink columns with white tips. They also fluoresce at night: http://store.liquidfilmphotography....hy.com/Underwater/Fluorescence/20671736_mkq7Sw#!i=1639331678&k=9c4Cs3T&lb=1&s=A

This photo came from here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/mushrmidfaq2.htm

 

I say ball anemone, Pseudocorynactis.

 

Scruffyrubicon (Eric) knows a lot about these anemones. I'd pm him.