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starmom
07-01-2004, 7:47 PM
to retract into a ball or cup of sorts?

the anemone that came with the rock i just got when open is a circle with protruding "tenticles" that are rounded on the ends and a slight shading to white on the ends.

the ones that are open remind me of a flower because of the sort of circle in the center.....

they do "move" around and respond to the movement of the water and stuff going by.......

i have around 6 on that cured rock.....

i have seen one sort of stretch out and the base reminds me of the shape of the base of a rose only narrower..........

its very difficult to get a clear photo of it......

I hope it is not that aptasia but im thinking that so far i dont think that is what it looks like...........

someone thought it might be a bubble coral..........

it def. retracts into a ball shape when its unhappy....

does anyone have any ideas as to what im describing?

thanks.......
sue

mogurnda
07-02-2004, 7:52 AM
Are you sure they aren't zoanthids aka button polyps?

They come in a lof of shapes and colors, but these are typical. And they retract into a ball.
http://www.thaireef.com/images/creature/zoanthid.jpg