Coral Id

[ocmsolidsnake]

I bought a 1/2 pund piece of LR at lfs. I bought it because I saw that it had an anenome on it and what I though was another coral. Not only did it have those but I found about 4 what look like brittle stars on it, for 11 dollars I got all that. Now this is a picture of the coral I found on it, any ideas.



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[dixaisy930]

Well, if it's not sessile, I might guess it's a limpet. Otherwise, I'm stumped.

Gotta love LR....never know what you'll get.....good or bad.

 

[ocmsolidsnake]

Here is the anenome. It was out further but taking the pictures scared it back into the rock for a while. Any id and suggestions for care.

 

[Mr Miagi]

Well the first critter you posted is definitely a limpet! They are good, they consume algae on your glass, and no dought overtime you'll see it traveling across your glass, often at night. The other anemone looks like Aiptasia! In which case, your right, an Anemone, but not the sort you were after. They can sting coral, and its best to zap it with something like Vinegar or Lime juice from a syringe. Before you jump the gun and destroy it though, it might pay to try get a better picture, so we can really be sure first!

The LR looks like its got nice shape, and some gorgeous colour coralline algae too!