Live Rock Creature Found, Help Id'ing!

[lewiss]

Hi,

I bought live rock a couple of weeks ago. Now I've got this White thing that's moving that's come from a hole in the live rock.

I've tried photographing buts it's to small nd I dnt have a brilliant camara!

I'd describe it as White, about an inch diameter, circular but flat, looks furry, and has little tenticle like arms all around it which lean up and look like it's picking stuff frm the water and putting stuff in the middle of it's body. It moves from rock to rock, and if touched it hids.

Any ideas, as I say sorry no photo's.

Lewis

 

[lewiss]

Further to tht it's on a thick White stem burrird deep in the rock

 

[MartinS]

Going to be tough without a picture, does it move like a slug/snail, can you see it move?
Look up nudibranch - there are lots of different types, most have specific diets of corals or sponges, and will generally starve in a reef tank. But without some sort of picture, it could be anything!
Sorry I can't be more helpful
Martin

 

[lewiss]

I know, I'll try nd get a picture, best way I can describe it is it looks like a White flower but it's petals are tenticles. It moves in nd out of the rock like it's being pulled from the other end. Nd it moves pretty quick, but slow coming out! Wierd'

 

[seffieuk]

Peanut worm - a good guy

Seffie x

 

[lewiss]

Hey, Seffie just looked tht up and it doesn't quite look right, then I found this
http/www.wetwebmedia.com/FAQ%20Pix/FlowerAnemone.JPG
which is identicle to what I have. It's an anemone, called a Rock flower anemone.

Do you know anything about it?

 

[seffieuk]

Ah, The Rock Flower Anemone, they grow to approx 7/8 inches and need to be fed with meaty food like prawns - I have never seen one but believe they are very pretty and usually stay put so not likely to wander the tank and sting other corals - a nice freebie

Seffie x