Mushroom Or Anemone?

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Danno

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Today I headed over to my local fish depot and picked up large coral. and didn't know that there was something on it. I don't know if it is some kind of odd mushroom or anemone. If it's an anemone i'm going to pluck it off the rock. The last thing I need right now is nuke #2. Here is a picture:

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Not a mushroom. But it could be a coral of some kind. Try touching it; if it forms into a "gumdrop" or clearly lacks a skeletal base, it's a nem. However, it doesn't exactly look to be in the position to declare war, being bleached.
 
Agreed. Looks like it falls under the general category of Corallimorph anemone.
 
I think it looks like a bubbletip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). If it hasn't killed any of thexenia coral near it then I would just leave it be. If you try removing it you could kill it or it will wander the tank until it finds another secure home to settle into.
 

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