This Anemone(or Coral) On New Lr. Friend Or Foe?

[kj23502]

After I moved a bit around in the tank they retracted their tentacles and the feather duster retracted also.

cool Red Feather Duster right in the middle of the picture. Can barely make out the red feathers.

 

[rabbut]

That looks like some form of plating LPS to me... Could be quite a nice piece if it is

All the best
Rabbut

 

[SkiFletch]

Tough to say KJ, does it have a skeleton when it retracts or is it soft? First look to me would be some kind of Actinodiscus mushroom...

 

[Buddyboy67]

Are the feathery extensions coming from the disc??? If so most probably one of the barnacles......

 

[kj23502]

Yep the feathery things are coming from the "plates" that you see. I haven't touched it and don't wish to touc it so I don't know if the plate is hard or soft for sure. I did decide it was friend and added the rock to my display tank. I did find another white feather duster too. Impossible to get pictures of, though.

 

[Buddyboy67]

Yep the feathery things are coming from the "plates" that you see. I haven't touched it and don't wish to touc it so I don't know if the plate is hard or soft for sure. I did decide it was friend and added the rock to my display tank. I did find another white feather duster too. Impossible to get pictures of, though.

Most probably a barnacle then..totally harmless filter feeder , unfortunstely these may die off in time due to lack of suitable feeding. If phytoplankton is used , or fine particle food these can survive and breed in a tank though, adding to the filtering process of any marine system.....nice freebie