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Old 02-03-2009, 08:13 PM
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I was told a Hellfire but I havent found any that look anything like this one.. Thank You!

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Old 02-09-2009, 10:39 PM
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Anyone??? Not sure what to do with it..
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Old 02-10-2009, 09:56 AM
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Default Re: What kind of anemone is this??

I assume you are NOT talking about the glass anemones (aiptasia) in the photos. I can't tell what that other thing is... can you get a clearer photo?

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Default Re: What kind of anemone is this??

I have not ever seen anything like that before....maybe you can ask wwm?
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Are you talking about the purple bubbles behind the rock? If so, it looks like "Red Bubble Algae" to me. Check out RedAlgFAQs
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Old 02-12-2009, 09:14 PM
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not the plants or the aiptasia.. In the middle its red green and attached to the red plants.
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actually the doctors fosters and smith had something tht looked alot like tht in there divers den, they called it a hellfire anenome also but they said it was not reef save at all so you may wanna lookinto it alot morre.

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NVM, i was looking again and im almost posotive i found it. Red Aster Anemone.
heres the link to what im talkign about...Drs. Foster and Smith Diver's DenŽ - Thalassianthus aster

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