Sponge Anemone

[TheFishGuy]

We just recently received this cool looking red and white sponge, or at least we thought it was a sponge. After being in a tank for a couple days and settling down, the white "sponge" opened up. This white "sponge" turned out to be a colonial sea anemone growing on a sponge. I have not been able to get much info on it as it does not seem to be common to the trade. The anemones are about .5 cm in diameter, and again the pic is taken through glass. The sponge anemone came in from Australia.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w177/cpaparo/spongeanemone.jpg

Chris

[BASmith]

A very cool addition to a salt water aquarium.

Nice shot too.

[Photogirl2007]

Wow!! That is very beautiful Chris. Brilliant shot of it!! :)

[LordV]

Lovely shot :) - interesting anemone
Brian V.

[deletedpenguin]

Nice shot, cool pattern.

[TheFishGuy]

Thanks guys. We were very excited to receive it. We are hoping that there is some symbiotic releationship between the two. typically sponges do not do well when moved. They grow to a very specific environment, and changing just one variable often causes them to die back. Hopefully the sponge will benifit from the anemone. Only time will tell.

Chris

[4g63photo]

Did you find out what type of anemone this is? Looks very nice.