Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific
Size: 1 inch (3 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits hard substrates in shallow reef waters where it forms small colonies and feeds on zooplankton.
Aquarium Suitability: Some look similar to a miniature bubble anemones. They reproduce quickly, and like Aiptasia anemones, sting anything they touch. Injecting it with boiling water or very hot Limewater will effectively kill the entire specimen.
Potential Control Species: Fish: Centropyge, Apolemichthys, and Pomacanthus Angelfishes.
Shrimp: Peppermint shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actiniidae
Genus: Anemonia
FYI: Delbeek and Sprung report it comes in as a hitchhiker on rock from Fiji or Indonesia.
