Can apstasia be red?

[marcingo]

Hey.

I believe I have an aptasia growing out of a rock. I cannot get a picture since it is tiny and at a wierd angle that a camera would not catch. Basically it looks like cotton candyish very red top- not like the classic apstasia flower looking tentacles. It also seems like the stem is a calcerous hard stem. I havent touched it or anything. Could this be a worm or a feather duster? I have not seen it retract into the tube- but I know that some days I will look in the area and not see it and some days I will see it so Im guessing it does retract. Any ideas anyone, also any plans of action- I wouldnt mind leaving it but if it is aptasia I wouldnt want it to spread.

Thanks,

[andresont]

sounds like a small feather duster

[marcingo]

I thought it might be that- will it grow bigger? when I say bigger I mean so that I will be able to notice it.

[christyf5]

Likely it will not get much bigger than it already is if it is one of these:

http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/picture_pages/faq_serpulid.html

They will multiply though. I have lots of them on my rock :biggrin:

[marcingo]

looks similar to that except it is a lot smaller- I would say almost the size of the the tube feather duster(white ones) everyone gets on their tank glass. But the feathery part is a very rich red color. So Im guessing its most likely the same thing correct?

[christyf5]

Yep, these ones are pretty darn tiny. They're only about 2-3mm across at the largest.

[safety4fire]

I have lots of these in my tank, they are red feather dusters