Is this a baby anemone?

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So I saw this tiny thing in my Sump rock, that’s been under a red/purple grow light the last six months. When I lit it up with a UV flashlight it luminesced and looked like a miniature Zoa from straight on.

Moved it into the tank and now I’ve had a closer look it seems to have little tentacles with balls on the end.

Below are photos zoomed in as far as I can get with focus, and you can kinda see the tentacles, and another to give an idea of size.

I’m not sure if it could be an aiptasia as the shape looks off and it has a definite orange color.

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not aiptasia but a type of anemone. i believe it’s a ball/glass anemone. i have them in some darker areas of my tank
 

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not aiptasia but a type of anemone. i believe it’s a ball/glass anemone. i have them in some darker areas of my tank
Glass anemone is another name for aiptasia.
Ball anemones are actually mushrooms.
 
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