Meet Bellactis Lux, the lightbulb anemone!

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Just a baby lightbulb! An easy snack for peppermint shrimp.
 

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I don't have a yellow one, but one has a yellowish mouth. Over a year in this tank and will move to a spot of choice. Mine have a second skirt with large rim and small under tentacles. They get a food pellet now and then. Glad they are labeled and not nuked as aptaisia in the tanks that get rock from the gulf.
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I don't have a yellow one, but one has a yellowish mouth. Over a year in this tank and will move to a spot of choice. Mine have a second skirt with large rim and small under tentacles. They get a food pellet now and then. Glad they are labeled and not nuked as aptaisia in the tanks that get rock from the gulf.
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Pretty!
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Anyone know what eats these things? My TBS rock came with a few, now 9 months later they’ve formed a small army. Sure are behaving awfully pest-like for me.
 

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Anyone know what eats these things? My TBS rock came with a few, now 9 months later they’ve formed a small army. Sure are behaving awfully pest-like for me.
Peppermints, Copperbands or pry out with screw driver.
 
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I added Berghias about a month ago, haven't noticed any of the large ones disappearing but maybe they're still ramping up? Do they eat these the same with aiptasia?
I do not know if Berghias eat Bellactis.

Forgot to mention that Pilumnus sayi aka gorilla crabs will eat Bellactis Lux.

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