Neon aptasia?

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Can anybody tell me what these neon polyps are that showed up on my new zoa? I assumed it was aiptasia, but never heard of a neon type. Thanks!

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Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Those are super bright, which is kind of surprising. That said, they're either colonial hydroids or Nausithoid jellyfish polyps (probably from the Nausithoe genus - I'm currently leaning toward jellyfish personally); sometimes they're invasive to the point of tank breakdowns, other times they don't seem to spread much at all - in both cases, though, they reportedly do have a nasty sting for some people:
 

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