What's that ? It's beautiful , but can't identify it.

[nomro]

Hello All ,

In one of my recent diving trips , I took the photo attached below , could anyone identify what are the red balls? They are amazing and they look in real life exactly as the photo

 

[hmacdiver]

Clown Fish eggs?

 

[MX727]

Looks like an anemone with the polyps expanded. Here is a pic of a green Anemone that look similar: Animals - Clown-Fish in Green Anemone Polyps - Free Desktop Wallpaper-s @ Wallpaper-s.org

 

[The Chairman]

I agree it's beautiful. Even the clowns love it!

 

[g1138]

Clown Fish eggs?

:shocked2: um......I don't think that small a clown fish could...err you know

I think it's some sort of sea anemone.
Might be a Red Rose morph of a Bubble-tip Anemone.
http://marinetopia.ca/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=55

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble-tip_anemone

 

[nomro]

I agree with you guys it looks like bulb anemone , however the round tip looked really as a perfect red transparent ball I love it.

 

[Doc]

Yep- generically referred to as a Bubble Anemone.

 

[hmacdiver]

:shocked2: um......I don't think that small a clown fish could...err you know

I think it's some sort of sea anemone.
Might be a Red Rose morph of a Bubble-tip Anemone.
Red Rose - Bubble Tip Anemone - Entacmaea quadricolor - $79.99 : Marinetopia.ca, Canada's online fish storeBubble-tip anemone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I seen it and it reminded me of the opening scenes of Finding Nemo, but I get your point

 

[ermaclob]

it looks like over sized blood cells with little clown fish in between them

 

[DevonDiver]

Yep, I've often heard it described as a 'bubble anemone'. Very common here in the Philippines...and come in a spectrum of vivid, almost neon, colors.