Anemone ID and tank compatibility

[yardboy]

I was diving in the Philippines recently, off Siquijor Island, and spotted several of these anemones. They're carpets, but beyond that I don't know. For relative size, note that there are several sexy shrimp hosting this one. anyone know what it is and if they are available commercially? That'd be a great hosting relationship to observe. I've got sexies, but they hang out on Sarco's and sps corals.
Thanks in advance for any help. Sorry for the not so great pic.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

it looks like a pizza anemone Cryptodendrum adhaesivum. I have seen a few of them on live aquaria divers den some times.

 

[yardboy]

Googling Cryptodendrum adhaesivum I did find that they host sexies and anemone shrimp (which I also saw on other specimens) but the identifier that the "pizza" has two types of tentacles and all the pics I saw had them looking "two-toned" makes me wonder. Good ID though, and you may be exactly right.
Do you know of anyone with experience with them? They are very beautiful, and I saw not only green's but blue also. Plus the small size really makes me want to try them.
Thanks so much for your response.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Not all of them are two toned. I don't know anyone that has experience with them but I'm sure some one on here has one.

 

[JamesJR]

I have dealt with them before. They are not kept as much because clownfish don't partifularly like them and they are highly predatory.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

From what I've read in books a clarkii might take to this anemone.

 

[yardboy]

That brings up another question about them. I've got a rose anemone with a ocellaris hosting (yes, I know they don't normally but I bought the anemone with the clown already in it) along with a coral beauty, yellow and blue palette tangs, and a yellow-tailed damsel in a 150. Think a pizza (actually I prefer the "sticky" moniker!) could be compatible there?
Also, I'm not interested in a clown host, but sexies and pederson anemone shrimp.
Again, sorry for the poor photo, but here's a blue one with a pederson and saron shrimps on it, again off Siquijor Island. The pederson's were constantly "dancing" on the surface of the anemone. I've got them in a nano and they are constantly moving there too.

 

[garygb]

That definitely looks like a pizza anemone. They are very sticky and supposedly fairly easy to keep. As Christina mentioned, Clarks are the only natural host.

In aquaria, it doesn't seem to be unusual for ocellaris, or percs for that matter, to host in BTAs.

 

[yardboy]

I really appreciate you guys helping me out on an ID. I was thinking it was a carpet, though every one I've seen in lfs is much larger. If I can find one I'm going to take good care of it. My tank now is primarily sps, but I noticed that the Cryptodendrum's I've seen while diving seem to not be high light seekers. My lighting is 3-250W metal halides with VHO actinic supplements so I think that in an open area on the bottom one is likely to survive. The RBTA I got from a aquarist who kept it in a tank for 1.5 yrs. with only PC's, but fed it regularly. It was quite dark but has reddened up much better under the brighter lights.
I guess I'm developing a Siquijor Island biotope. Here's a shot of a rose that inspired me to find one for my tank, with tomato's

 

[garygb]

That's a beautiful pic there Yardboy.