anemone ID - condi or long?

[claytontong]

just picked up an anemone from a fellow reefer and was wondering if it is a condy (not opened up yet, so no picture... perhaps tomorrow). the foot is red, the tentacles are brownish-green, and it has purple tips. do condys always have white foots (feet) or can they be red like this too? are there other identifying markings I could look for?

 

[Toddrtrex]

Is the underside of the oral disc smooth, or does it have "bumps"?

If it has "bumps" it is most likely an LTA.

Ignore the hole/damage to the bottom of the foot, and look at the bumps on the underside of the oral disc --- this was an LTA.

 

[claytontong]

thanks Todd! I'll check after he settles down a little....

 

[Toddrtrex]

Sure thing.

Should note, that LTAs are sand dwelling anemones, and that Condy's (( with aren't natural hosting anemones )) tend to prefer the rocks.

 

[claytontong]

yup - that was my first clue - the guy I bought it from was convinced that its a LTA, but after asking where it liked to hang out, he said on the rocks, never on the sand. maybe the guy that sold it to him was confused.... This morning he's in a position that I can observe, but he's mostly shrunk - looks like no bumps....