anemone id, please!! (w/ pics)

[uvaduthie]

I was just give ntwo anemone and am having trouble identifying which species they are. Please help so that I can care for them appropriately. Thanks!!

Anemone 1:
About two-three inches across with short green tentacles and purple disc-

Anemone 2:
Brown disc about 2 inches across with longer brown tentacles with a bit of pink/purple at their end (up to about 2 to 3 inches)

 

[skeeter-doc]

i am no expert but looks like to me #1 is a BTA and #2 is a condylactis anemone.

 

[sarahkucera]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7869950#post7869950 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by skeeter-doc
i am no expert but looks like to me #1 is a BTA and #2 is a condylactis anemone.

I agree with the #2 assessment, but not with the #1.
I think that the #1 has too many tentacles that are too short for a two to three inch across BTA.

 

[phender]

#1 is not a BTA. They are usually sold as "reef" anemones. They are a Pacific species. Sorry I can't give you more than that.

 

[uvaduthie]

Thanks for the help.

Any chance of any species of clownfish hosting in either?

 

[phender]

Some clowns will accept almost anything as a host, even a rock. Neither of those anemones are natural clownfish hosts, so the chances are not good.