Anemone ID please

[miniwhinny]

I picked up this gal yeaterday. I was told she was a leather but aren't leathers another name for Sebae's and the tentacles aren't like any sebae I've ever seen. She's kind of a plain color (but I fell in love) and was hosting baby occy's in the store.

I'd love an ID from the experts here

 

[bjledbetter]

Have you got a pic thats not as blue?

 

[Postal]

I'm going with Heteractis aurora unless a pic of the mouth pushes me towards malu.

 

[miniwhinny]

Have you got a pic thats not as blue?

I'm so sorry, my lights are really blue and I'm not a good enough photographer to compensate. This is the best I can do .... IRL she's more of a dull brown color with light gray in her tentacles.

 

[miniwhinny]

Oh I think I've found her...

http://www.dejongmarinelife.nl/inverts/anemones/small-sand-anemone/1

she looks JUST like this. Could this be her ID?

 

[bradleym]

The species name is Heteractis Aurora.

 

[OrionN]

I think it is a H. malu. A. aurora have a very red/orange foot an tentacles counts is less. Some of the H. malu does have beaded tentacles.

 

[bradleym]

I think it is a H. malu. A. aurora have a very red/orange foot an tentacles counts is less. Some of the H. malu does have beaded tentacles.

Could be. A shot of the oral disc would help to be sure.

 

[miniwhinny]

This is the best I can get of the oral disc...I really hope this helps I appreciate all of you who have been helping

 

[bradleym]

Yup... H. Malu. Good call Minh.

 

[miniwhinny]

Thank you so much everyone. I knew you guys could help me

Much appreciated.

 

[miniwhinny]

Sorry guys..one final picture for ID that I forgot I had (took this in the LFS). I just want to make sure I'm caring for this little beauty the way it wants Thanks everyone.

 

[OrionN]

It is a H. malu. I hope it looks better now than on all the pictures above.

 

[miniwhinny]

It is a H. malu. I hope it looks better now than on all the pictures above.

Thank you so much, yes it's settling in nicely. Those first pics were taken just a few hours after getting her in my tank and the last one in the basket - she'd been disturbed from her cozy corner because they were holding her for me until later that day.

How often should I feed her and what's the best food? I try SO hard to research BEFORE buying anything but this was a total 100% spur of the moment stupidness on my part. There's nothing worse than buy first, learn later....and I'm totally guilty of doing that in this case :deadhorse1: I sure don't want my mistake to become hers.

:sad2:

 

[OrionN]

wait until it completely healthy then you can feed him. He needs bright light and not a lot of current. He need to settle into the sand bed. I would not recommend feeding for the first week. After that if he is healthy you can feed him eraser size piece of shrimp or fish. Start with just one. Eventually you can feed him every 3rd days. Remember that anemone are mostly water. They look huger but the total amount of tissue is small. Reefer always over feed anemone. This will make them sick. Feeding them when they are sick or stress will make them sicker.
Good luck. Picture please.

 

[Winwood]

I'm 90% percent certain that is H. aurora. H. malu will show slight slight rings around the tentacles but doesn't exhibit the bulbous protrusions that H. aurora is known for.

 

[OrionN]

H. aurora