Anemone ID please

[gannetnz]

hi just wondering if anyone can tell me what this anemone is.
thanks.

 

[Dweezle]

Looks like a rock anemone to me.

 

[gannetnz]

any idea on signtific name

 

[ocellaris123]

Looks like a beaded anemone. (Heteractis aurora) Closer pic would help.

 

[clarin]

:0

 

[garygb]

Looks like a rock anemone to me too, Epicystis crucifer. H. aurora lives buried in the sand.

 

[gannetnz]

thanks for all the replys.

i also throught it was a Epicystis crucifer but have been told that in NZ we can not get corals invets etc from where they are found. so im at a loss

 

[chitownclown]

It is for sure a beaded anemone, I have had several just like yours. Feed them once a week with a good size piece of krill or silversider. You will be amazed as to how big they get.

 

[ocellaris123]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14500220#post14500220 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by garygb
Looks like a rock anemone to me too, Epicystis crucifer. H. aurora lives buried in the sand.

That is correct but if you notice in the pic he does not have any sand/substrate . It could also be a rock anemone. Better picture would def help.

 

[gannetnz]

I have got some more pics

and as you can see my clown hosts them

 

[ocellaris123]

I still say H. aurora (beaded anemone) but cant say with 100% certainty. The clown hosting it also makes me believe this to be the case since they are a hosting anemone (only to clarkii in wild but hosting none the less).

 

[gannetnz]

only thing that makes me not be 100% is the size of the aurora this one gets to about 7-8cm and then splits has happend 3 times now and stayed the same size each time.

 

[garygb]

Those last pics make it clearer, it's not an Epicystis crucifer, and I don't think it is H. aurora, I'm guessing Phymanthus genus. One distinguishing feature of H. aurora is a red base. Does it have that?

 

[gannetnz]

no it has a cream base with small spots on it.

thanks every one for the help

 

[gannetnz]

have just had a quick google and im not very sure that it is a
Phymanthus sp. not 100% sure on sub species but at least i now know what im dealing with, thanks very much to all

 

[chitownclown]

As I said before these are beaded anemone from the Bali Region, I took one with me to the shed and it was proven to me to be a beaded anemone.

They will split do too poor lighting, not saying yours is poor but I had them under a 250 watt MH and they statred to split at about 6 inches.

They keep the one i took to the shed and its under a 1000 watt MH and is about 18 inches across now, these are very light demanding species and live in about depts of 1 to 10 feet of water. They are natural host to clarkis.

Here is a pic of 2 in my tank when i first got them.

 

[PRDubois]

Looks like my Curly Que

 

[gannetnz]

Thanks for that, i have them under 2x 250w mh.

havnt been able to find much info on line heaps of pics but no care sheets

 

[chitownclown]

Here is one hosting a clarki.

 

[garygb]

That last pic is H. aurora and I don't think that is the same species as gannetnz. Again, H. aurora has a distinct reddish base, similar to M. doreensis. Also, they are always found buried in the sand, not attached to a rock.