Anemone ID

[Jeep_guy]

A person on another forum posted this but they have no idea what kind it is or its requirements lol. Says it's 8-10 inches when open

 

[WatDatThing]

Looks like a heteractis aurora.

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[Jeep_guy]

Thanks, from google searching that name it looks exactly like it. I'll pass on the info

 

[humphreyhh]

Yep it looks like an Aurora. Aurora is sand dwelling anemone though. This one looks like on a rock.

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[davocean]

Could have just been placed on a rock improperly, lots of times people just don't know they have a preference, but I agree, looks to be Aurora/beaded

 

[OrionN]

It could be a H. malu also. One or the other. Once it settle in the sand and back to the non stressed level, we can tell which one it is.

 

[Jeep_guy]

Gotcha , appreciate it guys . Again not mine some guy on NJ Reefers. Never knew how you could buy an anemone not knowing what kind it is or its requirements.

 

[WatDatThing]

Impulse buy. XD.

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[davocean]

Gotcha , appreciate it guys . Again not mine some guy on NJ Reefers. Never knew how you could buy an anemone not knowing what kind it is or its requirements.

A lot of people don't even know there are different nems or that they are all different from each other in characteristics or needs depending on species.

Malu's look kinda similar w/ the rings around tentacles, but when they look like beads on a string like that pretty typical of aurora, why they are also called beaded as a common name.