Anemone ID?

[NYIntensity]

The guy that gave up on his tank and gave me his stock. When I got this anemone it was nearly as white as a sheet of paper. Below is a pic of what it looks like now. The mouth is a bit open as it just got done eating...

<img src="http://a799.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/80/l_2bc7a2ecc6cfece63c2570d89b3bbab6.jpg">

 

[garygb]

Good job bringing it back. If you want help with ID, a close up would be helpful. From this distance it looks like either H. aurora.

 

[garygb]

or possibly M. doreensis, most likely Heteractis aurora though.

 

[NYIntensity]

Thanks Gary. I'm hoping it'll grow quite a bit, right now I'm looking at upgrading from the 10k T5's to 250w MH's....do you think that's enough/too much?

 

[Toddrtrex]

At any time were you able to see the foot? What color was it?

Are there any "bumps" on the underside of the oral disk?
( I can never remember the spelling for the "bumps" it starts with a "V" )

 

[NYIntensity]

The foot was a pale white with a light hue of brown. No bumps that I can see...

 

[garygb]

T-5s could be fine, depending on how many watts you have and how far the anemone is away from the bulbs. The fact that it colored up indicates that the light might be sufficient. If it stays put for a long period of time, then it's probably satisfied with what lighting you have. And 10,000K is a good Kelvin for an anemone.

 

[usmc121581]

What about for his BTA?

 

[garygb]

"What about for his BTA?" ??

 

[traveller7]

T5's with the right reflector, output should be fine, but most of my anemones move under the Metal halides when given the chance.

Then anemone looks very Heteractis species, will need closeups of the column to make a better guess.

Good luck.

 

[usmc121581]

Is that enough light for the BTA shown in his other thread with the pair of GSMs?

 

[garygb]

T-5's are actually fine for anemones, in general, assuming there are enough bulbs, the anemone is close enough to the bulbs and the Kelvin temp is in the daylight range. T-5's are considered higher intensity than PC's and supposedly one can keep light demanding species at greater depths than with PC's or VHOs using t-5s. For deeper tanks, say 24 inches or greater, then MH may be necessary.

For more specifics from someone who is knowledgeable about T-5s, there is a thread on "General discussion Forum." The Grim Reefer is the member's name who knows alot about T-5's and the various bulbs/configurations that would best serve the the animals you're keeping.

 

[garygb]

The forum I mentioned in the last post is actually called "Lighting, filtration and other equipment."

 

[NYIntensity]

Great info, thanks Gary.

 

[JamesJR]

The tentacles appear to me that you may have a heteractis aurora, but I can't tell for certain from the pic.