Anemone ID

Otto2

Otto2

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I have been doing some research and couldnt really find a positive ID on this anemone. The pics kind of crappy, I will see if I can get a better one tomorrow when the lights come on. Anyone see anything like this?

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Your good wicked. It looks exactly like a Heteractis aurora. I was doing a little reading and it says they like the sand. I have mine up on the rocks closer to the light and flow. Any idea on which they would prefer more, light & flow or sand and some flow?
 
How many do you have? Just like all anemones they will move where they want to be. If they haven't moved at all.. then they are happy where they are. H. Aurora are known to be in the sand in the wild..so if they start to move I would put them in the sand. Just like LTAs they will retract completely in the sand if threatened or disturbed. My lta did that once when I was changing the lights on the tank. I guess it thought a storm was coming..:p
 
I have 5 of them. They stayed on the rocks where I put them. The only movement they did was about an inch to get into a crevice.
 
Wow on how many auroras you have. They can get to about 10 inches in diameter. Get a pair of clarkii's or allardi's I bet they'll love those anemones:p
 
The anemone in the pic isn't H. aurora I don't think. There is another, non-hosting anemone species, that looks just like that. Everyonce in a while someone will post asking about the id of the species.
 
I don't recall the genus of the anemone. They are tropical and from Indonesia, but hopefully someone who knows more specifically will chime in. I do recall they are hardy and have a strong sting, but are not host anemones at all.
 
If it's a rock anemone, it will eat fish. At least I had one that ate a clown fish once... :(

Not sure of the exact species though.
 
Thank you again Christina.

Rock anemones usually refer to Epicystis crucifer. The anemone in the pic isn't E. crucifer but an Indopacific species.
 
I will try and get a better pic tonight. I think it looks more like a Heteractis aurora than a Phymanthus. I have a pair of ocellaris clowns that dont host my RBTA, maybe they will find these.
 
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