Anemone ID
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looks like and LTA to me to but not 100% sure
Looks pretty happy. Congrats.
Based on the single picture, I would guess H. crispa. Would need to see some pictures of the underside of the oral disk to narrow it down.
Based on the single picture, I would guess H. crispa. Would need to see some pictures of the underside of the oral disk to narrow it down.
h2, thank you for the compliment...
I too thought it was some sort of a LTA but the longest tentacles are maybe an inch max, its deffently not like any LTA I've ever seen before. It has a body and mouth more like a carpet, the pictures don't do it justice for how beautiful of a purple color this guy is.
When I got him it was about 5" fully opened up, in the photos his foot is extended a ways down into that rock and now when he's opened up all the way "mid day" he's about 9-10" already.
My Maroon loves this thing to death and the best part is after I acclimated the nem and put him in that very spot, he's never moved from that spot even after two tank tear downs and moves.
Here's a little bigger picture.
Thanks to everyone for the replies, I'm sure there is someone around here that can tell me exactly what this guy is.
I too thought it was some sort of a LTA but the longest tentacles are maybe an inch max, its deffently not like any LTA I've ever seen before. It has a body and mouth more like a carpet, the pictures don't do it justice for how beautiful of a purple color this guy is.
When I got him it was about 5" fully opened up, in the photos his foot is extended a ways down into that rock and now when he's opened up all the way "mid day" he's about 9-10" already.
My Maroon loves this thing to death and the best part is after I acclimated the nem and put him in that very spot, he's never moved from that spot even after two tank tear downs and moves.
Here's a little bigger picture.
Thanks to everyone for the replies, I'm sure there is someone around here that can tell me exactly what this guy is.
elegance coral
They call me EC
My vote is H. Crispa as well. A very nice one too.
After doing a little research on Heteractis Crispa I think you guys are right on the money, at least this is the closest I can find on the web although I can't find any photos with a similar color pattern to this one.
I usually don't buy things I don't know about but my lfs brought two of these in and I couldn't pass on one of them for $20 with as beautiful as it was.
Thank you for the replies and the compliments, hopefully this guy will keep going strong for years to come!
I usually don't buy things I don't know about but my lfs brought two of these in and I couldn't pass on one of them for $20 with as beautiful as it was.
Thank you for the replies and the compliments, hopefully this guy will keep going strong for years to come!
Arati, this is about the best I could do without trying to manhandle him, I fed him a nice chunk of silverside hoping he might close up a little more to see the base of him but thats not happening. It's got one sticky sting to it though!
This is the best I could do... I really don't want to mess with him too much and I'll have to deal with my clown biting me like he/she always does.
This is the best I could do... I really don't want to mess with him too much and I'll have to deal with my clown biting me like he/she always does.
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Let's keep it family friendly please.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Flighty
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It looks very much like my mystery anemone ended up looking like
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1245649
look at the pictures further on in the thread after is is settled in and especially the videos.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1245649
look at the pictures further on in the thread after is is settled in and especially the videos.
Not sure about that Flighty, looks like H. crispa verrucae in the picture 3 posts above. Thoughts?
