Anemones in Fiji II

[BonsaiNut]

In the tradition of my 2012 Fiji thread, here are some photos from my 2014 trip to Fiji.

A quick note - the weather was a little more fickle than on my last trip, so some of my photos are not perfect. It was tough to get the clowns to pose while I was bobbing up and down in the surge next to their anemones

I also took some reef videos which I will post links to once I get them uploaded. Enjoy!

Random reef photo.

A. berberi in E. quadricolor.

A. berberi in E. quadricolor and S. crispa. Note how close the anemones are to one another.

A. chrysopterus in H. crispa.

A. chrysopterus in S. mertensii.

A. berberi in E. quadricolor.

A. chrysopterus in S. gigantea.

A. berberi in E. quadricolor (rose morph).

A. perideraion in H. magnifica.

 

[BonsaiNut]

A. chrysopterus in H. crispa.

A. berberi in E. quadricolor (rose morph).

A. chrysopterus in S. haddoni.

Random reef shot II.

 

[clorox]

These are awesome pics. Interesting to see how some E.quadricolor in the same group have bubble tips while others don't.

 

[Butchhe]

Awesome pics. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Winwood]

Not another one of these boring threads. Jk! How confident are you in the Id of the anemone labeled as S. gigantea? That would be a couple of firsts for me.
1. I wasn't aware S. gigantea occurred in Fiji
2. If that is gigantea, I've never seen a pic of chrysopterus associating with this species

 

[justinky]

I love this spot in the reef

If I made an SPS tank is a large enough tank I would try to replicate that style of aquascape.

 

[addictedreefer]

Not another one of these boring threads. Jk! How confident are you in the Id of the anemone labeled as S. gigantea? That would be a couple of firsts for me.
1. I wasn't aware S. gigantea occurred in Fiji
2. If that is gigantea, I've never seen a pic of chrysopterus associating with this species

From the pic, location, and clowns, I'm fairly certain it's a Mertens.

 

[BonsaiNut]

Yeah, now that I have reviewed the videos in the comfort of my own home, I agree I think it's a mertensii.

 

[BonsaiNut]

First S. mertensii video here.

Second one here.

You can see how I was getting swept around on the 2nd video

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Yeah the current seems pretty strong. Thanks for sharing the vids

 

[Ron Popeil]

i love everything im seeing here. in the second video, are the chrysopterus barking at you?

 

[D-Nak]

Thanks for sharing. This is definitely on my bucket list.

 

[OrionN]

Great pictures. Wish I was there.

 

[Winwood]

Wow! I don't feel bad blasting my mertens now.

 

[Yuri Barros]

Amazing thread..........

 

[AD87]

Very nice!

 

[ramon1181]

Amazing pics and video thanks for sharing

 

[Rippinfrags]

Wow! Thanks for sharing Bonsai!

 

[hypnoj]

if you ever wondered how much flow is too much in your tank, lol.. Holy cow!

 

[Rare Angels]

Very jealous, thanks for sharing these amazing pictures!