'blue anemone' and damsels

[larkinvalley]

oh, yeah, this entire wall - so rich! could you give me any interesting read links on H. crispa and/or other anemones? thank you.

 

[COreefer]

Here you go..

http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf

 

[MarinaP]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9164759#post9164759 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Amphiprion
Based on appearance and locational data, I would have to say H. crispa.

Yes.

I cannot seem to find more pics or the name of the poster, the site is in Russian, which is my first language

 

[larkinvalley]

pardon? which site?

 

[MarinaP]

http://foto.radikal.ru/f.aspx?p0702a468a6482bdfjpg

 

[larkinvalley]

yes, that's the picture server hosting i use; i am not sure i took any more pics of it... why? and i am also not sure about the 'poster name' part - do I need to give my name here? please explain.

in any case, thanks to COreefer for Anemone FAQ link - and since you re probably the author of this FAQ - thanks to you, too, MarinaP

 

[MarinaP]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9165561#post9165561 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by larkinvalley
do I need to give my name here? please explain.

in any case, thanks to COreefer for Anemone FAQ link - and since you re probably the author of this FAQ - thanks to you, too, MarinaP

No. you don't need to give your name, but we like to meet folks here on RC. Especially the ones with interest in anemones and good photography skills

And you are welcome.

 

[larkinvalley]

now i get it

my name is Ilya Kolmanovsky, I live in Moscow, scubadive twice a year and drool over other people's tanks the rest of the time.

 

[MarinaP]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9165708#post9165708 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by larkinvalley
I live in Moscow

I used to live there, too

[welcome]

 

[larkinvalley]

ok, thanks for greeting.

now, back to H. crispa. Is such an intense azure color typical? what does it depend on? algae?

 

[MarinaP]

Not typical.

Who knows? Algea, light, pH.....

 

[larkinvalley]

is it possible that pH varies from place to place?

 

[COreefer]

I don't know what the PH is around Dahab, it's probably 8.2, 8.3, but I do know that the water around Dahab has a pretty high specific gravity...like .027-.028, also the water temp is rather cool compared to Indo-Pacific temps. 74-75 degress Farenheit. I doubt these play a factor though, because many places around the world, you can find extremely nice colored anemones. Looks to me like you just stumbled upon a couple of brilliantly colored anemones.

One other factor to consider is this...light penetration. The RS isn't know for 100 ft (30M) visibility, so if this nem was in a shallow area, then it is plausible that it receives intense light, helping bring out the color. Look at my pic for instance...that nem is not as brilliantly colored, but the pic was taken at around 20M and it is under a ledge. Something to consider I guess.

 

[JER-Z]

i have one that looks just like it...i found it at an LFS and got it for $30 i thought it was an excellent find...

i started a thread on it a while back and everyone thought it was bleached...

however it is eating like a horse and still holding the same color....

 

[COreefer]

^^^^PICS!!!

 

[JER-Z]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1011556

i have had it for a month now and so far so good...i'll take some updated pics tonight and post them in that thread

this pic was taken about a month ago...i'll get one more recent tonight

 

[COreefer]

That one is a LTA..but nice nevertheless, especially if it is darkening as it appears in your thread.

 

[JER-Z]

oh ok, it curls up it's tentacles like the one in the first pic...

i thought that is a tell tale sign of an LTA aka "curly-q anemone"

ill get a new pic and update it is big time curly these days...and yes the color is looking better but still holding that brilliant blue