Carpet anemone ID needed

[Doni]

New anemone I purchased but I am not sure what type it is. I thought it was a S. haddoni from the online photos but now, I am not sure.

It is about 4+" wide....

 

[rkelman]

I vote Gig.

 

[jwilliams860]

Nice, where did you order it from?

 

[jmadison]

I think gigantea aswell? Got a better shot of the mouth?

 

[taylor t]

I guess sebae.

 

[taylor t]

Actually, I'm willing to bet sebae.

 

[Rod Buehler]

I agree. H.crispa is my first guess

 

[criccio]

Yep, not a "carpet" at all, it's a H. crispa.

 

[Doni]

Thanks.
I've never had an H. crispa.... I will need to read up on their requirements.

Will it be okay in a tank with Stichodactyla carpets?

 

[Doni]

Here is a photo of it today after I fed it.

 

[Doni]

I know it hasn't been that long at 10 days but so far so good. It has not moved nor deflated and is eating well.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Is its mouth always open like that? After 10 days I would hope that it would have closed up by now. But, it does look like it was a little beat up before you got it -- judging from the tentacle length, so it just might take longer to settle in.

Have you noticed any difference in your Gigs?

 

[Doni]

I too was hoping the mouth would close up but it hasn't yet. The only time it closes is after it eats. Weird...

I did purchase a S. gigantea at the same time as this H. crispa (thought it was a carpet) and the S. gigantea, though bleached is doing well. I should start a thread about it also....

The purple S. haddoni that I have had for approx three years is still doing great since I added these two.

My plan is to replace my huge S. haddoni with a more fish-friendly carpet but I want to make sure the S. gigantea is going to do well.

 

[elegance coral]

If it's crispa, it's a very upset crispa. It looks more like malu to me. Not enough tentacles on the interior of the oral disk, to be crispa. It also has much more numerous tentacles on the perimeter like malu.

 

[Doni]

I sure would like to have a definative ID on it.
I guess we'll just have to wait until it grows more?

 

[garygb]

I would guess S. gigantea myself.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

That is an H. Crispa. Click on this link, you will see one that looks like yours but its purple is more intense. Even its foot confused me. Some H.Crispa can have a light purple verrucae. What gives it away is the off white foot.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1461632&perpage=25&pagenumber=2

 

[elegance coral]

I didn't see a purple crispa in that link. I saw Minh's purple malu though. ????????

 

[taylor t]

My thought was malu also.

 

[tufacody]

I vote crispa