Carpet ID please

Goby go

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Ok I hope I do not regret my purchase but could not resist. FYI it is in a 200 gallon tank so size isn't the big issue. Right now it is tiny "2.5 inches across" and I was told it will grow to about 10 inches. And this picture does no justice to the red or blue color of it, as it was taken with a flashlight after lights out. So please tell me what you can it is my first carpet but not first nem.
 
They currently go under Stichodactyla tapetum, though I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be a currently undescribed species.

So far I have never seen them larger than 4 inch. Specimen slightly larger than a US quarter go in local stores here between $60 and $100.
 
Sounds like someone sold it to you as a "baby haddoni" but as ThRoewer stated, it's actually a mini-maxi anemone, currently described as S. tapetum. I agree that it should be classified as a different species.
 
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