Dyed Yellow ritteri anemone Please help

[garygb]

It looks like H. crispa to me, very typical in fact, bleached and dye fading. The tentacles taper, H. magnifica they are more blunt.

 

[Catchoftheday]

Ok i will try and take a picture tonight and post topmorrow

 

[Reefvette]

Gary ive seen zmags that were stressed woth long pointy tentacles. As they got healthier the tip blunted.

Crispa verracruce is usually attached to the surrounding rock the outer disc look like it floating in the flow. Like a mag perched on the end of a rock

 

[Reefvette]

Take that back i just enhanced the last pic and caught the tips of the tentacles. Crispa but take a pic of the base for fun

 

[Catchoftheday]

I am 100% it is a H. crispa the edge is also attached to the rock .

 

[elegance coral]

Looks like crispa to me as well. If you can pull it through, and I believe you have a very good chance, it's going to be one incredible animal.

 

[Catchoftheday]

Looks like crispa to me as well. If you can pull it through, and I believe you have a very good chance, it's going to be one incredible animal.

Well thank you i will do my best

 

[Catchoftheday]

Update 9/7/2011

Update 9/7/2011

well the H . Crispa Anemone is doing well still eating and hosting the GSM clowns . Has not moved at all .

 

[BonsaiNut]

Looking great! It is losing the dye slowly but surely. The column will be the last part to lose the yellow color because the membrane is thickest there. The ends of the tentacles are almost white now.

 

[Catchoftheday]

Looking great! It is losing the dye slowly but surely. The column will be the last part to lose the yellow color because the membrane is thickest there. The ends of the tentacles are almost white now.

About how long do you think it will take befor i will see it regane Zooxanthella . Does it need to rid it's self of all the yellow first and then turn white and then it will get is Zooxanthella Or will the parts that are turning white first gane its Zooxanthella ?

 

[deangelr]

I am 100% it is a H. crispa the edge is also attached to the rock .

Not sure what you mean by this.. When mags move they often use the verrucae on the top of the colum just below the tentacles (the edge) to grab/attach to the substrate..

But to me it is obviously a crispa ..

 

[Soopabruva1]

Excuse me if this is common knowledge, but how do they get dyed? Is it a dip or are they injected? I've heard of this before, but these are the first pics I have seen. Its sad, but I see why they sell. Good luck btw Catch.

 

[Catchoftheday]

Not sure what you mean by this.. When mags move they often use the verrucae on the top of the colum just below the tentacles (the edge) to grab/attach to the substrate..

But to me it is obviously a crispa ..

Had no idea maybe im wrong then .

 

[Catchoftheday]

Excuse me if this is common knowledge, but how do they get dyed? Is it a dip or are they injected? I've heard of this before, but these are the first pics I have seen. Its sad, but I see why they sell. Good luck btw Catch.

I have no idea how they dye them . Thank you i will do my best to bring it back . I just wish i new what kindfa time frame im looking at

 

[D-Nak]

Not sure what you mean by this.. When mags move they often use the verrucae on the top of the colum just below the tentacles (the edge) to grab/attach to the substrate..

My mag was doing this just the other day. Was very interesting -- almost like a bat using its wings to crawl around, but in this case the mag was using its verrucae it pin itself down to the rock as the base slowly moved.

 

[Catchoftheday]

Ok so here is a picture of the underside . What do you guys think now ?

 

[Catchoftheday]

so what do you guys think does the under side look like H. crispa Ritteri Anemone - Heteractis magnifica ?

 

[BonsaiNut]

It's a H. crispa. There is no doubt.

 

[Catchoftheday]

Update

Update

The H.Crispa is doing wonderful has not moved at all really sticky to the touch and eating really well . There is some spots on the base starting to turn white and there is also some spots that look to be turning tan I will try and take a picture tonight when I get home and post tomorrow.

 

[garygb]

Yes, definitely crispa. In those last pics it appears to be detached from the rock substrate. That's disconcerting.