Gelam anemone?

[Aware]

Hi, my LFS has what is marked up as a Gelam anemone in the store, could anyone tell me if they are easy to keep and is there another name for them, oh and if clowns host in them. This one has green tentacles and there doesnt seem to be any specific information on them on the net.... unless im searching the wrong name.

thanks

 

[Aware]

anyone?

 

[Toddrtrex]

MACRODACTYLA DOREENSIS (QUOY AND GAIMARD, 1833)

Corkscrew Tentacle Sea Anemone

Original description As Actinia doreensis, from specimens collected at Port Dorey, New Guinea, now Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Other names previously used include Macrodactyla gelam

Found that here.
http://nhm.ku.edu/inverts/ebooks/ch1.html ( about 3/4 of the way down.

So, I am guessing that it is an LTA.

 

[phender]

Gelam is a pretty old name. It was used to refer to a BTA (E. quadricolor).
They, at one point, were classified as Radianthus gelam.

That being said, who knows what the anemone actually is. The common name gelam and the scientific name Radianthus gelam haven't been used for 30 years. Either your LFS or their wholesaler/collector is using a very old book.

 

[Aware]

thanks for that reply, so as i understand it, it's pretty much a bubble tip then and in that case my tank raised oscellaris have a chance of hosting in it?

thanks again!