Haddoni or helianthus ID?

Baltimore Bryan

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Can anyone tell if this is a haddoni or helianthus anemone? It is tan/ brown and most tentacles have white tips. The tentacles are short and rounded. The base is light tan/ cream and I do not see any verrucae but I could only see small areas of the base while it was extended. It has several folds and is attached to rock/ crushed coral but is in a low light tank so it may be reaching or climbing for more light. I know the mouth is open, but it does not appear to be bleached to me.
Sorry for the pictures, they are off my phone so not the best quality.

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I want to make sure I don't buy a helianthus, so any help IDing this anemone would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Bryan
 
Thanks guys, just curious, how can you tell? I've just never seen a brown haddoni (usually I are green or blue pictures) so that's why I was asking.
Thanks,
Bryan
 
Is the "red lipstick" the part right around the mouth? The mouth was open and it appeared that the pink fleshy part would be inside the body if the mouth was closed tighter, not sure if that makes a difference. Do you guys think it looks reasonably healthy? The foot is attached and doesn't look torn, and the mouth isn't completely gaping open.
Bryan
 
Looks fine. This is actually the most common color that the Petcos get in. I've seen a few come in to my local store (never purchased though since I have a gigantea and didn't want to mix the two).
 
Is the "red lipstick" the part right around the mouth? The mouth was open and it appeared that the pink fleshy part would be inside the body if the mouth was closed tighter, not sure if that makes a difference. Do you guys think it looks reasonably healthy? The foot is attached and doesn't look torn, and the mouth isn't completely gaping open.
Bryan

The lipstick is the part around the mouth. Most haddoni I've seen that are new arrivals have the mouth slightly open. It should go away as it acclimates.
 
So I picked up the anemone for $20, I thought it was a pretty good deal even though it isn't as colorful as some others I've seen here. By the time he was ready to go in the tank, the lights were out. I was a little concerned that fish may swim into it in the dark (especially my nocturnal banggai cardinal) so I put an egg crate divider in the tank to keep the fish away for now.
I'm hoping that if it starts hosting my clowns, they will defend their territory enough to prevent the cardinal and Pygmy angel from getting too close to the anemone, is this likely?
I also turned off half of the lights so I wouldn't shock it because it had been under low lights at the store. I plan to gradually increase the lighting back to 100% so it an adjust.
Speaking of lighting- I am running t5HO lights and it's about 16" deep, just over 5 watts/ gallon. From what I've read, haddoni are fine with less light than other carpets, this lighting should be good, right?
Thanks,
Bryan
 
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