Halcurias anemone?

The reason you can't find any information on them, is because the name is wrong. Your missing a letter...;)

They are called Halcurias, not Halcrias. You'll have much more success with Google if you add the "u". They also occur in Phillipines, but I've only seen pics of the green ones in Japanese diving pics:

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Wow Mark, that's a great photo! Do you know the photographer? Thank you for the info. From that pic I would say they are a colonial anemone. That is exactly the type I was looking for info on. Do you know of anyone keeping them in captivity?
 
I don't know of anyone keeping them. I believe they are aposymbiotic, so probably need to fed lots.
 
Well, I went ahead and got 1. I know, it's not recommended when such little husbandry info is known, but I have this problem when it comes to such amazingly beautiful specimins. I've had him since 11/17, and so far he is happy. He looks exactly like the ones in that photo you posted. He likes his foot attached to rockwork. He is an active shrimp eater. I have 3 wts PC light per gal in my nano, & other than moving the few inches it took to attach to rockwork, he hasn't wandered. There is current waving his tents back & forth, & it brings him mysis 2x per day. He also bits of eats raw squid, prawns, salad shrimp, and scallop. He has never turned down a meal. Hopefully, I will be able to give care & health updates for a very long time. :)
 
I KNOW! I'm cameraless. I have to stop buying corals so I can save up for a nice camera. It will be a while, but I promise I'll post pics when I do get one.
 
Hey, best way to learn about the husbandry is to try to keep them. If nobody tried to keep them, how would we learn?

Hope it works out well. They look really awesome, though very reminiscent of evil aptasia. Are they the same size as aptasia or are they bigger?
 
They're way bigger. w/tents fully extended, I woud say it's 3.5 - 4" across the top. It's foot is long, sometimes stretching to its full length of also 4", but most of the time squished down to about 2". It very aggressively grabs its food, but it doesn't seem to have a strong sting against other things. The day after I added it, I had to move a rhodactis because the anemone extended so much it was touching the mushroom. Neither came out of the encounter looking stressed. I didn't see they were touching until 9pm, so who knows how long they had to war.

Another behavior I've observed & think is quite amuzing is during feeding. It will actually swallow the tentacle holding the piece of food, then slowly release it.
 
Yeah, I really need to spend more time on the expert's forums. I tend to use my time on 'fun' threads. For now, I'd like to see if I can get it to reproduce on its own, because unless it's an extreme stress survival attempt, I would feel like that is the best indicator that its needs are met successfully. My biggest worry is the temp range it would have been found in. I wish I could get an exact temp from the collection site, & find out if the temp there naturally varies at dif times. *sigh* that would be my dream collector!
 
Pretty much no change. I won't be able to buy a camera for at least 3 months, we just bought a new house, so I'm housebroke for a while ;o). Still beautiful, & eating like a pig!
 
I used to keep it at 81, but I've slowly dropped it to 79. I am watching all of my inhabitants for any sign of stress, and I have not observed any. Does anyone know what the temp is usually in the areas this guy is collected in? He looks really good. Of course, I'd love to be able to say that in 2 years.
 
I ordered it from Chad. It hasn't grown, but it seems the tentacles aren't reaching out as long as they used to. The base is the same size, there has been no change in its responsiveness or anything.
 
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