Have I learned anything???

[TomBONAIRE]

My sister-in-law posted this pic on her fb page and I thought I'd take a stab at identifying.

duncans????

not fishing for compliments, just wanna know.

 

[ryan_]

nems

 

[TomBONAIRE]

Doh!:headwally:

 

[rjmayes34]

yup, duncan's looks very familiar to the one on the right. but have a hard skeleton that they grow from, like a hammer,frogwpawn, or torch.
You can see in that photo, the foot of the nem holding on to the rock, where's a duncan you would have to epoxy/glue to the rock to get it to stay.

 

[Hiltonc57]

Doh!:headwally:

haha!

 

[NirvanaFan]

Yeah, I would guess anemones. Maybe cold water anemones?

 

[Jacwil]

Yeah, I would guess anemones. Maybe cold water anemones?

I think you're right Joe. I believe I saw something very similar to these in L.A's Divers Den section and it described them as being a cold water species.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

definitely coldwater anemones.
these would require a chiller in the system.

 

[mr86mister]

Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) possibly. I don't know about the pink one though, possibly the same species just a different color?

 

[ryan_]

I have a feeling they are chinese nems...As in made in china...fake. Kinda like those jelly fish like the one in Arc.

 

[gary greguire]

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/coldanemfaqs.htm

 

[TomBONAIRE]

Thanks for all the info. She took the pic at the Dallas Aquarium, so I'm pretty sure they're legit, they have a BC exhibit there. Is there anything specific that identifies them as coldwater???

 

[NirvanaFan]

I have seen pictures of them before, that's how I knew.

 

[AquaticEngineer]

Both are real anemones, Painted anemone (urticina crassicornis) and Green surge anemone( anthoplura xanthogrammica).

I have both in my Coldwater tanks. I also collect and sell them

 

[Jacwil]

Both are real anemones, Painted anemone (urticina crassicornis) and Green surge anemone( anthoplura xanthogrammica).

I have both in my Coldwater tanks. I also collect and sell them

Very cool!

I thought for sure they were one of these species.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+10&ddid=145988

 

[AquaticEngineer]

Very cool!

I thought for sure they were one of these species.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+10&ddid=145988

Here's some pics of the ones I collected the other day