Hellfire or not

[reefsam]

I cant find anything on my anemone. I was told it was possibly a hellfire but they were not sure. I have had it for a long time and never had any trouble with it killing any fish or inverts but it did sting me pretty good on my forearm but it just feels sticky to your fingers but the little green balls stick to you. please help me because I go pick up my new black clown today and don't want problems

 

[peasofme]

looks like some kind of rock flower anemone

 

[reefsam]

wish me luck going to get my clown maybe I will pick up a bta to go with it

 

[peasofme]

your tank should be running for a year before you attempt an anemone.

 

[reefsam]

it has been up for three years

 

[OrionN]

See this thread.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1536007
It is a Heterodactyla hemprichii

 

[reefsam]

Thank you so much! that info has been a long time coming. I guess I will need to find a small carpet or something else for my clowns to host in

 

[reefsam]

is it rare or just undesirable ?

 

[bradleym]

Hmm. I woulda said Thalassianthus Aster. But I honestly haven't seen either enough to tell them apart. If someone knows what the differences are I have a nem that needs a name.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

I think you are right Bradley.A cool looking anemone.

 

[reefsam]

it does look like a thalassianthus aster also. still im closer to knowing what it is than what i was. I appreciate all the advice. It is a cool nem though and it seems happy and healthy. I bought it for $5 closed up and thought it was a fuzzy mushroom. I think it is $5worth of cool.

 

[OrionN]

How big is it. I think it an be either

 

[reefsam]

about 3 inches across

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Think you got a cool anemone for $5.00.

 

[reefsam]

thanks, me too

 

[i_am_poor]

your tank should be running for a year before you attempt an anemone.

Its rare that a reefer would wait a year to add anything