help ID this anemone

[jarrod13]

been waiting for an small affordable purple LTA or crispa to come through my lfs, finally found one, but I'm not sure which species it is. the foot is about the size of a quarter and the pedal is about 2" across. I know LTA's usually have a red foot but i wasn't sure if that was different for such a small one. Anyway here are the pics, thanks in advance

it's going to live inside a 2 liter bottle in the tank for a bit so I can make sure it's healthy and get some size on it before I let my clowns play with it

 

[elegance coral]

M. doreensis

 

[jarrod13]

So the foot doesn't always have to be red then?

 

[syrinx]

No it does not have to be red. I have seen some that were red and lost the coloration. The most recent memory was in a tank where the owner was called out of the country for 5 months. His family kept the tank topped off and fed- but no other work was done- not even scraping the algae off the glass. The once 8 in diameter LTA that had a distinct red foot- was now about 2 inches in diameter- disc and tents normal in coloration- but foot is beige. So yes it is a possibility for a LTA to not have a red or orange foot.

 

[elegance coral]

I'd say it's common for them to have tan pedal disks. Probably more common than orange/red ones.

 

[jarrod13]

Well it's got a small tear in the foot, right in the center, you can actually see it in the second pic. I didn't notice it in the store, but it was in with a clarkii that was bigger than the nem and he was just beating the crap out of it so that's probably where it happen. I know they don't have a good track record of healing back up but we'll see.

 

[jarrod13]

Still doing well, the insides seem to be staying stable, only slipped out a little more than in the picture. Will it ever go back in? Has anyone ever brought one back to health?

 

[BonsaiNut]

Biggest challenge with these guys is to get them settled in the sand. Once settled, they're relatively hardy.

 

[jarrod13]

Have you ever seen one heal after having the foot damaged?

 

[jarrod13]

Anyone?

 

[jarrod13]

Well to my suprise it's still doing very well, I thought for sure it would be a gonner due to the tear in the foot but I think it's actually going to heal up nicely... fingers crossed! It stays above the sand and I don't think I should bother trying to bury it, I figure if it wants to be burried it will burry itself correct?

I'll ask again if anyone has ever had one heal from a torn foot?

 

[Toddrtrex]

Over the years I had 3 come in with a hole in the foot, and lost all 3 of them. However, they were pretty bad,

 

[jarrod13]

Mine looks more like the first one, only a little is poking out. I have pics but for some reason my photobucket isn't working.

I have noticed it is shedding ( the slimy stuff around the foot) a lot more than I've usually seen lta's shed, could this be a healing process?

 

[sqwat]

he will be fine as long as the tank stays stabble and he is fed meaty foods with selcon or zoe every day th size of his mouth.i have cut lta's in halfe to frag and have had them heal fine and fast as long as they are healthy.you must get him also to stay put or he will not heal.go to home depot and get a pvc pipe connecter the one that connects a larger pipe to a smaller at 3inch on one side and 4 inch on the other.take home and dunk into boiling water with vinnager just dunk it in then rub clean .puy it in you sandbed small side down so it touches the bottom of the tank put lta in pvc and add sand around side till snug.dont be afraid to cover a little with sand.he will stick to the bottom of the tankk and settle in then do the feeding.also dose iodine to highest on the scale.i have done this for years with lta's and clones of my and others and it has not failed.only if water qualty sucks and lighting is verry low or current is to strong.if he is allready settled do not touch him.just feed daily with shrimp clam salmon tuna with vitamins.i dont use frozen silversides had bad luck with them i catch my own fresh silversides.he will heal takes time but he will the cut did not look bad at all.also get a kit to test for iron and dose to the highest amount this helps retain or regain zooanthia in nem.pm if you need any more help.

 

[garygb]

jarrob13, good luck with your anemone. Not attaching is certainly of concern with this species and it's unlikely it will eat, or at least keep any food down, if it's not attached. Providing excellent water conditions will give your anemone the best chance at making a recovery. Again, best of luck with your anemone.

sqwat, I'm wondering if the LTAs you're referring to may be BTAs (Entacmaea quadricolor). In another thread you mentioned your LTA cloning and here you're saying you've successfully fragged LTAs. That can be done with BTAs, but from everything I've read and heard about LTAs (Macrodactyla doreensis), this species neither clones or survives fragging.

 

[maxxII]

M. doreensis

This....

M.doreensis.

 

[jarrod13]

Well it didn't make it, looked good and healthy one day then the next it was melted. Oh well I tried, bummer though I really wanted it to make it. Next time I'll be more careful and check it over well before purchase.