How to tell the difference between....

[Reef Newb11]

H. Malu and H. Crispa?

So i have had an anemone for 8 months and I had always thought it to be H. Crispa.. but i was just looking thought the "Show me your Anemone" thread and saw Plyr58 H. Malu and realized it looked a lot like my supposedly H.Crispa...

I will get some picts tonight after work as well. but i am also curious as to what differentiates the two anemone as well as different care and needs for both...

Thanks in advance...

Daniel

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

from what i understand Malu's a pretty rare in the hobby, i dont know the difference in the two though...

 

[Reef Newb11]

anyone?

 

[dalston]

Superficially they are quite similar and are often available with almost identical colouration but malus have short tentacles ending in a rounded tip and H.crispa has long tapering tentacles ending in a pointed tip...also I beleive that the H. Malu is only a natural host to the clarkii where as the crispa will accept a wider variety of clowns...hope this helps?

 

[Reef Newb11]

it does very much thank you. Also any special needs for H. Malu as opposed to H. Crispa?