I.d. This carpet please
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stickleback
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My first guess would be gigantea, due to tenticle length, but really need a pic of the underside. If theres some blue/purple spots underneath the outer circumference it will be a gig, no spots haddoni.
Nice find, Hope it does well.
Nice find, Hope it does well.
Rippinfrags
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My guess: maxi mini.
D-Nak
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+1. Add to that the fact that it wants to attach to a rock, and I lean more towards a gig as well.
I was hoping for better photos to see visible verrucae to confirm that it is a gig.
20 bucks is definitely a steal! Hopefully it'll pull through.
2Addicted
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Are there blue or purple verracue (dots) on the underside?
tvrsir
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farlsincharge
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This looks like some that were carried by a LFS near me and were being advertised as "Atlantic carpets" (we all know how important brand names are). However I have found this site useful for ID purposes, perhaps if the Nem is open you can tell by the pattern described here. I was able to ID my carpet that I bought on the basis of a S. gigantea baby, which... was not the case.
http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/cnidaria/actiniaria/tapetum.htm
Mini carpet anemone
Stichodactyla tapetum
Family Stichodactylidae
updated Jul 09 Where seen? This tiny anemone is more commonly seen in our Northern shores such as Chek Jawa and Changi. Usually among sea grasses.
Features: Oral disk 2-6cm in diameter. The tentacles are very short and look more like bumps. The tentacles are not so tightly packed together and especially in the centre, are neatly arranged into wedge-shaped groups, resembling the spokes of a wheel. The outer edge of the oral disk does not have a fringe of alternating long-short tentacles like Haddon's carpet anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni).
Sometimes mistaken for babies of bigger carpet anemones. Here's more on how to tell apart the different kinds of carpet anemones.
**With everything said I wish you the best of luck in restoring that Nem keep us posted!!**
http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/cnidaria/actiniaria/tapetum.htm
Mini carpet anemone
Stichodactyla tapetum
Family Stichodactylidae
updated Jul 09 Where seen? This tiny anemone is more commonly seen in our Northern shores such as Chek Jawa and Changi. Usually among sea grasses.
Features: Oral disk 2-6cm in diameter. The tentacles are very short and look more like bumps. The tentacles are not so tightly packed together and especially in the centre, are neatly arranged into wedge-shaped groups, resembling the spokes of a wheel. The outer edge of the oral disk does not have a fringe of alternating long-short tentacles like Haddon's carpet anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni).
Sometimes mistaken for babies of bigger carpet anemones. Here's more on how to tell apart the different kinds of carpet anemones.
**With everything said I wish you the best of luck in restoring that Nem keep us posted!!**
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farlsincharge
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Well the one I have has eaten three crabs (porcelain, emerald, pom pom) 2 peppermint shrimp has tried to eat numerous Trochus snails. My educated guess would be yes I have no way of knowing if it can host an anemone fish, all my fish steer clear of it including my clown.
elegance coral
They call me EC
The OP's anemone isn't tapetum. I agree with the others. S. gigantea.
phender
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Sometimes they fade/go away when the anemone is stressed or just not real healthy. It is possible that the purple spots may have faded or gone away completely in your anemone based on its condition.
