ID help on this anemone

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I was told by the guy that I got this 125 gallon complete setup from, that this is a Florida Anemone. He said that they are a problem becuase they split when the tops of them touch another rock. Is this a Florida Anemone and is it going to be a problem?

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Sorry for bad quality pictures, they were taken on my phone as that is the only camera I have. Also, how do I know when my carpet anemone has stuck his foot to the bottom glass?
 
These pictures are way too blurry, but my best guess is that it is what's left of a green BTA. As far as I know, there isn't a specific type of anemone called a "Florida Anemone". If this is a BTA, it is VERY unhelthy and will need a lot of TLC.
 
There are two of them and they look very similar. I would help by getting a better picture, but both of them are buried down into the rock work. Can't find them at all. All I can say is that they move fast! What kind of TLC should I be giving it? They haven't opened up since being moved, but the Long Tentacle and Carpet are looking healthier than they did in his tank.
 
i have those it bleach bta bout the same size. The only issue tht i have is tht they never come out of the rock or open n i have it for about 8 months now
 
man that sucks, I think that if they are BTA's, they will be taken out and maybe traded for healthier looking BTA's. They were open in the rocks before the tank was moved.
 
For TLC, you would need to maintain EXCELLENT water quality, use strong lighting, and feed them every other day, ideally mysis. That goes for both nems, as a BTA and a carpet should never look similar when healthy. And if they are hiding in the rocks then good luck feeding them lol! You may want to go find them if they stay hidden more than a week, and if you find them, try feeding them before they move again.
 
Backing up just a bit, do you mean to say you have a LTA, a carpet anemone, and these 2 "Florida Anemones"? If so then yeah I'm betting they're either BTAs or majano anemones. If they are under an inch big they are probably majanos, which are a known pest. In which case I would reccommend killing them.

As for the carpet anemone having his foot on the glass, you gotta either dig it up and check, or find a way to see the other side of the glass. If it is not near a rock and buried in sand, it probably is attached to the glass below the sand.
 
Okay, I looked at the carpet and it is attatched to the glass, he was just being stubborn with me. He was opened up bigger in his transportation container than he was in the tank lol. What way do you measure the one inch on the "Florida Anemones"? Is it by the height? And if so, does that include the tentacles. The LTA looks very healthy as well as the Carpet(now that he is planted). The LTA is hosting a male Ocellaris clown. The female died three weeks ago before I got the tank. Funny thing was that when the clowns spawned, they laid eggs near the carpet and lived in the carpet anemone until the eggs hatched. Now that the female is gone, the male just ignores that carpet anemone. Thanks for the help bradleym
 
I think tomorrow I am gong to try and find one of the "florida anemones" and take pictures of it up closer to the glass of the tank. That way the pics aren't so blurry for better identification on this anemone.
 
The measurement of an anemone is usually of the width and that includes tentacles. With most nems, the tentacles stick out the sides as well as the top. I would love to see a better pic as I am now VERY curious about the "Florida Anemone" species. :)
 
I really have no idea where those "Florida Anemones" went... I will move rock work as I have to anyway because the current moved some hard dead corals over some star polyps... So I will be in there anyway later. I don't know but I may need my lfs owner to come out to my place and look at these anemones and other inverts to help me figure out if they are healthy, invasive, etc... I may have aptasia, a small BTA, and these florida/majano... anyways, going to get a better picture of this "Florida Nem"
 
Okay, got a pic of this mystery nem. It looks like a BTA because the tips of it looked like bubbles. This particular one was hiding under one of the top rocks, but I didn't find it until I tore down half of the rock work... Still didnt find the other one.

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I do not know how to bring it back... Need some insight on this, if feeding is required I am in trouble as bothe hid in the rocks :( Thanks, that is taken with my phone lol, wasnt expecting it to be that good. Lighting is 4 160 watt VHO bulbs, 2 white and 2 blue(not allowed to look into the light as I may go blind lol. The LTA that is in the tank is getting annoyed with the clownfish I think. The clown just decided tonight to start rubbing in it which the nem and clown are both the same size. Any ideas on bringing the bleached BTA's back to health would be helpful.
 
bradleym said:
For TLC, you would need to maintain EXCELLENT water quality, use strong lighting, and feed them every other day, ideally mysis. And if they are hiding in the rocks then good luck feeding them lol! You may want to go find them if they stay hidden more than a week, and if you find them, try feeding them before they move again.
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I stand by my earlier advice. If you can get them to stay put by feeding them you're set. Being that bleached though, they may need time in the shade before they will come out into the light again.
 
On a side note, the lighting should be plenty for BTAs. And watch the LTA. If he gets too much attention, the clown can kill him being so big.
 
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