Id Petco Anemones. Are they really gigantea?

[asudavew]

Here are some shots of anemones that were delivered to the local PETCO today.

Can anyone tell if they are actually gigantea?

Any help would be appreciated.

More pics to follow.

 

[Winwood]

Haddoni

 

[stickleback]

No. Pics show a haddoni.

 

[asudavew]

You guys are awsome. I've got a pic of 2 more. I'll post shortly.

 

[asudavew]

 

[D-Nak]

All haddoni. I see this happen all the time at my Petco too. The nems typically come in marked Stichodactyla spp. and the sales associate goes into the binder and picks out the first tag that says "Stichodactyla." Even the photo in the tag appears to be incorrect, which makes it even worse.

BTW, the white steaks are common for stressed out haddoni. They typically fade once the nem is settled in.

 

[asudavew]

Thanks for the tips and the help.
How do you folks identify them so fast?
What do you key on?
How are haddoni with clowns?

I've read several articles, but still working on the anatomy and distinguishing characteristics.

 

[Psionicdragon]

haddoni

 

[sh0ck]

haddoni will not host clown from last picture

but otherwise check compatibility list, it hosts some types of clowns

 

[fragman]

hahaha, sh0ck! it won't host the clown in the last pic, but it won't eat it either

 

[OrionN]

I am sorry if I got people hope up. The vast majority of carpet atPpetco are/were Haddoni. Only once in a long while they get Gigantea mixed into it.

 

[D-Nak]

I am sorry if I got people hope up. The vast majority of carpet atPpetco are/were Haddoni. Only once in a long while they get Gigantea mixed into it.

Once in a LONG while, and when they do there's a guy there to pick up ALL of them to go with his 100 other nems. Not naming any names. :lmao:

 

[Baltimore Bryan]

I got one just like that for $20 at petco, a kind of tan haddoni with white stripes. Since it's been in my tank, it's really colored up nicely and it is a green/ teal color. I was expecting it to stay kinda brown like it was in their tank, so I am very pleased with how it looks now.
Mine hasn't hosted my occelaris clowns yet, but I'm hoping they will take to it at some point (I know it isn't a natural combination, but I can still hope!)
Bryan

 

[Alexwilson1337]

I work for petco and let a secret go we get a random order and all anemones and our fish distributer makes mistakes all the time I've gotten two rbta for the price of a gbta it's all random we once got a h. Malu as a long tenticle. It's all by chance

 

[Ghstwolf]

Yup Haddoni's.. We got three of them in at the store I work at yesterday on sale for $21.00 one sold right away, one went home with me after work and the third was on hold for my GM and her 185g tide pool cube. Sometimes it's nice to work at a pet store.

 

[ct_vol]

Once in a LONG while, and when they do there's a guy there to pick up ALL of them to go with his 100 other nems. Not naming any names. :lmao:

:lol:

 

[StinkyBunny]

I love Petco, I got my purple LT from them for, wait for it. $7.99, lol. It was small, but geeze you have to be able to tell what it was.