BeesGoneWild
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I have had this anenome for about four years now. I keep on forgetting what type it is. I think its a
Heteractis magnifica but i cant remember.
Heteractis magnifica but i cant remember.
Id please
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magellan007
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whatever it is, it sure is unique!
elegance coral
They call me EC
You're not serious, right? Your tank is emasculate, you know enough to have a healthy 4 year old Gigantea, and you don't know what it's called? You're joking right?
h2joe
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hmm...i dont think its a gigantea...i would go with Heteractis magnifica because of tentacle length and the overall appearance.ive never seen a gigantea that looked like that thus my questioning it...any reasons why you think gigantea? just dont see how you could come up with that answer...looks a lot like other mags that have been up on the boards...either way its a nice anemone and congrats to you for keeping it healthy long term...that in itself is an achievement to be recognized for. good luck and either way im sure someone with more knowledge will chime in.
Mark
edit: also if you go to his website and look at his pictures from when it was smaller it still looks like a mag to me...just something to consider
Mark
edit: also if you go to his website and look at his pictures from when it was smaller it still looks like a mag to me...just something to consider
Ill drive to you in PA
Ill drive to you in PA
Im only a half hour away.. I can give it an exam and take it back with me for some brief observation. Give you a certain ID.
Ill leave you with some RTBAS and a large colony of tubs blue zoos for insurance.
Its def gigantea and right now they are no where to be found.
Ill drive to you in PA
Im only a half hour away.. I can give it an exam and take it back with me for some brief observation. Give you a certain ID.
Ill leave you with some RTBAS and a large colony of tubs blue zoos for insurance.
Its def gigantea and right now they are no where to be found.
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h2joe
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hmm i guess after looking closely i can see gigantea...idk just looks like a lot of the mags that have been coming in to the area in recent years with the nice green tentacles and purplish base...
I noticed your name is BeesGoneWild...any association with beekeeping? sorry for going a little off topic.
I noticed your name is BeesGoneWild...any association with beekeeping? sorry for going a little off topic.
BeesGoneWild
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No sorry im not joking, when i bought it i just figured it was a carpet anenome. I really didnt know the diffrent type of anenomes. This was also over four years ago and i was a young foolish reefer.
About a year after i had it i ripped it in half by an accidental rock slide in my tank. In fact i still have pictures in my gallery here of the incident, Fortunatly both parts lived and i gave the other anenome to a buddy down in new jersey. AT that time i looked into id'ing it and just passed it off as a magnifica, untill the other night. I was answering a question on another reef forum about the Haddoni and it got me thinking about my anenome. Thus the question.
So then its a gigantea, thank you all for the replys. Oh and i have no association with beekeeping lol.
Flighty
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Well, wonderful job with a very tough anemone regardless of what you were calling it. 
Do you know if the other half is still living? That story is a great data point for people who are wondering if it might be possible to manually propagate these buggers.
Can you also let us know what sort of lighting flow and feeding you are doing with this guy?
You are lucky to have it as evidenced by all of the people who want to drive to your house and buy it from you (pick me
)
Do you know if the other half is still living? That story is a great data point for people who are wondering if it might be possible to manually propagate these buggers. Can you also let us know what sort of lighting flow and feeding you are doing with this guy?
You are lucky to have it as evidenced by all of the people who want to drive to your house and buy it from you (pick me
)
BeesGoneWild
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12289159#post12289159 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Flighty
Well, wonderful job with a very tough anemone regardless of what you were calling it.
Can you also let us know what sort of lighting flow and feeding you are doing with this guy?
You are lucky to have it as evidenced by all of the people who want to drive to your house and buy it from you (pick me
Good thing i live in a gated community then
. Heres a run down on the tank.
OK some of you will laugh but most will cry. I keep this anenome under about 192 watts of pc. When i had it in my 29gallon tank the wattage was probably around 130. I do a 10% water change eveery week. I feed the anenome once every two weeks. I feed my tank 3-4 times a week durig the day and once a week at night. My hosting clown(percula), has been spotted bring food back to the anenome as well. So even when im not directly feeding the anenome its still getting nutrition.
I have been feeding him silversides, eathworms, and cocktail shrimp. Now the earthworms I was realy reluctant on giving him, but a couple of years ago it used to be a hot topic on these forums so i figured why not give it a try. He loves them, in fact the moving motion of the worm makes him go crazy, he can probably down a worm in less than 30seconds. His reaction time is super quick.
He has been a great home for my clownfish, He hasnt moved from the same spot in 3 years or probably more, which has helped me when i have moved my tank (about 3 times). I am not sure if this helps but i run carbon, purigen, phosphate remover, I skim constantly. No cheato or fuge with my current tank but i did have it with my old tank. I havent had detectable nitrates, ammonia or trites since i cycled, even with all the tank moves.
I do plan on putting t5's on the tank the current pro extreme that has individual reflectors if i dont upgrade to a 120 this year. So i am not sure how that will effect him.
other tank mates:
2 Crocea clams, 1 blue damsel, 1 yellow watchman goby, astrea snails, blue legged hermits, Flordia Rics, candy cane coral, Green sinularia, Lobophytum, green star polyps, Brown star polyps, plate coral, Red mushrooms, Galxea coral.
heres a another pic with the clown in him. Forgive the blurriness im still using a 2mega pixel camera lol
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/BeesGoneWild/Clownanenome-1.jpg
BeesGoneWild
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The other anenome has unfortunatly died last year. My buddies tank move went horribly wronge and he lost most of his live stock. I believe it was becouse of his dsb giving off gas, but im not sure.
