ID This anemone...I'm lost on this one.

[Octoberfest]

I just got these today and have no idea what they are.

 

[ssgtgonzo]

Perhaps a mini carpet (not maxi mini)? They dont get much larger than a silver dollar and the DO split.

 

[bradleym]

Yea there have been a couple threads about them in the last month. Live Aqauaria sold one as a red Balinese mini carpet. Not sure about the origin, but they are usually pretty reliable.

 

[Rippinfrags]

Stichodactlya, tapetum.

 

[Octoberfest]

Stichodactlya, tapetum.

It's not a maxi mini, that I'm certain of.

 

[bradleym]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversde...ref=4282&subref=AI&cmpid=E-_-TR-_-DDN-_-PRDCT

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2181389

 

[ssgtgonzo]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=251130905986

S. Tapetum is what is generally accepted as the scientific name for maxi minis, but not technically what it is... Morgan Mok (reefgardener) did a good write up on them. Just google maxi mini carpets.

Regardless, i agree that this probably isn't a maxi mini.

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[Rippinfrags]

It's not a maxi mini, that I'm certain of.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversde...ref=4282&subref=AI&cmpid=E-_-TR-_-DDN-_-PRDCT

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2181389

Thank you Bradley!

 

[D-Nak]

Wow... still more of these guys making their way around.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2176622

I think these are the same ones, at the wholesaler:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/seadwellingcreatures/7373817980/

Given the frequency at which these are coming in, I think we can rule out a baby Stichodactyla gigantea or haddoni, since the odds of this happening are, well, impossible. Red gigs are the unicorns of the aquarium trade anyway.

 

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[Reefvette]

Nem

Nem

Take a pic of the base but id have to agree with the maxi mini carpet people here.

There is only one other anemone i know that glows red under actinics and its a mertens and you def dont have one of them.

 

[Octoberfest]

Ill get a pic of the fit this weekend. Ive had over 40 maxi minis in my care and i can tell you without a doubt that this is different.

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[phender]

Ill get a pic of the fit this weekend. Ive had over 40 maxi minis in my care and i can tell you without a doubt that this is different.

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I have to agree. I saw a bunch at SeaDwelling Creatures and they don't appear to me to be maxi minis or mini minis. Neither are they gigs or haddoni.

The ones I saw were about the size of a quarter. I wonder if they could be some sort of corallimorph?

 

[RandysReef]

Tapetum for sure. I have a couple. They go for like a $100 each.

 

[ssgtgonzo]

Just to clarify, s. tapetum is NOT the same as a maxi mini...in this regard I don't disagree it could be a s. tapetum. But a maxi mini...it is not. These mini carpets are not as tough or robust as maxi minis, and do not get as large. Maxi minis can get up to 5-6". These, much smaller, like a silver dollar.

 

[Frank@wall]

i saw one the other day more pinkish, it was listed as tapetum for $150

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

I just got mine yesterday,I started a thread red maxi,which I know now it isn't.But still real bright red,about quarter size.

 

[DrDNA]

FWIW, I've had both maxi-mini's and the small greyish ones that never get bigger than a quarter, but reproduce very rapidly. Which one is actually S tapetum - the maxi-mini that can be a few inches across, or the small, quarter sized anemones?

Don't mean to hijack, but I am confused as well...

 

[Rippinfrags]

I don't really understand the debate either. Maxi minis and mini carpets are pretty much identical besides there size. Also, I believe both of them fall under the classification of s. tapetum. Here is an article that I found helpful:http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/mini-carpets-perfect-small-sea-anemones

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

there is no debate

there is no debate

Maxi minis and "mini" minis ARE Stichodactyla tapetum
The minis usually get no larger than a 25 cent piece.
Maxis can get very large (10" diameter) but are usually 3 -5" in diameter.
Sprung and Shimek got S. tapetum from me.