CoralsAddiction
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Is this Crispa or Malu?
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Looks like a green and purple Crispa I had a little while ago. Here it is now in my tank
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Thank you!!:fish2:
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From the tentacle count I would agree that it is a crispa, though not a very happy one judged by the tentacle length.
I have 2 malu and 3 small crispa, at least that's as what they were sold. It is really hard to tell the difference, especially if the crispa isn't very happy and has its tentacles shortened. The last one I got from LA was bleached and went down in size quite a bit since I got it. It also went significantly down in tentacle length.
My percula pair #2 clearly preferred the "crispas" when I put all 5 anemones into their tank yesterday. Though by now they are also venturing into the malu that right next to their two crispas. This malu was previously inhabited by percula pair #3 before I upgraded them to a purple gig.
In general I would say that a crispa should have much longer tentacles, at least when it's happy and healthy.
I have 2 malu and 3 small crispa, at least that's as what they were sold. It is really hard to tell the difference, especially if the crispa isn't very happy and has its tentacles shortened. The last one I got from LA was bleached and went down in size quite a bit since I got it. It also went significantly down in tentacle length.
My percula pair #2 clearly preferred the "crispas" when I put all 5 anemones into their tank yesterday. Though by now they are also venturing into the malu that right next to their two crispas. This malu was previously inhabited by percula pair #3 before I upgraded them to a purple gig.
In general I would say that a crispa should have much longer tentacles, at least when it's happy and healthy.
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That's right, it's a new anemone added just mins before the pictures were taken. It's doing better now and has expanded quite a bit. The anemone went from really week LED strips at LFS to Kessil A360W. Here's an updated pic.
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This morning light was off but the Crispa was looking big.
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Here's the same/similar Crispa I had before. it was smaller in size but its colors were more vivid. In the picture below it was new to the tank.
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What I have is definitely a Malu. I have done some research and compared my nem to others. Given the shape of the anemone and length of its tentacles it's not a Crispa. Here's what it looks like today
And here's one of the Crispas I had before
And here's one of the Crispas I had before
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Here are a couple if links that I cross referenced. First one looks similar to mine with a green disc.
http://www.whitecorals.com/shop/de/-Heteractis-malu-CID2013279
http://www.wikimarino.com/anemona/heteractis-malu/?lang=en
http://www.whitecorals.com/shop/de/-Heteractis-malu-CID2013279
http://www.wikimarino.com/anemona/heteractis-malu/?lang=en
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marc price
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I'm gonna say H. malu too, based on the tentacle's band of a lighter tan color most evident in post #11 photo.
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