It's looking great whatever it is, but it sure looks like a smaller version of my crispa which now measures 18 inches across. The column in your earlier pics is what makes me think crispa most (looks like leathery verracue) and the lack of pronounced rings on the tentacles. But I've certainly been wrong about IDs before and could be with this one. Is it buried in the sand or attached to a rock at this point? If it's attached to live rock, then that would even convince me more that it's crispa. H. malu will bury in the sand, crispa occasionally bury in the sand but more likely attach to live rock.
Malu pedal disk injury/rott
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ThRoewer
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The thing that make me certain it is a malu is the number of tentacles and their length - crispas have much more and longer tentacles and their tentacle length is more evenly.
This one has quite an uneven tentacle length.
The store I got these from also had a crispa and that had way more and much longer tentacles.
As for attaching to rocks - all anemones will try to get their foot on a solid surface, even the sand dwelling ones.
This one has quite an uneven tentacle length.
The store I got these from also had a crispa and that had way more and much longer tentacles.
As for attaching to rocks - all anemones will try to get their foot on a solid surface, even the sand dwelling ones.
ThRoewer
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The last few nights the older and largest malu shriveled up significantly after lights out but came back to full size after the light came on again. Last night was so far the worst and it was expelling a long brown slimy string. Under the microscope it looked like slime full of either single cell algae (I have a bit of an algae bloom problem in that tank) or dead zoox (though the shine didn't look quite right - not like what I've seen with my gigs). The algae cells were not densely packed and I also couldn't detect any of the Heliocostoma I observed with my sick gigs (and dying corals).
The two smaller malus are not doing this so I hope it isn't the anemone disease...
I'm gonna do a full water change today and see how it does after that.
The two smaller malus are not doing this so I hope it isn't the anemone disease...
I'm gonna do a full water change today and see how it does after that.
ThRoewer
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I did a 3/4 water change but it still looks pretty crappy.
At night and in the morning it had it's mouth open, but not exactly the same way as my gigs had it when they were sick. This looked more like feeding or pooping. The only thing that worries me is that it pretty much deflated.
The two new malus seem to be OK.
At night and in the morning it had it's mouth open, but not exactly the same way as my gigs had it when they were sick. This looked more like feeding or pooping. The only thing that worries me is that it pretty much deflated.
The two new malus seem to be OK.
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Both of the Heteractis anemones (Mag and Crispa) I owned were big poopers. Major reason why they got the boot, too much waste floating around tank and contributing to heavy bioload.
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This was it today:
Early morning, before lights came on:
Late afternoon:
Evening:
At some times during the day it had its mouth out.
By now I'm kind of thinking it's sick, possibly infected by the two new ones I added, or possibly by the new purple gig... (How infectious is this disease actually?)
If it still hasn't recovered by the end of the week I may have to treat all 3 anemones.
Early morning, before lights came on:
Late afternoon:
Evening:
At some times during the day it had its mouth out.
By now I'm kind of thinking it's sick, possibly infected by the two new ones I added, or possibly by the new purple gig... (How infectious is this disease actually?)
If it still hasn't recovered by the end of the week I may have to treat all 3 anemones.
