Ron Popeil
Love them clownfish.
and.....the money shot
my thoughts are definitely yes, but...would like some other confirmations.
thank you!
mertens confirmation please.
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and.....the money shot
my thoughts are definitely yes, but...would like some other confirmations.
thank you!
elegance coral
They call me EC
I would also say mertensii.
phender
Active member
+1 on the mertens
A year or so ago Reef Hot Spot had 4 little ones (silver dollar size) and one about 8" across.
As for where he found it, I would say "Golden Basket Reef" since that's the copyright on the pics.
A year or so ago Reef Hot Spot had 4 little ones (silver dollar size) and one about 8" across.
As for where he found it, I would say "Golden Basket Reef" since that's the copyright on the pics.
I would have to say that its possibly not a mertens the bottum of the foot is not typical of a mertens.
Its wierd hey dont usually have blotches on the underside of the foot.
The only way to tell is to give it time to heal and see what the foot looks like. Usually the foot is like a mag where its pale while or cream. The blotches never go down on the underside of the foot
Its wierd hey dont usually have blotches on the underside of the foot.
The only way to tell is to give it time to heal and see what the foot looks like. Usually the foot is like a mag where its pale while or cream. The blotches never go down on the underside of the foot
elegance coral
They call me EC
I don't see anything confusing about the ID. Looks 100% mertensii to me. Foot and all.
taylor t
New member
+1 I agree.
phender
Active member
Of the 5-6 mertens I have seen in person only 1 didn't have the red streaks on the bottom of the foot. The one that didn't have the streaks doesn't have colored verrucae at this point either. Of the 3 mertens I have owned, I have never noticed any of them glowing red under actinics. Someone(don't remember who) on this forum also said that the had seen many mertens and all of them had elongated tentacles around the mouth. Of the three I have owned and several others I have seen in tanks, none of them have shown elongated tentacles, although that is certainly a characteristic in the wild, its not alway present in wild specimens either from pics I have seen.
So what does that prove? You can't rely on one thing to say it is or it isn't. You have to look at the whole picture.
Click on the thumbs below to see a slightly detached foot at the lower right that is striped underneath and a the bottom of a striped foot attached to the other side of a plastic colander.
So what does that prove? You can't rely on one thing to say it is or it isn't. You have to look at the whole picture.
Click on the thumbs below to see a slightly detached foot at the lower right that is striped underneath and a the bottom of a striped foot attached to the other side of a plastic colander.
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Phender, i just got back and took a look at the pics. Then i remember all of the ones i have seem were all collected in the same area.
Two that i saw collected from phillipines after checking out pics have have striping on the underside.
This is either a difference between collection area or remotely possible male and female coloring.
The 7 that were brought in by a place in nyc all had longer tentacles but not drasticlally longer tentacles. The one i bought looked just like this one but not stripes on foot but when stressed they all show the white tentacles stripes.
This one like mine was stressed and not showing its true form.
Here is a video of the phillipines mertens with stripes and long white feeder tentacles.
Two that i saw collected from phillipines after checking out pics have have striping on the underside.
This is either a difference between collection area or remotely possible male and female coloring.
The 7 that were brought in by a place in nyc all had longer tentacles but not drasticlally longer tentacles. The one i bought looked just like this one but not stripes on foot but when stressed they all show the white tentacles stripes.
This one like mine was stressed and not showing its true form.
Here is a video of the phillipines mertens with stripes and long white feeder tentacles.
Ron Popeil
Love them clownfish.
ill get updated pictures friday....so excite. thanks for all the validation!
and for the pictures of your mertens....i do enjoy them!
and for the pictures of your mertens....i do enjoy them!
taylor t
New member
:bounce1::bounce2::bounce3: Now you've got me excited! Yes, pictures please!!!
Here's a couple pictures of mine. I've noticed the same with tents longer near the mouth. On average, they are about 3/4-1" long, with a couple patches of 1.5", and over 2.5" long around the mouth.
Here's feeding time. Wraps up like a cookie monster.
And, here's tonight.
Interesting observation. I removed my LED's a few days ago, and re-installed my 250 watt MH pendants with 14K Hamilton single end lamps. First time it's ever seen MH in my tank (1.5 years). It has grown quite a bit, just in the last few days (obviously from the more intense light), and has really fluffed up, and the color... all I can say is WOW! MH is a major difference maker, in not just color, but in the amount of inflation. It has gained such a rich golden brown color to it compared to before, and I don't think it's done changing. I just noticed last night, when I look at it after lights out, the white patches have gained more white the last couple days. Sounds wierd, I know. At quick glance, it looked like a half dozen clowns in there. I wish my camera could capture it. It LOVES MH lighting. Please post pics of yours when you get it... Now I'm excited too!
taylor t
New member
Yes. First picture I posted shows them starting to whiten up at around 11 o'clock from the mouth. Here's the best picture I could get at night showing the white. Camera doesn't pick up color very well with this guy for some reason. This is a few hours after lights out and it's shrunk down for the night.
BonsaiNut
Premium Member
Por supuesto que si!
