Ostara
Keep Calm and Reef On
Hey all, I'm hoping you guys can give me some feedback on this anemone. To make a long story short: I picked it up several months ago, bleached, from a shop owner who did not have the time or space to rehabilitate it. It came in labeled as an E. quad. In the natural light I could see very faint colors; cream with green tips and a red base. Under artificial lights, it looked mostly white. The tentacles were short and starved-looking. Now, after a few months of recovery, I'm not so sure on the ID. Here is it as of tonight:
Please excuse the mottled rock; that island is still fairly new and unattractive looking.
I'm by no means certain, but judging by the tentacle shape and distribution I'm wondering if it is an H. magnifica. Obviously its location (the very spot I placed it) is odd, but I suppose that could be due to its recovering state. It definitely still has a ways to go until it is fully recovered, but I'm really skeptical of its E. quadricolor label at this point. What do you all think?
Please excuse the mottled rock; that island is still fairly new and unattractive looking.
I'm by no means certain, but judging by the tentacle shape and distribution I'm wondering if it is an H. magnifica. Obviously its location (the very spot I placed it) is odd, but I suppose that could be due to its recovering state. It definitely still has a ways to go until it is fully recovered, but I'm really skeptical of its E. quadricolor label at this point. What do you all think?
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