Need to Id this anemone

[sweetpea355]

Hey everyone,and happy Turkeyday,I need to id this anemone,I was told it was an tomatoe anemone but I can't seem to find it on the web.Can someone help me ID this anemone?
heres some pics

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thanks for the help.

 

[SVXH6]

heterodactyla hemprichii..

 

[MarinaP]

Cryptodendrum adhaesivum (Adhesive, or Pizza anemone) is my guess. Colors are way off, though.

 

[SVXH6]

i originally was thinking Cryptodendrum adhaesivum as well.. but, even with the branching tentacles around the rim?

 

[sweetpea355]

well I looked up both names given t me and the pizza anemone looks more like it except the colors,I know there are different colors but they don't match mine.

 

[MarinaP]

WHAT is the color of your anemone? Can you post a pic showing true color?

 

[lildraken]

cryptodendrum adhaesivum is my guess as well... this website says has been found to be yellow combinations as well and has branching tentacles

http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/species-bank/sbank-treatment.pl?id=81307

 

[sweetpea355]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11237538#post11237538 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MarinaP
WHAT is the color of your anemone? Can you post a pic showing true color?

Those are its true colors above in the pics.

 

[adtravels]

lets say it does not look like a healthy specimin, I agree it looks like a pizza anemone C. adhaesivum. It should have alot more vibrant color although I have seen brown ones here in thailand.
How sticky is it? very/ slightly /not at all.

 

[adtravels]

Any white on a tropical anemone usually spells trouble (bleaching)

 

[seapug]

what kind of lighting is that? Looks like one of those yellow lights you use to keep moths away.

 

[sweetpea355]

It iis very sticky, And I used the flash when I took the pic,Its under a 70w halide in a nano.

 

[garygb]

Looks like a bleached Cryptodendrum adhaesivum. The fact it is sticky is a good thing. Generally not a good idea to keep an anemone in a nano, but if it is a well-established tank and there are no other inhabitants that might irritate the anemone (and the water parameters are very good) you might be able to nurse this anemone back to good health. Since it is bleached, it would likely benefit from small feedings of squid, shrimp, silversides every 2 or 3 days. Regular water changes, appropriate specific gravity (1.025), combined with the lighting you have, should help to get your anemone colored back up soon.
Gary

 

[sweetpea355]

Thanks for the advise Gary.
Joe

 

[traveller7]

Adhaesivum will retract into a rocky cave, sand, etc when feeding or disturbed. Took mine a bit bit of time to settle in before really showing the behavior.

Pictures of the column help with the ID as well :>)

Good luck.

 

[sweetpea355]

Well guys its been about a month since I got an postive ID on my nem and yes it is a pizza nem. I had it ina 10g nano and after it was id It was dropped in my 100g reef and gained most of its color back. heres some pics.
before-

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after

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Are there any clowns that will pair up with this nem? I have a black saddle clown that host in a elephant ear and won't even look at the nem.
Thanks for all the help.
Joe

 

[garygb]

Very good to see that. From what I've read, this species makes for a hardy pet. They can barely be considered a host anemone as only clarks are know to go in the naturally, but they are often beautifully colored and with their sticky tentacles, are most likely greedy eaters. Hopefully this anemone will make you a good pet for a very long time.