Pls Help with ID
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The foot part is helpful sometimes, but even if you can just get the underside of the disk that would be helpful, it has identifying characteristics too.
The easiest time for me to get pics of mine is when the lights first come on, mine likes to wrap up into a ball most nights. This gives me a good look at the underside of the disk, and I don't have to
bother it to get the shot.
Regardless of what kind, it looks pretty healthy, so good job
The easiest time for me to get pics of mine is when the lights first come on, mine likes to wrap up into a ball most nights. This gives me a good look at the underside of the disk, and I don't have to
bother it to get the shot.
Regardless of what kind, it looks pretty healthy, so good job
adddo
“Goodnight, tiny humans.â€
Raoul, Yes he/she looks nice I been having it for a week now and I been feeding him everyday just a little so he will like me ..
But now I will start to feed him with a few days apart. I noticed that he ate some pellets as well.
But on the pic´s you can see a bit of the bottom maybe its not enough.
Even though no one who can at least take a guesse what kind of anemone it is?
At the store, he said it could be a Crispa, Magnefica or a bubbletip.
He starting to become more green and the tips are pinkish.
a guesse?
// Victoria
I been having it for a week now and I been feeding him everyday just a little so he will like me ..But now I will start to feed him with a few days apart. I noticed that he ate some pellets as well.
But on the pic´s you can see a bit of the bottom maybe its not enough.
Even though no one who can at least take a guesse what kind of anemone it is?
At the store, he said it could be a Crispa, Magnefica or a bubbletip.
He starting to become more green and the tips are pinkish.
a guesse?
// Victoria
The little bit we can see at of the underside isn't quite enough, at least for me, maybe there's some out there with a keener eye than I have
If I had to guess (and I'm not very good at it, so don't take my word - hopefully someone else will chime in who is good at it!) I would say crispa, here's why.
Placement - it's between rocks, but looks like it's probably hitting sand too. Crispas are mainly sand dwelling nems. I don't think that magnifica's are, I think they like to be at the top of the rocks.
Tentacles - crispas usually have quite a few, I think more than a bta - but again, I could be wrong. I've only read about bta's and seen a few in person and then pics. On the other hand, looking at the first picture the tentacles throw me off a bit with their placement. My crispa has tentacles that come almost completely to the mouth, yours seems to have a definate ring around the mouth that is tentacle free. I don't know enough to know if this is just a variation in crispas or if it's a distinctive feature between nem types.
Underside - the little bit of disk that I can see there appears to be some verrucae (I never know if I'm spelling that right, but it's the adhesive bumps you would see on the underside of some anemones). Unfortunately, more than just crispa have these bumps, and the pattern is what helps in correctly identifying the anemone. BTA's if I remember correctly, don't have this.
Do you remember:
the color of the foot/column
if the verrucae (assuming that's what I see) are sticky?
Also, are the tips of the nem colored? I can't tell from the pic. The most common color for the tips of a crispa are purple, or variations of it. Sometimes though, they'll have green tips - I know of two people on the board have green tipped crispas.
It may be possible that the nem is a Long Tentacle Anemone (lta) it's hard for me to tell the difference sometimes, but usually their foot is orange/red and I think the verrucae have a different pattern than the crispas, which is why a shot of the underside would be helpful.
Hopefully this was a little bit helpful and only had minor errors, not major ones. I'm still learning how to identify nems, so like I said, I hope someone with better experience will jump in.
Good luck!
If I had to guess (and I'm not very good at it, so don't take my word - hopefully someone else will chime in who is good at it!) I would say crispa, here's why.
Placement - it's between rocks, but looks like it's probably hitting sand too. Crispas are mainly sand dwelling nems. I don't think that magnifica's are, I think they like to be at the top of the rocks.
Tentacles - crispas usually have quite a few, I think more than a bta - but again, I could be wrong. I've only read about bta's and seen a few in person and then pics. On the other hand, looking at the first picture the tentacles throw me off a bit with their placement. My crispa has tentacles that come almost completely to the mouth, yours seems to have a definate ring around the mouth that is tentacle free. I don't know enough to know if this is just a variation in crispas or if it's a distinctive feature between nem types.
Underside - the little bit of disk that I can see there appears to be some verrucae (I never know if I'm spelling that right, but it's the adhesive bumps you would see on the underside of some anemones). Unfortunately, more than just crispa have these bumps, and the pattern is what helps in correctly identifying the anemone. BTA's if I remember correctly, don't have this.
Do you remember:
the color of the foot/column
if the verrucae (assuming that's what I see) are sticky?
Also, are the tips of the nem colored? I can't tell from the pic. The most common color for the tips of a crispa are purple, or variations of it. Sometimes though, they'll have green tips - I know of two people on the board have green tipped crispas.
It may be possible that the nem is a Long Tentacle Anemone (lta) it's hard for me to tell the difference sometimes, but usually their foot is orange/red and I think the verrucae have a different pattern than the crispas, which is why a shot of the underside would be helpful.
Hopefully this was a little bit helpful and only had minor errors, not major ones. I'm still learning how to identify nems, so like I said, I hope someone with better experience will jump in.
Good luck!
adddo
“Goodnight, tiny humans.â€
oh thanks for taking the time to try. I will try to take a pic if it will move along.
The tips are pale pink right now but it starting to get more coulor as the days go. And the tentacle are getting more green. And its not touching the sand now, but it might move.
//Victoria
The tips are pale pink right now but it starting to get more coulor as the days go. And the tentacle are getting more green. And its not touching the sand now, but it might move.
//Victoria
So, about 7 hours then?
I did some looking online, trying to find pics of an LTA (M. doreensis) specifically looking for shots of the tentacles around th mouth. I was only able to find one where the mouth was visable. It looked very similar to yours - there was a tentacle free ring around the mouth.
At this point I would guess crispa or lta - but like I said, it's easy for me to confuse these two.
I'm eager for someone else to jump in and give their opinion
I did some looking online, trying to find pics of an LTA (M. doreensis) specifically looking for shots of the tentacles around th mouth. I was only able to find one where the mouth was visable. It looked very similar to yours - there was a tentacle free ring around the mouth.
At this point I would guess crispa or lta - but like I said, it's easy for me to confuse these two.
I'm eager for someone else to jump in and give their opinion
phender
Active member
Pretty sure its H. crispa.
The tentacle shape is more crispa. The pink spots on the end are crispa. The little bit of the underside that shows is white, magnificas rarely have white columns although I have seen a couple. Crispa are always white underneath.
Magnifica would tend to be perched on the rock and have its column exposed.
And finally because, "she looks like one!". (sorry. Monty Python reference)
The tentacle shape is more crispa. The pink spots on the end are crispa. The little bit of the underside that shows is white, magnificas rarely have white columns although I have seen a couple. Crispa are always white underneath.
Magnifica would tend to be perched on the rock and have its column exposed.
And finally because, "she looks like one!". (sorry. Monty Python reference)
illcssd
New member
Phender;
I agree, just thought maybe the picture faded out the little underside and it was the brownish that is common with alot of magnifica. And if its newly introduced it may not have had time to get perched up on the rock yet.... I don't know. your usually right so lets just pretend i didn't speak. my magnifica kind of looks like that, thats what my primary reason was...
phender>me lol
I agree, just thought maybe the picture faded out the little underside and it was the brownish that is common with alot of magnifica. And if its newly introduced it may not have had time to get perched up on the rock yet.... I don't know. your usually right so lets just pretend i didn't speak. my magnifica kind of looks like that, thats what my primary reason was...
phender>me lol
