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[treylane]

Question for the other posters - how do you tell the diff between a crispa and a malu? Any example photos?

 

[elegance coral]

Question for the other posters - how do you tell the diff between a crispa and a malu? Any example photos?

The anemone pictured above is H. crispa. H. malu has a thin delicate column with a small pedal disk. H. crispa has a much more substantial column, with thick leathery tissue, and a large pedal disk.

 

[garygb]

After looking at those last pics, I agree, it looks like H. crispa for sure. The tentacles looks malu-like in the first pics, but the pics of the column and side views remove any doubt it's crispa.

 

[Winwood]

Yup, definitely appears to be crispa to me too now. Funny how misleading pics can be with anemones.

 

[tcmfish]

I'd say it was a H.crispa. One of the lesser used names for these is 'leathery anemone' and if you look at the column in your pics you'll see why. The other indicators ie brown tentacles, purple tips are there so I'd say you have what you want. Are those last two pics a feeding sequence ? Did it eventually take the prawn completely ? I'd suggest smaller pieces of food initially. Sometimes large pieces will be taken but spit out within a couple of hours partly digested. But see what happens with yours and use that as a guide.

Way to hit the nail on the head. It spit it out tonight while I was at work. But good news when I went to take the leftover food out it was very responsive to the touch and moved that part away from me. Also it seems to be closing up a little at night.

I am going to work on cleaning up the 58 gallon tomorrow.

 

[tcmfish]

58 gallon is a go. I will continue to post updates here. The tank will be centered around the anemone.

 

[LesMartin]

58 gallon is a go. I will continue to post updates here. The tank will be centered around the anemone.

And the blue lips.....

 

[tcmfish]

Blue Lips?

I've fed it mysis the past two days now. It closed up on the mysis pretty quick today. Tentacles are still short and not very dark. After looking at some other threads though it seems like it might take a bit for it to regain full coloration and long tentacles.

 

[LesMartin]

Blue Lips?

I've fed it mysis the past two days now. It closed up on the mysis pretty quick today. Tentacles are still short and not very dark. After looking at some other threads though it seems like it might take a bit for it to regain full coloration and long tentacles.

Yes, you're looking at weeks for the tentacles to get nice, long and tapered. Blue lips - common name in UK for latezonatus. :beer:

 

[tcmfish]

So its been a few days. Mine as well update. It eats mysis like a champ now. I feed it everyday. I don't think it likes its spot in the vase, but I'm worried if I let it loose it will attach in a spot I don't want/won't be able to get it out of. It is growing for sure though. The base is much bigger now and attached pretty well and the tentacles are fat and the top of it is getting larger and starting to get wavy along the edges. It is not just a flat pad of tentacles anymore. Also sometimes it closes up completely at night, which is pretty weird to see. It looks like a marshmallow!

Should be getting the clowns soon, but it will be a while before they come out of QT and the 58 is ready for the nem and clowns. I probably won't introduce them together until they both go in the bigger tank.

 

[tcmfish]