Stichodactyla helianthus ??

[JetCat USA]

i ordered what was supposed to be Stichodactyla gigantea but I'm pretty sure it's Stichodactyla helianthus instead. my Clarkii pair fell in love with it till my female Maroon decided she wanted it instead, now they 'share' it amazingly enough, the Maroon during the day, the Clarkii at night.............

it decided to attach to the glass and is slowly working back down to the sandbed so a good pic is difficult to get but anyone wanna confirm that it is/isn't a Stichodactyla helianthus for me??

 

[GSMguy]

what size tank?

 

[SVXH6]

i'd say it looks like a S. Helianthus.... but a better pic would help out a little more..

 

[JetCat USA]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10735600#post10735600 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
what size tank?

does the tank size have anything at all to do with the ID

Thanks Tony, it's a bit hard to get a good shot and i really don't have the option to divert flow to get him to move on down the glass for a better angle. I'll try to get everyone out of the way for a shot from the right side glass, can't get to the left side

 

[JetCat USA]

well it took what seamed like forever to get the cluster of 5 Bangaii out of the way, they think any time you are at the glass it's feeding time but i finely got them to move but then the purple tang decided he needed his pic taken too and every time something moved the camera wanted to focus on the nearest object but here we go.........

 

[phender]

I would say S. helianthus as well. The verrucae are the wrong color and they are too regular for gigantea. The tentacle color is also more in line with helianthus.

 

[JetCat USA]

And the Clarkii's loving it up with the lights out: