What anemone is this?

[BigAl859]

What anemone is this?

 

[Lsufiregal]

Looks very bleached and unhappy to me.

 

[BigAl859]

Well it's a white anemone.. I wouldn't say it's bleached.

 

[Catchoftheday]

it looks to be a bleach seabae

 

[nemmy]

I hate how shops call them "white sebae". Just cause it came in white doesn't mean its supposed to look like that. Def bleached.

 

[davocean]

If that were a malu, and it could be(need better pic) it could be a yellow and maybe not that bad off bleached wise.
Better pic and show base/column please.
See if you can see rings around the tents, that is sometimes an indicator of malu, but not always.

 

[Winwood]

Could be H. malu

 

[BigAl859]

****. I guess that's what I get for buying from petland.

 

[BigAl859]

This could be a little better pic

 

[BiggsTheGoalie]

My best guess would be H. malu as suggested. Hard to tell from the pics though. Is it eating?

 

[BigAl859]

I just bought it earlier today I havnt tried to feed it

 

[davocean]

That pic looks more bleached, but again could still be a malu, and I'm not sure what it was supposed to be but I certainly wouldn't be dissapointed in getting a malu unless you over paid or were not set up for one.
If it is a malu, it should be at the sand bed.

 

[Anemone12]

Looks like a sebae.

 

[BigAl859]

I paid $33 for it. They said it was the wrong one that they ordered so it was under a different name. It was on the sand bed in their tank.

 

[davocean]

Looks like a sebae.

A Malu is a sebae, just a smaller and usually brighter colored sebae compared to H.crispa which is also a sebae.
They are actually fairly desireable and my personal preference for a mixed reef.

 

[BigAl859]

I'm trying to get the best picture I can

 

[crissie]

It's a Heteractis Malu. It's suppose to be white. Their tips come in various colours (mine were purple), including white. Bit of a pain to care for, they prefer sand but also like to be close to the surface (lagoon dwellers). They're also not very good hosts for clown fish if that was your reason for purchase. Juveniles are okay with them, but most adult clowns don't bother to host in them.

 

[nemmy]

Its not supposed to be white. Tan, beige, etc are OK but pure white is not. Pure white and or translucent means it has expelled its symbiotic algae it uses for photosynthesis. Basically its gonna have a hard time getting energy from light. This usually happens in shipping and sub par conditions in holding. 90% of this species I've seen in a store has done it. With good light and feedings it will regain its natural color.

As far as clownfish it depends on the species. Clarkii clowns love malus.

 

[shred5]

Well is is either crispa or malu, Those pics give no indication to what it is.. The way to tell is the column , If it looks leathery its a crispa. When they are bleached they both look the same usually except the column.

Crispas like rocks and malu like sand. Fact that it is on the rock could indicate its crispa unless you put it there. Also malu require sand beds for best health.

 

[crissie]

I will clarify. H. Malu is supposed to be cream or yellow (sometimes with patches of a dark yellow or orange). Depending on where it has come from, I believe (but might have gotten this backwards) Hawaiian Malu are more likely to be white/cream.

This is true, but to my knowledge they are the only species which (as adults) host in H. Malu. That's why I said most, not all, clown fish don't like it. Almost all juveniles will use it though, not matter what their species.