bradleym
Premium Member
So I got this nem for free at my LFS. They said it was a pest anemone, and I said I'll take a chance on it. It's about 1.5 inches across at it's absolute widest so far.
In the store:
Acclimating to my tank. In these pics you can see that it is not only brown, but has hints of green, yellow, and purple. I think some of these colors will show up better as it grows and gets better lighting and care.
When it first settled in I think it tried to dig into the sand, but there isn't enough to even cover the little base on this guy. Also, I think the lights were too bright, because it rolled over a couple times and finally hid under a rock ledge. I was worried it wouldn't pull through, but here it today (2 weeks later), making a nice recovery.
So, what do you guys think? It doesn't have the standard red base for H. Aurora, and when I found it it had it's foot in a crack in a rock. But the LFS tank had no sand and my tank only has about 1/4 inch of sand or less, so it hasn't been given a chance at a deep sand bed yet, and IDK what a baby H. Aurora looks like. Maybe the red foot develops later?? Maybe it will dig into the first sandbed it gets a shot at?
P.S. this is a 12g QT, not the final home. I couldn't risk losing it in the 200g it will end up in until I knew what I was tossing in there. Thus the shallow sand bed.
In the store:
Acclimating to my tank. In these pics you can see that it is not only brown, but has hints of green, yellow, and purple. I think some of these colors will show up better as it grows and gets better lighting and care.
When it first settled in I think it tried to dig into the sand, but there isn't enough to even cover the little base on this guy. Also, I think the lights were too bright, because it rolled over a couple times and finally hid under a rock ledge. I was worried it wouldn't pull through, but here it today (2 weeks later), making a nice recovery.
So, what do you guys think? It doesn't have the standard red base for H. Aurora, and when I found it it had it's foot in a crack in a rock. But the LFS tank had no sand and my tank only has about 1/4 inch of sand or less, so it hasn't been given a chance at a deep sand bed yet, and IDK what a baby H. Aurora looks like. Maybe the red foot develops later?? Maybe it will dig into the first sandbed it gets a shot at?
P.S. this is a 12g QT, not the final home. I couldn't risk losing it in the 200g it will end up in until I knew what I was tossing in there. Thus the shallow sand bed.
