what kind of anenome is this

[frenchie]

got 3 of them from lfs, there about 2 or 2 1/2 inches across.

 

[garygb]

They are in the Phymanthus genus. Originate from Indonesia I believe.

 

[bradleym]

I got one too, a couple months ago. (saltwater island by any chance?) They are just like your typical sand/rock/flower anemone. Mine stuck his foot in a frag of anthelia on my sand bed and made friends lol. And mine really likes silversides.

 

[garygb]

Actually the rock or flower anemone originates from the Atlantic whereas that species originates from the Indo-Pacific. A clearer pic would remove all doubt, but I believe the anemone in the pic is called a frilly anemone and/or sometimes referred to as Borneman anemone after Eric Borneman, an aquarist who introduced them into the hobby years ago.

 

[bradleym]

Ok, my bad if it is. But it definitely likes silversides lol. Here ya go:

 

[garygb]

That's a beautiful specimen there. It doesn't seem to mind xenia or vice versa.

 

[OrionN]

In aquarium, these guy reproduce in a strange way. The column twisted and pinched off. The foot form a smaller anemone while the oral plate form another anemone.
I am sure there got to be sexual reproduction in the wild also.

 

[frenchie]

looks just like the 3 i have, i put them on rocks and they all moved down to sandbed.

 

[bradleym]

That's funny. I put mine in the sandbed and it climbed up onto that frag. The base is a piece of dead monti cap so I pick them up and move them around like a serving tray! Just my luck as I meant to get an anemone for the sandbed lol.

 

[bradleym]

That's a beautiful specimen there. It doesn't seem to mind xenia or vice versa.

They were just meeting in that picture lol. Today they're practically bonded.

 

[garygb]

Ha, they seem to be a match made in heaven. Very cool.

 

[greech]

I'm not all that good with scientific names but have heard those called Cat's Eye anemones.

 

[chitownclown]

its commonly called a bromans anemone.

 

[frenchie]

they are cool little nems, couldn't help to buy all 3 when i got mine

 

[garygb]

Never heard bromans, just Borneman or frilly in the common name department, but that's why latin names are more useful--Phymanthus sp.

 

[bgoldacker]

I got the same type from saltwater island a few months ago. I loved the bright green oral disk!

 

[frenchie]

They were just meeting in that picture lol. Today they're practically bonded.

how is your anenome doing, my 3 are still doing great, trading one to nanook friday.

 

[bradleym]

Yeah it's actually looking even better now, the green center is now the entire area going into the tentacles on all sides. Unfortunately, the soft coral "collar" died off in a nasty phosphate spike, but the nem took it and all is well.

 

[frenchie]

you want more anthelia, i got pink anthelia and blue anthelia, same with pulsing xenia, got blue and pink in it also.

 

[bradleym]

Well, I got too much red and green in my tank, and I am covered when it comes to xenia, but I guess if you had an excess of blue anthelia I would be ok if you sent some my way.