What's the difference between red S.Haddoni and red S.Gigantea?

[fin_wing]

I have ever seen Haddoni and Gigantea with these colors,green /blue /purple. But red carpet anemones are mostly Haddoni. What's the difference between red S.Haddoni and red S.Gigantea? Dose someone have any pics?

 

[this is me]

Gigantea has longer tentacles, and purple spot on the underside. And are more likely to die in your tank.

 

[Toddrtrex]

I personally haven't seen a red Gig, the few that vendors had really looked like Haddonis to me.

In general, Gigs will be on the rocks, whereas Haddonis will be in the sand, at the sand/rock interface. And Gigs like higher flow then Haddonis.

 

[elegance coral]

There's a huge difference. They are different species. Two completely different animals.

This looks like a red gigantea to me. If it's a haddoni, it's one severely messed up haddoni.
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/anemones/46427-carpet-anemone-waiting-snowcasso.html

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14950986#post14950986 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elegance coral
There's a huge difference. They are different species. Two completely different animals.

This looks like a red gigantea to me. If it's a haddoni, it's one severely messed up haddoni.
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/anemones/46427-carpet-anemone-waiting-snowcasso.html

S/he has a thread here too,

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1631433

I am still leaning towards a Haddoni, and it is a messed up anemone at least --- All in a 20 gallon with a Mag, and 2 "haddonis" and 2 Gigs.

 

[criccio]

In my brief time in this hobby (8 yrs), scouring online forums, online vendors, books, images online, plus a local wholesaler who would bring in red carpet anemones by the dozen, I have never witnessed first or second hand any indication of there being a red S. gigantea. Not saying they don't exist, but if the color variant does exist, it is by far the rarest "carpet" anemone out there.

 

[adtravels]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14951258#post14951258 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by criccio
In my brief time in this hobby (8 yrs), scouring online forums, online vendors, books, images online, plus a local wholesaler who would bring in red carpet anemones by the dozen, I have never witnessed first or second hand any indication of there being a red S. gigantea. Not saying they don't exist, but if the color variant does exist, it is by far the rarest "carpet" anemone out there.

I have also never seen (or heard of) one (a red gig) in many years of reefing, diving and snorkelling ( and I have seen a blue, a green, a tan, a pink and a purple, which I own and also a multicolour (Gary)!), also I have never seen one in any books, and never seen the colour morph refered to in any text.

So getting one would be the holy grail of anemone's.

 

[elegance coral]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14951170#post14951170 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Toddrtrex
S/he has a thread here too,

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1631433

I am still leaning towards a Haddoni, and it is a messed up anemone at least --- All in a 20 gallon with a Mag, and 2 "haddonis" and 2 Gigs.

You're right. That last actinic shot on the link you posted looks haddoni. What a shame

 

[puter]

What Todd said....

that's a georgeous red S. haddoni that has very little chance of being alive eight weeks from now.

 

[jan_one]

Why only Red haddoni is hard to alive in tank, thats only a same something with other Haddoni.