Yellow foot H. Crispa
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phender
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The yellow foot and the scattered purple tentacles point to it being a H. malu rather than H. crispa. (Both are commonly referred to as sebae) The difference is that H. malu is a sand dwelling anemone where H. crispa prefers to be attached to rocks or on the rock/sand interface.
bradleym
Premium Member
I think they were just trying to warn you. The tentacle color isn't natural, meaning it was dyed yellow and won't stay yellow. More importantly, the process of turning them yellow usually leads to their death after a few months, regardless of the care they receive. You've taken on a very challenging pet. In addition, if it is a sand anemone as mentioned aboved, you would want to know that if you plan to keep it. I don't think anyone here has meant any harm to you for posting.
OrionN
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Sorry nemoboy1.
I think that the picture show a H. malu that was recently dyed. The water in the bucket is yellow is due to the dye coming off the tissue of the anemone. Some of the dyed anemone (most often H. crispa and H. malu) recovered but not many. When it recovered, it will loose the yellow color and become brown. Good luck with the anemone, we often do not see H. malu. If it live, you have a less commonly seen anemone that will not got too large (only about 8 inches or so) and can be keep in a 30ish gallon aquarium.
Please don't take what I wrote as something critical to you. I am sorry if I offended you.
bradleym
Premium Member
That's crazy! I have NEVER seen a healthy anemone with a translucent yellow like that. But far be it from me to argue with you, phender.
Nemoboy1, is there ANY part of that anemone that's white or cream colored? Like the underside of the oral disc maybe? I can't ever recall seeing a brightly colored nem that was the same color from foot to tentacles before. For your sake, I hope it's not dyed.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
I have seen yellow columned H. malus before, and they didn't look anything like that.
JMO, it is dyed.
No, most "peeps" here don't, they are actually trying to help you. However it wasn't what you wanted to hear, so you are taking it as an attack -- too bad, you are going to miss out on a lot of experienced people wanting to help you.
JMO, it is dyed.
No, most "peeps" here don't, they are actually trying to help you. However it wasn't what you wanted to hear, so you are taking it as an attack -- too bad, you are going to miss out on a lot of experienced people wanting to help you.
BonsaiNut
Premium Member
I'm not criticizing, sorry. It's just dyed is all. Not just the foot - the entire anemone. Yellow is not a natural color for this anemone, particularly the neon yellow your anemone is exhibiting. If you do a search you will see other people with dyed anemones (same color) and how the yellow will wear off within a few months. Looks like an H. crispa, IMHO. The pink looks suspiciously like pink dye - another common dyed color.
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BonsaiNut
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In case you think we're picking on you, check out this thread. I'm pretty sure you have the same anemone:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2061031
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2061031
Here's a picture of a small H.malu which I recently bought. It's tiny, circa 2" but the yellow/orange column and foot can be clearly seen contrasting with the purplish tentacles.
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