Yet another ID thread
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elegance coral
They call me EC
It looks like you're correct. I'd give it a little time to relax and spread out before declaring a positive ID though. My money is definitely on tapetum though.
Rippinfrags
Active member
Wow, sweet pickup! Will you take another picture of it when it settles in?
Wow, that's beautiful!
icecool217
New member
Wow. Please take more pictures once it expands!!
yardboy
Advanced Bewilderment
I will have to sneak a peek under it's skirt to see.
The guy I traded it for said it was an S. haddoni, but I've never seen one so small, though they must exist.
I wish the rock was flatter. It might be easier to look.
Seems like I remember a discussion about the mini-maxi anemone being a different species, but undefined. Anyone have a followup on if anything has been decided?
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stickleback
Member
My moneys on baby Haddoni.
look whats turned up in one of are LFS in the
UK.
3 baby red haddoni
There only around 1.5" across:crazy1:
look whats turned up in one of are LFS in the
UK.
3 baby red haddoni
There only around 1.5" across:crazy1:
BonsaiNut
Premium Member
I doubt it. Haddonis do not asexually reproduce. Finding two babies together (or three, take your pick) that display exactly the same rare morphology would be extremely unlikely. S. tapetum, however, is known to asexually reproduce and form colonies of several clones.
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BonsaiNut
Premium Member
Additionally, and I'm surprised no one pointed this out, haddonis are sand anemones. I have never seen one (of any size/age) that would stay on a rock when a sand bed was present.
I don't think any of these anemones are haddonis, personally. They just don't look like it to me. But who knows? Maybe I'm wrong?
I don't think any of these anemones are haddonis, personally. They just don't look like it to me. But who knows? Maybe I'm wrong?
stickleback
Member
I do agree that they are sand dwellers, however I have notice that many small haddoni tend to prefer rockwork. Certainly true in the case of the two smallones (4") I've had in the past. Both found the rockwork and disappeared never to be seen again:hmm6:
Perhaps they need to anchor their foot and if the sand is to deep they move to the rockwork. Would make sense for small anemones to attach to something thats not going to be easily disturbed.
bradleym
Premium Member
Not trying to be rude, but if they disappeared and never came out, wouldn't that tend to suggest they were doing something unhealthy, or abnormal?
I believe that almost all sand dwellers will need something to attach to under the sand, but given the option, even the babies will attach to something as far down as they can reach. The point of this is that, when in danger, they can quickly withdraw underneath the sand.
I'm 99.9% certain they're not baby haddoni. I bought one from my LFS and they had SIX in stock. As bonsainut has pointed out, to find one would be a lucky baby haddoni find. But to find six + of the same colour morph (presumably in the same relative location) I would imagine is just about impossible. Despite regular feeding mine hasn't really grown much, if at all, either. Still nice though !
BonsaiNut
Premium Member
If these reproduce asexually, I would actually prefer to have these than baby haddonis. I think they look cool, and haddonis just get too big for me. Plus, you don't even want to KNOW how many fish I've lost to haddonis over the years...
bradleym
Premium Member
Psionicdragon
New member
How much did you pay for them?
Psionicdragon
New member
The underside is rose red.
£40 (UK) each. Not cheap considering the size but up until now at least, fairly unique.
stickleback
Member
How long you had it Les?
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