Re: Blue/Purple Aiptasia? 8/15/10
Hi Bob,
<Peter>
I was wondering if I could bother you with a few more questions about this anemone?
<... have you read where you were referred? And here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/macrodoreensis.htm
and the linked files above>
I haven't been able to find many pictures or long-tentacle anemones that look like this one so I am wondering if you could confirm this ID and offer suggestions to get it into a larger tank? I have a 46-gallon aquarium going with 200 watts of VHO fluorescent lighting.
<Please read the above citations>
I scraped the glass on my aquarium and was able to take a better picture.
Does this newer picture confirm a Macrodactyla doreensis as you suggested based on the first pic?
<I do think so still>
If it is I would like to move it to the larger tank, if not... I am open to suggestions!
With thanks,
Peter
<Welcome. BobF>
Re: Blue/Purple Aiptasia?
Bob,
One more pic. It shrunk a little and sure looked a lot bluer...
Peter
<Very nice, though I'd get rid of the surrounding Aiptasia. B>

Anemone ID - 4/1/10
Hi Wet Web,
I was wondering if you could ID this anemone for me? I've looked though the ID section but cannot find it. I've found this anemone in the local fish store and its only being called a sand anemone. It looks a bit like a Condy
but with very elaborate curls in each tentacle. The base is brown and the tentacles go from vibrant pint to white, I've never seen anything quite like it. Any ideas? and is this of the more difficult variety to care for or about the same as a Condy.
kind regards
Lex
<I think this is a Macrodactyla doreensis... and a gorgeous specimen!
Please read here: http://wetwebmedia.com/macrodoreensis.htm
and the linked files above re this species husbandry. Bob Fenner>

Long Tentacled Anemone?/Anemone ID 10/30/09
Hey guys!!
<Hello Scott>
Thanks again for all you do!!
<You're welcome.>
Wanted to check in with the experts! Saw this at a LFS and was told it was a LTA. Resisted the urge to buy before doing some research.
<Good.>
First question... is this correctly identified? It didn't really look like the LTAs on WWM. Thanks for the help!! Any and all info always appreciated!
<Appears to be a young Corkscrew/Long Tentacled Anemone. I'm not so sure I'd purchase this specimen seeing that dirty bubble up box filter they are using for filtration. Use caution here especially if he has had this animal for a few days, it may be on it's way out. A picture showing the oral disc/mouth would have been better. James (Salty Dog)>

Bleached anemone follow up and id 8/11/2009
Hi Crew!
Hi Mr. Fenner!
<Claire>
Here I begin again to bother you with some questions...
One month ago, I sent you the picture of an anemone that you told me being very badly bleached. It went into hiding and after one week, I began to dismantle the rocks to find where it was. I found it on a rock
under another rock, where I was unable to do anything for it. So I moved a little bit the rock carefully and I began to feed it. I bought smelt fish and raw shrimps and gave it a little bit of a finely chopped mix
with tweezers or smelt fish and shrimps after blender with a pipette.
After one week, I saw that it moved to be more accessible. And I remarked that my first hermit (blue-legged) was trying to steal the food from the anemone. I think that he damaged the oral disk (reverse side )
because I saw 2 holes in the disk one day after when the anemone was contracting the disk.
<This disc/mouth is fine>
So, from this moment, I feed the hermit at the same time I feed the anemone and things are ok. Two days ago, one hour after feeding, I saw that the mouth was like "everted" - a bit like a ball - and then it came
back to a size more reasonable, but still gaping. I am pretty anxious for the health of this anemone.
<It is much improved from your last report>
I send you three pictures of the anemone: the one I sent you before (for comparison), the everted mouth from Friday and the picture from today.
Please, could you tell me if it looks better to you and id it for me? (I am lost between the Entacmaea quadricolor and other kinds). I am feeding every two or three days.
<Is likely a LTA>
The other question is concerning ocellaris. I bought a couple a juvenile ocellaris (farm-raised) and from a few days, they do not even look at the anemone.
<Not atypical behavior from tank bred/reared clowns... May or may not learn/communicate in time with the anemone>
They look mostly at the Caulerpa (really love it).
They do not accept food either. Do I have to feed them the same food I feed the others or simply to be patient?
<Experiment... read here: http://wetwebmedia.com/clnfdgfaqs.htm>
I tried to give them Spectrum Grow from New Life, they were eating this at the LFS, but until now, I do not have any success.
Thanks for your wonderful sharing of knowledge,
Claire
<A pleasure. Bob Fenner>

Anemone Identification Likely a Long Tentacle Anemone (Macrodactyla doreensis) 4/28/2009
<H>ey,
<Hello>
<I> bought this "anemone" last week and <I> wanted to know what kind it is.
<It is an anemone>
<I> was told by the LFS that its was a long tentacle anemone.
<It appears to be a LTA>
I posted some pics on another forum and someone had said it looked like it was a plate coral,.
<Not even close>
but another member of the forum said he didn<'>t know what it was but it didn<'>t look like a anemone.
<They were wrong>
<H>e ask<ed> if the base of the anemone was reddish. <I> told him it was and took a pic for him to see. <H>e then said that he was pretty sure it was an anemone. <I> just wanted to ask <yo>u guys what <yo>u think it is.
<I>t looks very much like a long tentacle plate coral. <T>ell me what <yo>u think.
<T>h<ank -x>s
<It is a Long Tentacled Anemone (Macrodactyla doreensis) You can read about their proper care here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/macrodoreensis.htm As well as the linked pages at the top Do realize that LTAs do not like living on rocks, but rather in sand\mud.
Also, in future correspondence, please use proper grammar rather than
"netspeak".>
<Mike>

Anemone help- the forgotten (unimportant?) details... -- 07/01/07 In addition to the clownfish, 2 damselfish and anemone, I also have 3 snails, a peppermint shrimp and 3 hermit crabs. I maintain the temperature around 80 degrees and the pH around 8.3. The tank was cycled for quite a while before anything was introduced. <Good> Live sand and some live rock (I'm unsure of the exact amount because this was all down before I knew of the tank). Terribly sorry to bother. The site is amazing, I wish I had known about it way earlier! Thanks again, Lezlie
<Welcome my friend. Bob Fenner>