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FAQs on Anemone Identification 21
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LPS or Aptasia?? 5/12/08
http://www.drekster.com/myrescues/whatamI.htm
Yesterday I found
some Aptasia which made me start digging for anymore and I found this
pinkish stuff in the refugium. There were no live
corals in the
refugium, just skeletons, so this is a complete surprise. I went
ahead and put this in the tank, where I can watch it closely,
flushed
the aptasia. As I was studying this stuff it is different, both mouth
and base are different than the aptasia. I seriously hesitate to
flush it without knowing what exactly it is. Kinda looks like some type
of LPS to me??
<It looks like some type of bleached-out hitchhiker
anemone (maybe not aptasia, but likely not anything you want in your
tank-- just my opinion). If it doesn't retract into a skeleton when you
poke it, then it's not a stony coral.>
Thank you for any help, hate
to leave it in the tank for long if it's trouble, hate to flush it too.
Bridget
<Best,
Sara M.>
Re: LPS or Aptasia?? 5/13/08
This stuff did move which rules
out LPS. Later in the day I fed it a piece of brine shrimp. After it was
fed it kinda curled it's tentacles, hard to describe, it also is
starting to develop kinks in the tentacles and possibly white tips
starting to show. I do have a long tentacle anemone in the tank and I
was reading somewhere that they reproduce 2 ways depending on location
gathered. One is spawning, which creates smaller babies, the other is
splitting which leaves behind 2 larger babies.
<Interesting, thanks
for sharing. I think more observation will help with IDing. But do keep
it in quarantine just in case it is Aiptasia.>
Bridget
<Best,
Sara M.>
Unknown Critter in my tank -05/11/08
I have sent this
picture to many people in the aquarium stores and biology classes
and nobody seems to know what the name of it is. I captured it in
the Florida Keys over 7 years ago and it has outlived everything in
the tank, even when I had a disastrous crash from somebody dripping
dish soap in the tank killing everything, including the bio filter,
thing monster lived through it….lol. I can feed it up to 5 full
sized silver sides and it still would want more. When it is
extended, it is approx 2 inches in diameter and 4-6 inches long. It
doesn’t like to be in direct light and prefers to hang upside down
from a cave I made from the live rock. It is currently in a 120
gallon FOWLR system. When something in the tank disappears I usually
look at it because he has eaten every type of fish that gets too
close. His last meals were two medium Blue Tangs. I would really
appreciate knowing what to call it….it is really gathering interest
around the local shops. Picture is below. Thanks, Chip
<Well, I
do believe it's an anemone of some sort... that's somewhere to
start. Please see our pages on anemone IDs:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemoneidfaqs.htm
Best,
Sara M.> |  <<Probably
a flower or rock anemone -Sara M.>> |
Malu or crispa? 4/13/08
Evening folks!
<And a good day to
you! Mike I here with you>
Great site! (You know this already J)
<We do, but we always like to hear your feedback too!>
I'm a long
time reader. Thanks to your site, various books written by WWM
authors, and other media outlets my friends consider me to be the
most reputable person to ask about a saltwater situation. I try to
educate as much as I can because the animals in our systems deserve
the best care we can offer.
<Kudos to you for that as well!>
Thanks for everything you all do for us; the enthusiasts
<Our
pleasure, Steve>
On to the anemone..
<Yes, indeed>
This is
my Heteractis malu (99.9% sure - at least that's what I've called it
for the last several years) that I've had in the 120G reef for 3
years now.
I wanted to share and get a positive/definitive
identification from the experts. Based on the tentacle length and
rings on the tentacles I'd say
this is a Heteractis Malu but a
few others have seen it think it's a crispa.
What do you think?
<I agree with you>
A little about him: I acquired the specimen
from a LFS in the city in early 2005. The clowns that use him as a
host I've had even longer. Back then,
his max expansion was maybe
3 inches. He lived with me for a while then I moved residences and
had to break down the 120 and move it across town. Luckily all was
well after the reconstruction of the system. During the day he can
expand to 15 inches in size. I feed him every few days with mysis,
Cyclopeeze and I stir the sand in the tank every few days until
there's a fine cloud of stuff in the water. Many corals in the tank
have seemed to benefit from this stirring of sand. Thanks for your
time and dedication to our hobby and passion. Steve Wright
<As I
said above, Steve, I agree with you that is Heteractis Malu.
Tentacle structure, variety of length, markings etc, all lend to
this species. Looks like you're doing a great job keeping him happy,
and long may it last. Good job! Mike I> | 
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