|
| |
|
FAQs on Anemone Identification 21
Related Articles: Anemones,
Bubble
Tip Anemones, LTAs, Cnidarians, Coldwater
Anemones,
Colored/Dyed Anemones,
Related FAQs: Anemone ID 1, Anemone
ID 2, Anemone ID 3,
Anemone ID 4,
Anemone ID 5,
Anemone ID 6,
Anemone ID 7,
Anemone ID 8,
Anemone ID 9, Anemone ID 10,
Anemone ID 11,
Anemone ID 12, Anemone ID 13,
Anemone ID 14,
Anemone ID 15,
Anemone ID 16, Anemone ID 17,
Anemone ID 18,
Anemone ID 19,
Anemone ID 20,
Anemone ID 22, Anemone ID 23,
& Cnidarian Identification,
Anemones
1, Anemones 2, Anemones
3, Anemones 4, Anemones 5,
Invertebrate Identification, Aiptasia
Identification, Aiptasia ID
2,
LTA Identification,
Bubble
Tip Anemones, Caribbean
Anemones, Condylactis, Aiptasia
Anemones, Other Pest Anemones, Anemones
and Clownfishes, Anemone
Reproduction, Anemone
Lighting, Anemone Feeding, Anemone
Systems,
Anemone
Compatibility, Anemone
Selection, Anemone
Health, Anemone Behavior,
Anemone
Placement,
|
|
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> |
|
|
| |
|
