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FAQs on Anemone Identification 15
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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 16,
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Anemone ID 19,
Anemone ID 20, Anemone ID 21,
Anemone ID 22, Anemone ID 23,
Anemone ID 24, Anemone ID 25,
Anemone ID 26, Anemone ID 27, &
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,
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R2: Tank Upgrade/Equipment Additions/Stocking Choices – 09/16/07
Hi there!
<<Hello Kerstin!>>
Writing back with some pictures
attached –
<<Excellent…thank you for this>>
I do think the 3 I
have gotten of this, off the Carolina coast, from the Atlantic - are
anemones. Other than the first time we put one in the tank (really
cool to watch as he found a spot to live in), they have never
extended big feeder tentacles or grown much - very peaceful
coexistence, tolerate tank temps between 78-82, like to be fed, will
move if the mood strikes them (and even that is just one of the
three - he'll move if I change how the water flows in my tank,
always amazing how they can move for having no limbs). What do you
think?
<<They do appear to be a species of anemone. Is the one on
the right in the second photo one of the anemones in question? This
certainly looks to be a species of Aiptasia (note the long slender
filamentous tentacles and the white margin around the mouth
opening). The other anemones in the photos bear a resemblance (to
me) to small specimens of Bunodosoma cavernata…the Warty Sea
Anemone, found along the North Carolina Coast…but this is only a
guess>>
I think they look like non-colorful versions of some
short-tentacle anemone I have seen at the Newport Aquarium...but
still fun to have.
<<Maybe so…and if they aren’t becoming a
nuisance/overpopulating your system (possibly related to their
“sub-tropical” origin while being kept in a “tropical” system), then
by all means, enjoy them>>
Thanks, Kerstin:-)
<<Always a
pleasure. EricR>> R3:
Tank Upgrade/Equipment Additions/Stocking Choices – 09/17/07
Hi Eric!
<<Hey Kerstin!>>
Actually, on the second picture it
shows 2 anemones - same type, from same location, just 1 year apart
in age.
<<I see>>
On the right is a head-on view of the
anemone, and on the left is a side view of the second anemone. The
South Carolina coast is the point of origin - I had a friend who
collected things after the tide was out (tide pools) - they would
keep them in a bowl for a few days with a bubbler to watch, then
release them at the end of the week. She thought these were neat,
and so brought them to me. I had never seen them in a book - so it's
cool if you know what they are. But no, they have never
proliferated...and considering I once had an Aiptasia infestation
(75 just being the ones I could count from the front), I definitely
know they are not Aiptasia!
<<Ah...very good>>
Thanks for the
identification,
Kerstin:-)
<<Be chatting, EricR>> |  
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Anemone ID – 09/08/07
Hello there,
Love this site!
I've
been obsessing over the ID of my anemone for days, and can't seem to get
any work done- anemone search is just too tempting. I discovered this
hitchhiker about a month ago on a piece of live rock (unknown origin) I
bought from my LFS. His initial color was uniform pale gray, his
tentacles were long and stringy, and he stayed closed almost all of the
time. I moved him close to my MH and started feeding him shrimp with
Cyclop eeze every day to try to save him. After about a week he turned a
beautiful pink and blue, and his tentacles thickened. Now, a month
later, he has tripled in size ( from smaller than a golf ball to bigger
than a softball) and he stays open all of the time! I did think it was
possible that he was a LTA,
<Possibly>
but he seems quite happy
attached to the rock even though I do have a nice deep sand bed. Please
help, my boss would love you for it!
Thanks, Christie
<Do try to
get a pic of the base/pedicle, and send this along. Bob Fenner> | 
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Re: Anemone ID 9/9/07
Here is a picture of his pedicle.
<Very nice... Might I ask, where you got the live rock from? Or do you
have other organisms with hard material/bases that hail from the
Mediterranean? This looks more and more like Anemonia viridis to me.
BobF>
Thanks,
Christie
Re: Anemone ID, Chromis/Damsels in the wild 9/10/07
Good Morning Bob,
<Christie>
I got the rock from LFS and don't
know the origin- there are many tube worms on it as well (very thin,
white and long) and a couple of small fan worms. I looked at the pics of
Anemonia viridis, and I definitely see a resemblance, but my anemone has
tentacles that taper without tips- is it possible that it lost it's
tips?
<Yes... or hasn't developed them... much has to do with
lighting, feeding...>
No telling how long it suffered in the dark
live rock bin at the store. He does appear to be very happy now (thanks
to all the info I've gotten on your site)
<Welcome>
I did have
one quick comment on a different topic. I recently went diving in
Cozumel and was surround by huge schools of green Chromis and blue reef
Chromis- as I followed the drift I noticed that these little fish occupy
a huge area of the ocean- ( they swim seemingly for miles) What I
learned on my trip was that fish size should not be the only factor
considered when determining appropriate tank size-
<Ah, correct>
I
am sure most people already know this, but it was new to me-- an
experience I will not soon forget and I wanted to share this with
everyone. Thanks so much- and keep up the good work.
<Thank you for
sharing. Bob Fenner> | 
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Anemone ID – 09/08/07
Hi WWM Crew,
<Chris>
I have an
anemone that I cannot positively identify. It is an interesting one that
s really beautiful, but I am not sure what it is.
<Mmm... think I
know>
Can you please see if you have any luck with this one. I have
included a picture. The white one is a Sebae (I know that one...lol),
but the one in front looks like a morphed Bubble.
<Yes...>
Please
let me know your thoughts.
Thanks
Chris
<Is likely an Anemonia
species... perhaps A. sulcata... maybe cf. majano... on a few clues...
the color and shape of the pedicle (base), and shape and number of
tentacles, and lastly position near the Heteractis... BobF> | 
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New aquarium questions? Anemone ID w/o pix... 8/27/08
Greetings,
<Salutations>
I recently started my first significant
saltwater aquarium.? It is 125 gallons with a DSB, live rock, some
hermits and snails.?
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It is lit with 2x 175W 10kK metal halide
lamps.?
<??>
I originally had decent PC actinics but a bad ballast
broke a bunch of expensive bulbs.? There is only 1x 96W PC actinic lamp
running. :(
I will be leaving for a while, and I'm having someone
else maintain the tank.
I have a few questions.
1.? I seem to have
a plague of very tiny anemone-like creatures all over my glass.? The
pedal disk is about 1mm in diameter, and the whole animal is about 2-3mm
in diameter.? They are colorless and transparent except for the pedal
disk, and they seem to be growing.? They have been there for about a
week or two.? There must be hundreds of them on the glass, but I have
not spotted any on the live rock yet.? I've noticed that copepods don't
seem to like to be near them, and my astrea snail would retract and move
around them.?
<Some sort of polypoid animal???>
Do you think they
will grow to be a significant pest?? Should I wipe them with my magnet
scraper?
<Maybe and not likely?>
2.? One of my pieces of live rock
has what looks to be a giant version of the anemone described above.?
<... Maybe a species of Glass Anemone... Aiptasia...>
It is about the
size of an Aiptasia anemone, but it only comes out at night.?
<Mmmm,
perhaps not>
It looks like a more delicate version of an Aiptasia
only completely crystal clear and speckled with white dots.? Should I
worry about it?
<Apparently you are. But will this change the
future?>
3.? Should Ulva sea lettuce be in slow moving water or very
fast moving water?
<Slower... BobF?>
Anemone ID, no pic 8/6/07
Hello WWM!
First off let me
say thank you for the wealth of knowledge you have assembled on your
wonderful site, it's very useful and has helped me tremendously. And
now my question, recently I purchased what was labeled as a
"carnation" anemone.
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It had been in the tank at the LFS
for a week or two and looked very healthy for anemone standards.
However when I got home and did a through search for a carnation
anemone I came up with little to no results. I understand the basic
needs of an anemone but was wondering I could get any information on
where they originate from and the best way to care for them. Thanks
in advance!
Patrick
<Don't know either... "What's in a
(common) name?"... Please peruse here:
http://wetwebmedia.com/anemoneidfaqs.htm
and the linked files
above. Send along a few pix and maybe we can narrow down your
search. BobF>
Re: Anemone ID 8/6/07
here is a picture
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-9/826985/carnation.JPG
No
luck on the ID page.
<I make this out as an artificially dyed
Entacmaea quadricolor... See WWM re... not likely to live much
longer w/o careful attention to supplemental feeding. BobF>
Re: Anemone ID... Entacmaea... 8/7/07
I fed it a silver-side
last night, it deflated immediately and consumed the entire
silver-side. Can I do any thing else to increase the chances of it
surviving?
<... Please read here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/bubbletipanemones.htm
and the linked files above. BobF> | 
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Unidentified problem anemones? 7/30/07
Some guy gave me
something he said was an anemone to give to my out of town brother when
he came in for a visit. When he came into town and saw them he said "I
don't want that #@*%" So I removed it from my aquarium as well, or so I
thought. These little critter are round with tentacles and somewhat
reddish and somewhat fluorescent green and they procreate like a rabbit!
<Heee, Lagomorphs don't do scission... at least as far as I'm aware>
I now have an aquarium overran with these anemone looking like creatures
that are killing off my desirable corals and clogging up my plumbing and
pumps. I have a 90 g tank with a 20 - 25 g sump. I have a picture of
these creatures (although not that clear) I am attaching. I'm sure
others have had a problem with these if ever introduced into their tanks
they just take over everywhere. How do I rid myself of these pests? what
will eat them? Should I still consider this "guy" a friend? Should I
introduce this "guy" to flesh eating bacteria? Please help me! These
things are creating havoc in my tank.
Thanks in advance - Spence
<These are very likely Anemonia... cf. majano... Please see WWM re. Bob
Fenner> |  |
I am looking for the true identity of this anemone!– 7/10/07
<Hi
Darren>
I purchased this anemone about three months ago. The fish
store told me it was a Rose Bubble Tip that actually spawned in their
coral tank? As it has been growing I am doubting that it is a RBTA, can
someone please identify it for me?
<I.D.~ Entacmaea quadricolor, Rose
bubble tip anemone>
It was smaller than a Quarter when I got it and
it has tripled in size. I think I was overfeeding the first two months?
After reading around WWM I cut the feeding from every two to three days
to once a week. I have been feeding it mini Mysis. As I said the anemone
has grown but I do have a concern about the tips. Some of the tentacles
are twisted at the ends and are not fully extended?
<E. quadricolor
doesn't always possess bubble tips on their tentacles. The reason for
this is not known but things from flow to lighting to nutrient levels
have been suspected. The lack of bubble tips has no effect on the health
of the animal. Many people have purchased RBTA's with excellent bubble
tips and then a month later the tentacles resemble yours.>
It seems
to like to keep the tentacles to the side and stick it's body out. Is
this normal behavior. The anemone took hold the rock where I placed him
and has not moved since. He is about 12" from the lights, two 39 watt T5
and 3 70W MH on a 45 gallon tank.
<your anemone "planted" it's foot
and it has chosen a place in your tank where it appreciates the flow and
light. This is a sign of a happy anemone. The puffy body is usually
associated with high light levels. If it begins to lose color and become
translucent then it has too much light and is bleaching. Please keep an
eye out for that type of problem, otherwise I saw a healthy anemone.
Bubble tips come with a greenish body and reddish tips. These are
referred to as Bubble Tip Anemones. When the complete anemone lacks
green pigments and is all red it is referred to as the Rose Bubble Tip
Anemone which is usually more expensive so good find!>
Thank you in
advance for all of your great info!!!!!
<No Problem! Remember to keep
feeding it and observing it's overall health. Hopefully it will
split/divide and give you offspring!>
Darren
<Rich aka Mr.
Firemouth>
<Some additional reading...
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/bubbletipanemones.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/btanemjimb.htm> | .jpg)
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