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FAQs on Anemone Identification 9
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Anemone ID 11/14/06
Hi, I cannot seem to find a picture
that can assist me in identifying this anemone (See attachment) I
think it might be a Heteractis crispa although I am not sure.
<By the tip appearance, verrucae, I think you've got it... though
this specimen is terribly bleached, bereft of zooxanthellae>
I
have a two stripe clown (I think it is an African Clown) living in
the anemone and feeding it.
<Mmm, looks like a Clark's... Bob
Fenner> |
Re: Anemone ID. Bleached H. crispa – 11/15/06
Hi,
thank you for the speedy response. Is their anything I can do to
try and save it? I have 2x 54w 20 000k, 2 x 54 10 000k T5's and
2 x 150w MH 6500K as lighting in a standard 6ft tank.
<Good
lighting fixtures>
The anemone does take small pieces of
clam fed by the clown.
<Ah, good. Only time, patience
can/will tell. Bob Fenner>
Regards,
Wikus
<There is
evidence that such endosymbiotic endosymbiotic algae is
reincorporated by way of its availability from other hosting
organisms at times... Perhaps this will occur here. Bob Fenner> | 
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Bubble-Tip or Ritteri? - 10/15/06
Good Morning knowledgeable
ones of the aquarium world, I have a dilemma that maybe you can help me
with.
<<Let's see>>
I recently bought an anemone from my LFS
(very credible LFS), it has a maroon base and long yellow tentacles and
11" across and bubble tips like a BTA. Now I have had both BTA (which
never looked like this nor got this big without splitting), and I have
had a Ritteri, which looked like this, but never had bubble tips.
<<Hmm...strange indeed>>
Just some back up info, I have a 135 Gal
established about 7 months now, with a refugium and a Aqua-C pro
skimmer, about 130 lbs. of live rock and 2 (175watt 10K halides). My
aquarium controller says everything is perfect. After 2 days of slow
drip acclimation and only turning on my T-5 actinics, the anemone
finally got a taste of my halides and it acted just like a Ritteri, went
to the highest part of my rock ledge (about 6" from the surface) and
opened up WIDE - 11" wide (I measured) and is consuming both halides not
just one. This is behavior of a Ritteri is it not?
<<Seems to be,
yes>>
But I can't say for sure what this anemone is cause it has
bubble tips, maybe a cross breed between the two, or can a Ritteri
produce bubble tips like a BTA?
<<Have never seen/heard of
this...but that doesn't mean it can't be so>>
Please help, because I
need to know for my sake and the anemones sake, as you know there is a
BIG difference between the care levels of the two.
<<Perhaps this is
a species anomaly or a reaction to an environmental factor (I really
doubt it is a result of cross-breeding)...maybe temporary, maybe
not. But if the anemone looks like, is acting/responding as a Ritteri
then this is how I would treat/care for it>>
Thanks,
Michael
<<Regards, EricR>>
Anemone ID 2/18/06
Could you please tell me what these are?
<Anemone ID generally requires being able to see the column, but
this is almost certainly Macrodactyla doreensis, the "Long Tentacle"
anemone. Best Regards, AdamC.> |  
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Majano/Tulip Anemone 01-26-06
Hello again Crew,
<Ricky>
I have another question for the experts at WWM. I have an anemone in my
tank that must have come with my rock. <A hitch hiker.> Not sure what
it is but it seems to
be multiplying in my system. If it is not a
desirable species, I would like
to know so I can remove them. They
are a brownish-green with pink tips.
<From your picture and
description I would say you have what is commonly called tulip anemones.
They are very striking in their own right. They can be a pest due to
their fast rate of growth/reproduction, but do not worry as they do not
pack a coral killing punch like Aiptasia. Travis>
Cheers!
Ricky
Waibel Jr. | 
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Anemone ID 1/17/06
Hello crew. <Hello Cindy> I hope you can
help me ID an anemone. I really can't tell you much about it, except it
was listed as a mop head anemone. It is about 3" across fully expanded.
Hopefully my photos will be enough. <It looks like a Heteractis (Sebae)
anemone.> <<Bob correct me if I'm wrong.>>
Thanks for your time.
<You're welcome. James (Salty Dog)>
~Cindy | 
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Anemone ID (w/picture) 12/26/05
Long time listener, first time
caller. First: Awesome Site!
<Thanks>
Search as I may, I can't
seem to find an exact photo of the
small anemone which appeared from
a crevice in my rock some
weeks ago. (This 5 lb. rock surprises me
weekly, it seems.)
<... though is obviously strongly striated along
its tapering tentacles... does look like a Glass Anemone to me... one of
a few types/species of Aiptasia>
So far, I've identified sponge,
coral, and tunicate life on
the rock, but my efforts to ID the
anemone are frustrating!
Its stretch has almost doubled in two
months, to ~1.5" now.
<Mmm...>
Is this yet another form of those
"pest" Aiptasia anemones?
I can produce a better snap, if this isn't
detailed enough.
Thanks in advance!
Chris
<I'd keep an eye
on this one's progress... replication. Bob Fenner> | 
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Here's her crab, missing one of this anemones.
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Pom Pom Crab - Lybia tesselata 11/24/2005
Great site, guys.
<Thank you Steve>
I've searched the site as well as the web and
have been unable to find an answer to my question. What type of
anemone does the Lybia tesselata crab carry?
<The Pom Pom Crab
will normally arm himself with anemones of the Bunodeopsis species
(Beaded Anemone). Shouldn't be too hard to find as San Diego
declared them a pest as swimmers were complaining of being stung by
them in Mission Bay. They are not native to Mission Bay, just got
there someway.>
<<Likely got there the same way Batiguitos
Lagoon got its Caulerpa taxifolia. MH>>
My friend's crab has
lost one of his.
<James (Salty Dog)>
Thanks a lot.
Steve
Wright |
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Condylactis ID - 11/18/05
Hi Bob,
<<EricR here tonight>>
I was wondering whether you could accurately, (Or close enough) name
this anemonal beasty!
<<Looks like a Condylactis specie to
me...Condylactis gigantea. Do a Google search on the name and see
what you think.>>
Thanks for your help.
Craig
New Zealand
<<Happy to assist, EricR>>>And a Fungiid to me... RMF< |
Re: Condylactis ID - 11/19/05
Cheers Eric....Hoping you would say
that. I hear they eat Clowns though?
<<Tis true, at least more often
than not...this anemone and clown fish make for an unnatural combination
as they would never meet in the wild.>>
<<Have heard that just as
often some clowns will happily host these anemones (pers. comm's, BB
postings). It appears that Maroon clowns have the greatest
propensity for this sort of madness. Marina>>
Cheers,
Craig
<<Regards, EricR>>
Another Anemone ID, Emails Lost in Cyberspace 11/11/05
Dear
Mr. Fenner-
<Hello Michael>
Thank you for your
reply. It appears that my e-mail didn't make it anywhere as I only
heard from you. If you will bear with me I will try to send you the
pictures to see if you can tell me what type of anemone it is and if
it will hurt fish. I found it at the bottom of my bag of live rock
(which I think came from the Caribbean). I am just beginning a fish
only saltwater aquarium and did a great deal of research on your
site (outstanding reference and help!!!)
<Appears to be a type of
Condylactis:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anempt2.htm>
Everyone I have
talked to or shown the anemone to says to kill it.
<... I
wouldn't... it's beautiful>
It is such a beautiful animal I hate
to destroy something like this if it is not necessary. However, I
would like to start putting fish in my tank since it has gone
through all of the cycling it needs. I also, don't want to feed my
fish to the anemone.
<Not likely>
It sounds a lot like the
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus Family: Cerianthidae,
<Mmm, I don't
think so>
but it doesn't have nearly as many tentacles. Then it
looked like the Pachycerianthus maua same family, but it doesn't
have the shorter inner tentacles and it has the banding on the outer
tips. I am too confused.
Its column (cream to pinkish red as it reaches the top) can stretch
out to a good 5 inches. It is about a half inch in diameter. The
rest I hope you can see from the pictures. Sorry they aren't very
good. I hope they help. The glass and the water distort the
picture. Thank you for any information you can give me. I just
don't want to kill an innocent animal of such beauty without finding
out for sure that it will destroy any fish I put in with it.
Very
sincerely
Kristi
<Please see the sections on Anemone ID and
Caribbean Anemones archived on WWM. Cheers, Bob Fenner> |  |
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