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FAQs on Anemone Identification 6
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Anemone Question (possible H. crispa) 8/22/05
Hello again
Crew, and thank you for your patience. I have a question regarding
an anemone that I would like to add to my tank, mainly with regards
to lighting. This particular individual is a Heteractis crispa or
malu, and is a pale white/gold with purple tips to his
tentacles. Our LFS recently acquired him, and will hold him for
another 2 weeks for us. <With a decent reference, H. Crispa and H.
Malu should be fairly easy to distinguish. I am guessing this is
probably H. Crispa because it is more common and very prone to
bleaching (which this one sounds like it is). H. Crispa is fairly
hardy (by anemone standards) if a healthy specimen is acquired and
is successfully acclimated. Bleached specimens often fail to
survive. Observe this one for evidence that it is repopulating
zooxanthellae before buying. Healthy specimens aren't always
beautifully colored, but they should not be white, pale or "washed
out" looking.>
I have a 75 gallon tank that is 48L x 24H x 18W,
with 62lbs live rock (buying more as I go). I use an Aqua C Remora
Pro with a mag drive 3, and have a sump with carbon and Chemi-pure.
Am: 0 NO2: 0 N03: <3ppm I do a 10 gal water change every two
weeks. Sounds good. pH, Alkalinity and Calcium should all be
maintained in their normal ranges and salinity should be 1.025-1.026
for anemones.>
Lighting is: 2 65 watt PC 10,000K and 2 65 watt
PC Actinic. These are suspended 3" above the water, no cover
glass. Will this be enough light if the anemone is placed in the
top half or third of the tank, or should I invest in a MH bulb? I
have seen the clip-on halides, are these effective? I plan to
quarantine the anemone for 4 weeks also, after 2 more weeks at the
LFS. This will be in a 15gal tank, would a clip on MH work here
also?
<I would suggest at least 50% more light (double would be
better). You could accomplish this with more PC's or a MH. I am
not sure what you mean by clip-on MH, but most fixtures offered for
the aquarium trade are suitable.>
As to the general health of
the anemone, I'm not sure if it is bleached, or just a pale
specimen. I am going to look more closely in the morning, would it
be helpful to you if I sent a picture to get your opinion? Thank
you for your excellent site, and all of your help. Benjamin
Kratchmer <Pictures are always beneficial, but you have presented a
very classic situation. H. crispa is commonly imported, more often
than not they are bleached, and occasionally dyed (Bright yellow is
not a natural color for H. Crispa and a sure tip off that the animal
has been dyed!). If after two weeks, this anemone starts developing
a richer cream or green color, is expanding well and shows no signs
of physical injury, it is probably a safe bed. Be sure to feed it
small bits of meaty foods every few days, especially as it
recovers. Best Regards. AdamC.> |  
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Anemone Question (possible H. Crispa) part2 8/29/05
Sorry, I
didn't get the photos on that one....oops.
<No worries. Does
look like H. Crispa. It is definitely bleached, but looks to be in
otherwise good health. Feed small a couple of small pieces (the
size of a marble or so) of food twice a week until it
recovers. Best Regards. AdamC.> |
Anemone(?) identification/detachment from glass? i?
Hello
there,
<Bonjour>
First i must say excellent site, i just
started my marine tank and having various trouble and come across it
Googling on various subjects, and your site have been extremely
helpful!
<Ah, good>
I had an anemone in my tank (at least i
think it is) but i wasn't sure what type it is, can you help me
identify it?
<Maybe here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemoniafaqs.htm>
Originally it
was tiny (<1cm), now it is a huge thing (>5cm) and one morning i saw
one of the mandarin i newly put it had gone head first into it :( I
also got a seahorse and another mandarin in the tank with it,
coexisting for the
past year or so, are they safe or should i
move them?
<Mmm, I would separate these fishes from the anemone>
It is on the glass panel right now, how should i try to move it
(without killing it i guess)?
<Slide it off with the edge of a
plastic "credit card">
I read that one of the replies was that
you hold ice against the glass where it is sitting right now but i
can't find more words on it :(
thanks in advanced.
Regards,
Alan
<The personal pronoun "i" is capitalized... Bob Fenner> | 
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Anemones...One Good...One Not So Good - 06/14/05
Can you
identify and advise of care please. I have been searching for a couple
of days. I was told it was a carpet coral???? When it is closed it
looks like a green mushroom on a stem. When it opens it has little
stems that are pink with a white tip. Under the light it looks like it
reflects the lights. I would appreciate any advice.
<<Looks like a
specie of carpet anemone, yes. Please start reading here (http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemoneidfaqs.htm)
and at the associated links in blue. Much more info/advice than can be
listed here to be found.>>
The second anemone appeared from some
rock after about 6 weeks of us having the rock. It looks clear like
glass. It appears for a few hours and then disappears. I wondered
whether it is Aiptasia????
<<Does appear to be an Aiptasia/glass
anemone...several species about, can vary by conditions as well. Looks
like more reading for you my friend <G>(http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/aiptasia/aiptasia.htm).>>
Again advice much appreciated.
Louise
<<Regards, Eric R.>> |  |  |
Anemone ID (Begging, Please no HTML, Folks!)
I picked up an
Anemone this weekend. I know they are somewhat difficult but everything
has been going great with my reef tank, so let's kick it up a notch. The
salesperson told me what it was but I forgot. Dumbxxx. It has an orange
stalk/stem/foot. The top bulb? has a pin stripe pattern and the
tentacles are brownish and have stripes running across them. It is as
thick as a tennis ball. It is currently moving around my tank for a
place to rest. Hopefully.
<Mark, I'd call the salesperson up and ask
what it is. We can't give an accurate description without seeing it. If
I had to *guess*, I'd say it was a rock anemone. James (Salty Dog)>
Identifying anemone/feeding, using test kits...
Hi Crew,
<Debbie>
Any information you can lend will be appreciated. I have
read over and over all the FAQ's I could find and looked at all the
pictures I could find but still can't really tell what my anemone is. I
think I finally found the answer but then it also sounds like another
one too. At the LFS, they called it a Carnation Anemone, when I asked
what family that was from they said, Stichodactyla gigantea, it's like
the Ritteri. So here it goes. It has short yellow tentacles, under the
tentacles is a deep orange color, then this color is down the column
until the end where its yellow. If it balloons up its more of a yellow
column but when it goes back down its orange. I thought it might be a
dyed anemone but read where all the anemone would be the same color.
<Mmm, no... can be multi-colored... and from your description it sounds
like this one is dyed>
Is that right? I don't know if I should put it
on the sand which they had it on in the LFS, and they also said that
they have had it for 3 weeks and it was still beautiful, healthy too,
but back to my question. I put it on the sand, and it laid on its side,
so I moved a small piece of rock under it and it ballooned up till it
fell off, so I've left it in the sand and it hasn't moved an inch in 2
weeks. Does get some slime under it but is that from it trying to attach
itself to the sand?
<...>
Also I was wondering if I could blend
all the krill, Pacifica plankton, squid, Cyclop-Eeze together and squirt
it near the anemone.
<.....>
This anemone also never closes during
the day or through the night and is still open when I turn on the
lights, and then it closes for 1-2 hours and stays open again. Is this
normal, or should I be worried?
<........>
Another question I have
is my tank has been running for 1 1/2 years now and I'm probably the
most brain dead person but I cannot read the Red Sea calcium test I
bought or the Seachem PH/ALK. When ever I read the results I just can't
believe it because the calcium test I get from my water goes below their
chart and my heart starts pumping, also the Seachem Alka test says 1
drop equals 0.5 meg/L and I have to use 5 drops before it gets to the
right color and then it says to divide it by 2. Well my number is 1.25.
Does that mean its 12 and its suppose to be 7-8. Are my fish going to
die? Could you please help me. My PH reads 8.1 with the Seachem test kit
but reads 8.3 with the Red sea one. All the other tests are good or I
would be worrying about them too, but those are easy to read. I'm doing
everything to prepare the water properly, water changes weekly. I also
add Aragamilk along with the water changes. I even went home and got a
water sample so they could check my water first before I bought it.
Really care about these animals and a lot of stress to, to make sure
their happy. Thank you for all your time.
Debbie
<... please
return this anemone, don't buy anymore livestock that you can't
identify... and read on WWM re test kit use, alkalinity... Bob Fenner>
Guess the Anemone sans Photo!
Hello,
<Hello, Debbie>
I
read your website a lot and you have helped me a great deal. I bought
this anemone and it has a orange column, dark yellow base under the
tentacles, and then the tentacles are pale yellow. Please can you help
me identify it so I can read up on it. They called it a carnation
anemone in the pet store, but when I look at pictures I can't really see
what color their columns are so I don't really know if it's a dyed
anemone or not. I've read that if the column isn't the same colour as
the tentacles then it wasn't dyed. Any help would be appreciated.
<Debbie, a photo would help very much. By the sound of it, I'm guessing
you probably have a BTA. Send photo if you can. James (Salty Dog)>
Anemone....
Hi Jim,
I'm sorry for bothering you again. Can you
tell me the name of this anemone? Can you also tell me if it could be
eating my fish? I still can't find my Sixline wrasse, now my Firefish
goby is missing. I looked on the floor and found nothing. I have a lot
of live rock, is it possible that they are hiding? Probably not. My
Firefish was fine last night swimming around and eating now it's gone.
This anemone has gotten so big within the last 5 months. What is it and
should I remove it?
Thanks,
Kris
>>>Hey Kris,
I'm actually
not positive which anemone that is. Please compose another email
regarding this anemone, but don't put my name in the header. That way
another crew member will look into it for you who might know exactly
which critter that is.
Glad to be of help
Jim<<<
Aiptasia
Hello, I have a type of anemone growing in my tank I
have no idea to
what it is it is all over my tank it spread rapidly
it they are about one fourth
of an inch a very thin stem and a very
fine looking tentacles. Any ideas on
what it can be. Thanks. <Sure
sounds like the pest Aiptasia. Do a Google search on the Wet Web,
keyword "Aiptasia". There are links there for controlling the
critters. Please capitalize your "i's" in future queries as it saves us
time from editing. Thanks. James (Salty Dog)>
Anemone Identification: A (Good) Picture is Worth 1000 Words
Hello,
<Hey, Mike G with you tonight on my question-answering
spree>
I've spent the last few days looking over your FAQ's and
other internet resources in an attempt to identify the anemone in
the picture I've attached. I haven't seen any images that match, and
text descriptions are, well, insufficient for identification. I
found it in my main 150g reef tank, surrounded by Aiptasia. I moved
it into my new 20g nano reef, and it moved into the position you see
in the picture, under a cabbage coral.
<Well, that picture only
shows me the tentacles, and I really cannot make a very good
identification attempt with the picture provided. could you possibly
get another one, perhaps showing the column and oral disc?>
I
don't think it's Aiptasia, mostly because it looks nothing like the
Aiptasia in my main tank.
<Agreed.>
It has a very short base,
and is very mobile. I've had a friend say it looks a bit like a baby
Condylactis of some kind, but I'd really like to be sure.
<Come
to think of it, the tentacles *do* remind me of a Condy, but, again,
I need a better picture.>
If it is a form of Aiptasia, I want to
remove it right away, but if it's a "good" anemone I'd like to do
good for it. It was the size of a U.S. nickel when I found it, and
has since (about a week) expanded out to about 2.5 inches across.
The base is still very short and opaque.
<It looks fairly benign
to me.>) | 
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Anemone Identification & Anemone Lighting Requirements
Hello.
<Hey, Mike G with you tonight>
I warn you this is a bit long, but I
wanted to be as detailed as possible.
<More detailed question = More
detailed answer :-) Such lengthy emails are encouraged, not scorned, by
this crew.>
I picked up some live rock about a week ago and found two
anemone-like creatures attached to one piece. So far they do not seem to
be reproducing frantically or causing havoc, in fact, they don't really
move much at all. The anemone in the first 3 pictures is a little
shorter than a cm (about 1/2 inch) with a disc that's about 5 mm wide
(1/5 inch). I have another that looks nearly identical which has been in
my tank more than 6 months and has never reproduced or moved, but I
never worried about it because it never tried to cause trouble. I've
bumped them with my hands and I never get stung (although the same goes
for my Condylactis) or stick to it.
<While viewing the provided
photographs, "Aiptasia" bounces around in my head.>
The second
anemone worries me more because it is bigger and seems to be more like
your average anemone (it sticks to others, although I haven't tested its
sting). It only has 10 or so tentacles and they look like chains of
cubes or beads. It is much more mobile than the first anemone although
after its first little trek it went right back to where it was initially
and hasn't moved since (6 days). So should I worry about these guys? I'm
keeping a close eye on them at least...
<It still reminds me of an
Aiptasia. There are many forms and varieties of this scourge of the reef
aquarium.>
One more question about the health of my Indo-Pacific
Condylactis anemones.
<<Condylactis anemones are native to
Atlantic/Caribbean waters only. >>
I've got two in my 55
gallon and both stay pretty close to the lighting which I try to keep
fairly undiluted. I clean regularly and replace the bulb every few
months.
<Good habits to develop.>
It is standard 32W bulb that
came with my tank.
<By "standard bulb," I assume you are referring to
a Normal Output (NO) Fluorescent Tube. In that case, you do not have
nearly enough radiation to support your sea anemones. If I were you, I
would seriously considering investing in a better lighting setup. Since
you are keeping anemones, you would need a fairly high output fixture if
you intend to keep them happy. I would suggest taking a look at Power
Compact (PC), Very High Output (VHO), T-5, or Metal Halide (MH)
lighting.>
The last 6 months I had no problems with them and they
looked great (big and puffy and brightly colored). In the last month or
so they have begun every night to shrink back into the bases and the
next morning they will come right back out and look wonderful again.
<It is common for sea anemones to shrivel frequently to perform a water
change in their bodies. Some anemones will also retract during the dark
hours.>
One tries moving every two weeks but gives up and returns to
where it was quickly. The other one seems to be growing new tentacles in
its disc but 2 or 3 of them are malformed (tentacle growing out of a
tentacle or really small tentacles on the disc). The original tentacles
on it also look strange like they have been bent or broken; they aren't
as smooth as when I originally purchased the anemone, and they are
thinner like fat spaghetti. I feed them brine and krill regularly and
chemicals in my tank are right on target. There is a pretty strong
current on one (its taken to the powerhead) and the other is in slow
current water. Is there anything I can give them besides a boost in
lighting that will help their condition?
<I think that a boost in
lighting is all they need to do better. :-) >
Thanks for any help you
guys can give!
<Glad I could assist. Mike G> |
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Anemone Identification: Part II (Stumped)
Mike,
Sorry about
the previous picture, I hope the attached image gives you a better idea
of what I have.
<It is exactly what I was looking for. It completely
smashed my previous thoughts that this was a Condylactis anemone.>
I
haven't been able to get a good image of the column yet, but I can
describe it. It's about the same length as the width of the disc, maybe
a bit longer. Same coloration as the disc and it may be semi-transparent
(I can't get a very good look at it, the base of the cabbage coral is
hiding it).
<Well, I do have to say that you have an anemone I have
never seen before. It does remind me of a temperate species of
anemone...Urticina (seen here, NOT my picture, just a Google search:
http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/images/environment/urticina_450.jpg ), I
think, because of the tentacle arrangement and mouth, but Urticina
anemones also look a bit too different from this one for a positive ID.
The body shape is saying Aiptasia, but nothing else looks even remotely
close. I *do* have a hunch it is a coldwater species, though. Keep
taking pictures, now I have to know what this guy is! :-) In the mean
time, would you mind answering a few questions?
Describe the
Stickiness of the Anemone. How does it look when it eats? When it closes
up (if it closes up) what does it look like? How does it react to being
prodded? (fast retraction, trying to eat you...fast retraction is a
characteristic of Aiptasia) Does it seem to be photosynthetic? That is,
does it seem to actively seek out light, and open/close in response to
lighting changes? >
Thanks very much for your time!
<Thank you for
the opportunity to see an anemone that I have never seen to this day! I
do hope that I have been of some assistance. Mike G> |
Anemone Identification: Part III (Getting Clearer)
I have never
seen it eat, but I haven't actually watched it that closely. It doesn't
seem to react to sudden shadow, and it reacts very quickly to being
prodded, retracting in on itself like an Aiptasia.
<Reinforces the
idea of Aiptasia a lot...>
I'll try for some more pictures this
evening when I get home from work, and attempt to target feed it.
<I
just dug up this photo of an Aiptasia Anemone from WWM's archives, and
it looks to be similar. What do you think?
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/aiptasia/aiptasia.htm
First pic, upper right hand corner. Do get a few more pics, this
certainly is intriguing. Mike G>
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