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Anemone ID 2/7/10
Hello
<Hi there Zoe>
I bought some live rock yesterday - had quite a deep hollow in
one side - I thought there were some mushrooms in there but
couldn't really see as they were all shriveled when out of
the water. I put the lr into a holding tank and this morning have
found 4 anemones?
<Mmm, yes... appear to be Stichodactyla helianthus, the Sun
Anemone.>
have moved out of the hollow onto the front. They are all at
least 1inch x 1 inch - the tentacles extend less than 1cm - they
are quite flat, almost like a mushroom. I have had a look at the
ID pages and couldn't see much resembling them. I wondered
whether you could ID them for me and suggest whether its a good
idea to keep them or not. I have a 500l tank with a 100l sump, 3
x 54w T5s with reflectors (soon to be 4). Lots of soft
corals.
<These are very "sting-y"...>
I have attached a picture and hope I have given you enough
information.
Thanks for your time
Zoe
<Please see here on WWM:
http://wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/twaanemones.htm
and on the Net re their husbandry. Bob Fenner>
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Re: Anemone ID, Helianthus
2/13/10
Thank you for time and your reply. I have tried to do some
research about the Sun Anemone and can't find too much.
<Not much about as far as I'm aware. This is not a
"traded species" of any volume, and is entirely
"too stingy" for common use>
Am a little concerned as the information I found states that they
will eat small fish (I have a couple of very small fish such as a
yellow goby, neon goby, clowns) - does this mean they aren't
safe to keep in the tank?
<Correct>
Also some of the other information says that they have a very
powerful sting - this has confused me a little because my shrimps
often walk over them / stand on them and don't react as if
they have been stung.
<These animals are indeed almost immune>
I suppose I just really want some reassurance that my fish will
be safe with them rather than me needing to give them away - what
are your thoughts?
<I would trade them to someone with a biotopic TWA shallow
water habitat.
BobF>
Thanks again for your time
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Can you ID this anemone (Found in the Florida Keys)
10/21/05 Hi, I found this anemone in the Florida Keys about six
months ago. I brought it with a tiny that inhabited in it. The
shrimp has disappeared and I was wondering if any clown would go
into an Atlantic anemone <Some learn to get along with
Condylactis species... but not likely this one... appears to be a
Stichodactyla helianthus... Please see here:
http://wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/twaanemones.htm>
anyway I would still like to know what I have. It is about 8"
in dia. yellow in color 1/2" tentacles that are very sticky.
Please help. I have attached a picture. <Bob Fenner> |
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Atlantic Carpet Anemone Possibly? Hello Robert, I purchased
what I thought was a Stichodactyla gigantea. I now believe it is a
Stichodactyla helianthus. <Mmm, an Atlantic Carpet
Anemone...> It is yellow in color and the ?base? is very light
yellowish tan to white... a real pretty specimen. If I did purchase the
helianthus variety, how should I care for it? Placement? Lighting
requirements? How can I know for sure it is a helianthus and not a
gigantea. <These are very different animals... S. helianthus is
pictured, described here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/twaanemones.htm
Their tentacles are green, brown... never seen one with a yellow/white
base... and this species is much smaller... 4-6 inches in diameter
max.> I've read a lot about the care of the carpet anemones but
I have never seen any info. about this particular anemone. Any response
would be great. <S. gigantea is found here on our site: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemones.htm
Its "face is deeply folded, tentacles much longer... Care for both
about the same. Bob Fenner> Terry Teutsch
Stichodactyla helianthus I have read your book "The
Conscientious Marine Aquarist". I have posted to WetWeb, Reef
Central and Saltwaterfish.com. I need information specific to this type
of carpet anemone so that I can create a microhabitat in which it will
thrive AND figure out what to feed it. I got it as a gift and really
want to do it justice. <I understand, and agree> Do you know
anything about this species? Can you point me in a direction where I
can find the info I need? Thanks - Jeanne <You can find what little
we have posted on the species by going here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ and posting the scientific name in the
search tool at the bottom... This is a shallow (a meter or two
generally) tropical West Atlantic species. Easy to care for (relatively
for Actinarians). Bob Fenner>
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