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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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