fireman26m
Aquarium Advice Freak
A couple of weeks ago while I was work I sent my wife to the LFS to get more food for the tank. I come home the next day (I work 24hr shifts) and there is another anemone in the tank. I already had an H. Crispa anemone that was forced onto me by a moving neighbor. She didn't acclimate this new anemone except for floating the bag for 15 mins or so.
Anyway, I get home, she's already left for work and there they are....the new anemone is sitting about 4in from the Crispa. I think to myself "This is going to turn out bad." I call her at work to see where she got it...."Oh, me and my mother went to Louisville (50mi away) and stopped by this little pet shop and the had that in a 5gal tank...I thought it was pretty."
In the time span of this phone conversation the new anem. has moved ON TOP OF THE Crispa. I quickly remove the lights and eggcrate and start dismantling the LR to get to them. I finally get them and the Crispa is attached to one piece of LR (been there 3 mo) and the new anem. is attached to another LR. So, I can't get either one off their respective rock without hurting them. I do the only thing I could think of...I flip the LR with Crispa around so he's on the other side away from the new anemone.
The Crispa was always a brownish color with purple tips. Well, where the new anem. touched him was bleached to white. He's almost back to his normal color now and he's pretty much stayed put other than making some adjustments backing up under the rock a little. The new anem. decided that the bottom of the tank is not a good place and moved up, up, up to the highest piece of LR in the tank and has stayed there since.
My wife couldn't remember what she was told this new anemone is sooo we finally get to my question. What is the difference between a Condy and an LTA....in the photos they both look very similar but have diff. care requirments. This new guy has white tenticles with purple tips with the same taper from tip to bottom....it's body is a red color. I can't get a pick because my camera just will not take closeups of the tank. I need to hopefully discern what it is so I can decide to keep it or not. TIA.
Anyway, I get home, she's already left for work and there they are....the new anemone is sitting about 4in from the Crispa. I think to myself "This is going to turn out bad." I call her at work to see where she got it...."Oh, me and my mother went to Louisville (50mi away) and stopped by this little pet shop and the had that in a 5gal tank...I thought it was pretty."
In the time span of this phone conversation the new anem. has moved ON TOP OF THE Crispa. I quickly remove the lights and eggcrate and start dismantling the LR to get to them. I finally get them and the Crispa is attached to one piece of LR (been there 3 mo) and the new anem. is attached to another LR. So, I can't get either one off their respective rock without hurting them. I do the only thing I could think of...I flip the LR with Crispa around so he's on the other side away from the new anemone.
The Crispa was always a brownish color with purple tips. Well, where the new anem. touched him was bleached to white. He's almost back to his normal color now and he's pretty much stayed put other than making some adjustments backing up under the rock a little. The new anem. decided that the bottom of the tank is not a good place and moved up, up, up to the highest piece of LR in the tank and has stayed there since.
My wife couldn't remember what she was told this new anemone is sooo we finally get to my question. What is the difference between a Condy and an LTA....in the photos they both look very similar but have diff. care requirments. This new guy has white tenticles with purple tips with the same taper from tip to bottom....it's body is a red color. I can't get a pick because my camera just will not take closeups of the tank. I need to hopefully discern what it is so I can decide to keep it or not. TIA.