unknown anemone - Aquarium Advice

danj · 02-18-2006, 10:58 PM

Could someone tell me what kind of anemone this is. The person at the LFS said it is a long tentacle anemone.

TCTFish · 02-19-2006, 02:52 AM

What color is it's foot? If it's bright orangy red, then it may be a Hatian purple tip...and is a type of long tentacle.

danj · 02-19-2006, 10:59 AM

As far as i can tell the foot is light brown to tan in color. It has attached to a live rock and it is hard to get a good look at the foot.

danj · 02-19-2006, 11:23 AM

This is as good a pic as i can get of the base.

Hara · 02-19-2006, 01:02 PM

looks like a condy to me..

**Fluff** · 02-19-2006, 01:15 PM

I'm gonna have to agree with Hara, looks alot like a condy to me as well.

*edited to add this link

Here is a pic of what I believe is your anemone.

http://www.aquariumdomain.com/invert...eefAnemone.asp

danj · 02-19-2006, 02:23 PM

Thank you. The person at the LFS said it was a long tentacle anemone and i was charged for one. The Condy is much cheaper.

**Fluff** · 02-19-2006, 02:39 PM

Well, not saying to argue with them or anything but.....

Here are some pics of my lta. Perhaps if you could print off some pics and show them then maybe in a small way, you could educate them as well. You can see, even if your anemone was bleached (I believe it is a little) it still doesn't like a lta to me. You have a better view of it though.

TCTFish · 02-20-2006, 04:10 AM

Well, here's a photo of a sebae. I found it at 4coral.com. I was actually trying to think of sebae earlier. The Haitians have a bright orange foot. The sebaes however don't. That's what yours looks like...a purple tip sebae.

I've never heard the expression used before. What's a condi??? LOL.

**Fluff** · 02-20-2006, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TCTFish

I've never heard the expression used before. What's a condi??? LOL.

condy=condylactis sp. They are also called Haitian anemones, Atlantic anemone, pink/purple tip anemone and a number of others. The Condylactis gigantea I believe is the one with the red foot but there are other unspecified species that do not.
The Heteractis crispa or sebae that you have pictured has shorter tentacles. Or at least I've never seen one with tentacles as long or as thick as the one danj pictured.

02-18-2006, 10:58 PM	#1
danj Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 31	unknown anemone Could someone tell me what kind of anemone this is. The person at the LFS said it is a long tentacle anemone.

02-19-2006, 02:52 AM	#2
TCTFish Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 1,470 Images: 20	What color is it's foot? If it's bright orangy red, then it may be a Hatian purple tip...and is a type of long tentacle. __________________ http://www.tricitytropicals.com ------------------------------------ We, as a people, know so much more about outer space than we do about our own oceans. This lack of knowledge can very well spell the dangers that lay in wait for us. The oceans surely would swallow us before a rock comes down to smite the planet of it's life. Nov/2004

02-19-2006, 01:02 PM	#5
Hara Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,867 Images: 33	looks like a condy to me.. __________________ ~~~~~Hara~~~~~~ View My Tanks Visit FantasyReef.com's Databases!

02-19-2006, 01:15 PM	#6
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,129 Images: 29	I'm gonna have to agree with Hara, looks alot like a condy to me as well. *edited to add this link Here is a pic of what I believe is your anemone. http://www.aquariumdomain.com/invert...eefAnemone.asp __________________ ~Cindy

02-19-2006, 02:39 PM	#8
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,129 Images: 29	Well, not saying to argue with them or anything but..... Here are some pics of my lta. Perhaps if you could print off some pics and show them then maybe in a small way, you could educate them as well. You can see, even if your anemone was bleached (I believe it is a little) it still doesn't like a lta to me. You have a better view of it though. __________________ ~Cindy

02-19-2006, 10:59 AM	#3
danj Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 31	As far as i can tell the foot is light brown to tan in color. It has attached to a live rock and it is hard to get a good look at the foot.

02-19-2006, 11:23 AM	#4
danj Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 31	This is as good a pic as i can get of the base.

02-19-2006, 02:23 PM	#7
danj Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 31	Thank you. The person at the LFS said it was a long tentacle anemone and i was charged for one. The Condy is much cheaper.

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