Anemone ID? Another update. Anemone Relocated.
 

Okay well , the anemone decided to relocate, so here are some updated pictures.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...P1233Small.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...P1232Small.jpg

And as of last night before I did a water change.. (top rightish)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rpnewSmall.jpg

Couple more..

Clowns enjoying the new anemone..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...1199Medium.jpg

Playing dead? He really did sit like that for a good minute or two.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...1198Medium.jpg

:wink:

It has a vaguely ritteri-like quality to it. I've found that it's easy to misindentify Entacmaea quadricolor and Heteractis magnifica sometimes based on pics due to that they share many characteristics. Ultimately when seen in person there is very little doubt but pictures can be misleading.

The only sure way to tell would be closeups of the pedal disk, and its habitual choice of subtrate (out in the open, versus foot buried under overhand or crevasse).

What is the overall size? Looks to be fairly small. How long after introduction were these pictures taken (also a factor actually)?

Tony,

I put the anemone in on a high point in the tank receiving a very moderate flow. I put its foot inbetween a nice little crack that I thought it would suck into. Sure enough.. hasn't moved one inch. I put it in last night around 730. I took the picture at 3 30 today.

Dumb question.. is the pedal disk.. the foot? I know it's a white colour, if that helps at all. I can try to get pictures of it.

Whatever species it is, it looks robust and healthy :biggrin:

Thanks Bev.

I will try posting this in the anemone/clownfish forum on RC and see what happens. Sorry I never got a chance to take a picture of it's foot. But like I said, it is white coloured. :biggrin:

If ice cream is white would that be enough to know it's flavour? :p

Ya Scott why dont you give the anemone a taste? That might give it away!

Steve

lol, good point Tony. I asked over on RC and it's leaning towards a sebae... I just need to get a shot of it under it's disk..



mmmm.......fishy

I have to say I do not agree with the assesments over there. "I have completely ruled out BTA" ? What a joke. And I am sorry but the methodologies being used are complete fallacies. Association of clownfish species is a completely irrelevant ID'ing tool when in captivity. Perhaps it can help narrow down choices when ID'ing a specimen in the wild, but not in captivity.