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Old 05-09-2004, 06:46 AM
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I'm not 100% convinced of my attempt of an ID, but I think I've stumbled across a Stichodactyla gigantea today.









The tentacles vibrate like crazy, the oral disk tends to fold up instead of lay flat, and the verrucae are not only present and visible, but they are purple (S. haddoni tend to have verrucae that are not a contrasting colour). This guy is TINY, about 6", so hopefully time will tell for sure. It is a very rigorous specimen (attaching to substrate instantly and robustly), which I hope bodes well for its health. It has already captured a few stray pieces of mysis when I fed my fish.

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Old 05-09-2004, 07:01 AM
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Nice find Tony ... where did you get him ? ... there was a small ritteri at Ocean yesterday
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Looks good!
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Hey, way to go!! Looks like an accurate ID from the pics! About time, eh??
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Old 05-09-2004, 02:32 PM
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I guess that would be a shag variety and not a low loop carpet eh Tony

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Old 05-09-2004, 06:45 PM
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Woo- HOOOO! Finally, man - great news! Glad you came across this one, it looks just excellent. And just a baby...

Can't wait to see what colour it gets to be. This is in your 75?
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Thanks guys. Yeah, can you tell I'm a child of the 70's? I dig shag carpets

Found it at Big Al's. (Thanks Nate!)

Today I am noticing a subtle yellow to it .. tips, and around the mouth area. It's also opened up a wee bit more. I'll try to get some better pics this afternoon.

It's not blue or purple, but beggars can't be choosers ... of course it's much more important that it be healthy than what colour it is, but nevertheless I think it could turn into something interesting.
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looks good!
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Looks great Tony What tank do you have it in? Does it get its own tank too?

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So whats so special about this particular anemone that made you look for it this hard?

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