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![]() Had this carpet since May 2004. I've been "100% certain" up until today that it is Stichodactyla gigantea. Today I just noticed it do something that I've never noticed it do before that makes me question my ID and now I wonder if it could be S. mertensii. The longer tentacles surrounding the mouth is a classic merten's feature. (And if it IS a merten's ... hoo boy do I have a problem down the road, in terms of diameter they are the largest hosting species of anemones ...
![]() Funny that it's never done this before. At the moment it is a nice sort-of compact 8" in diameter. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For reference, here are some older pictures: When it was first purchased (May '04): ![]() And after about a month (June '04): ![]()
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