ID anemone please

[Namscam]

Wow Delphinus you really know your scientific names dont you..I hated scientific names when I was taking invertebrate zoology at Cap College..Damn names was like a different lanuage and all most made me fail my lab trying to identify the species by their scientic names... ...but hey cant complain that course did spark my interest in this hobby and I did get a chance to go to bamfield marine station which was just great so I really cant complain

[Delphinus]

Although I can't pronounce any of them correctly (), I think I prefer dealing with latin names over common names. The problem for me with common names is when you have 5 or 6 common names for the same animal and most of the common names are shared by other species as well. Then I think it's just confusing!

Bamfield station. VERY cool stuff. What sort of field studies did you do?

[Namscam]

yeah it was great there plus the food was great there too...I stayed in the new dorms that was just recently built...went there to study the habitats of rocky shore, mudflats, sandy beaches, and the plankton layer....Had to see what kind of species occupied what habitat and within each habitat there was a level of competition so each species was spaced out according to how well they can compete and how they have adapted to the lifestyle such as you would find acorn barnacles higher than gooseneck barnacles on the rocky shores if memory serves me correctly. but yeah also had to study what kind of adaptation did these species have to adapt to their environment... I have great pics of the green anemone....Anthopleura xanthogrammica and Anthopleura elligantisma (spelling)...I really should get a scanner to scan those pics....

[martym]

Thanks Delphinus

I can't see the disc so just as I figured it is a seabea. Don't know if I want it know. I guess I'll see if "Nemo" takes to it or not.
Thanks everyone.

[Delphinus]

Of all the Indo/Pacific hosting species I think H. crispa hosts more clownfish than any other species, being a natural symbiont for some 14 species whereas the next two most numerous are 12 species (H. magnifica and S. mertensii) (ref: Fautin/Allen). FWIW, of course, because in captivity many associations are formed that do not occur in the wild.

H. crispa is a natural symbiont for A. percula although not A. ocellaris, but basically I would say that even if your fish is ocellaris, they'll probably go in at some point. If they're captive bred, it might take them some time for the old instincts to kick in. Of course there are never any guarantees though, but good luck nonetheless.

PS. Namscam ... please do scan those pictures in and post them! It would be awesome to see.

[Bob I]

Originally Posted by Namscam

...I really should get a scanner to scan those pics....

I've had one sitting in a cupboard for over a year. Come and get it.