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11-15-2013, 07:05 PM
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I need some newer photos. All these are very old.
 These look to be taken shortly after my 280g went online.   [  Kien took these earlier this year:   
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11-16-2013, 03:24 AM
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WOW! Great shots!
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12-29-2013, 05:26 PM
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Burgundy Gold Tipped Mertensii Carpets......
I was at a local LFS earlier and came across these 2 Stichodactyla mertensii carpet anemones. I originally was mistaken and thought they were Stichodactyla gigantea. However; after further inquiry on another forum and re-assessing the underlying verruccae - I learned it was a Mertensii.
I personally haven't seen this colour morph/combination before; nor have I seen them this small in size - approx 4" and 6" respectively. They can be best described as Burgundy with Gold tips in my opinion. Thee pictures were taken with a camera phone. I'll try and post better quality pictures soon.         
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12-31-2013, 11:16 PM
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Nifty! It is definitely a species not seen very often in the hobby. Especially neat to see them at this size. If for sure S. mertensii they have the potential to get rather large!
I was wondering at first if S. helianthus was also a possibility but I do not remember very well what their verruca look like. The shape and patterning is certainly consistent with merten's and the tentacles as well. So probably not. I suppose if you have the ability to ask the store where they were sourced, if Caribbean then helianthus, if Pacific then mertensii. Did you get any for yourself?
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01-02-2014, 04:53 AM
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S. helianthus.....
I've kept S. helianthus in the past and actually gave it to a friend of mine a while ago. It came in from a Caribbean shipment at the LFS. It was different and caught my eye. What really caught my attention was the excpetionally powerful sting and stickiness of S. helianthus. Unlike any carpet I've encountered before.
One of the Mertensii Carpets didn't make it unfortunately. The other seems to be relatively well but I'll wait a little longer before calling it a success. I'm in the midst of acquiring a Purple Gigantea that I've sourced out and hope to have new Red Carpet for my upcoming build.  I'll keep you posted.
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lol. 
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