Anemone ID? Another update. Anemone Relocated.

[OCDP]

Thanks for your post Tony.

hahaha, Alien teeth.. that's funny. It does have a funky looking rim, doesn't it. Just as one last note, the person I got the anemone from said this was purchased from Ocean, as a GBTA.

Thanks for all of your information and help Tony.. appreciate it. I think what I will do is feed him today, see if he closes up some more, and try and get another shot that way. I rubbed him and he would NOT close last night.

I never seen any verrucae on the column myself Tony.

The tentacle observation is something I had been meaning to point out. They do have a blunt shape with that nipple appearance. I thought riterri's for the most part had stricly that blunt shape.

It will indeed be interesting to see what this turns out to be. But as far as observations I have made.. if it is Riterri, it definately likes the low flow/high light it is in. Because it is not recieving a strong flow. I can see a BTA loving the high light/lower flow area though...

Like I said, I'll try one more time ... feed it and see if it closes up some for an even better picture.

Thanks again all

[OCDP]

*bump* Check the very first post. New updated shots.. anemone has relocated.

Cheers

[Delphinus]

Looks more and more ritteri-ish .. just with a very bad habit of pretending to be BTA. I.e., the hiding the pedal disk in the crevasse is very typical of BTA and very atypical of ritteri.

[i have crabs]

i dont have a clue what it is but in that first post it looks like its real close to a uncovered intake and if it is, how long untill the "anemone vs. powerhead/intake" post ?

[OCDP]

I am aware it is close to a powerhead intake. But .. in a 20g tank, where is it NOT going to be near a powerhead intake?

Now riddle me this. How on earth do we create intake guards for Seio pumps? I am more than willing to try something out.

It is doing extremely well in my small system if this is a riterri. It hasn't looked bad once yet, and I have had it a week. I am still working on better shots of the column and what not... bare with me. He is not in the best of spots to photograph the foot/column area.

I'll try posting something here and on RC about guarding a Seio intake. I don't know how to do it though.

[Delphinus]

Well, Scott, the only thing is .. and .. well, you'll have to know what my feelings are on this one without me even saying it. If it is ritteri, your 20g is a temporary home at best, as nice as your 20g may be. As nice as this anemone is, I'm actually still hoping for you that it's a BTA. It would be more tolerant, should hopefully stay a more manageable size, and will be far less destructive to your reef inhabitants.

If it is a ritteri, it's bad news. This species has a tremendous energy output and will quickly starve if not fed adequately ... and it will very quickly outgrow the system if it is fed adequately. And it will just pound on your bioload. And, as I discovered through experience, it is very ill advised to try to manage the growth by reducing or eliminating feedings.

I'm sorry to sound like a downer, but I really do hope that we're all mistaken here and it's not a ritteri. If it IS a ritteri ... I suggest you start planning your upgrade now.

[Ruth]

Or if it is a Ritteri like Tony said you could just plan to send it on up to me!

[TheReefGeek]

Im closer.

[OCDP]

hah...

I guess we'll see what happens. Either way, as long as it's happy and healthy RIGHT now.. I'm happy. At LEAST I can keep him happy for now.. and make changes if need be.

I am determined to take a bazillion shots of the foot to get an ID.


not sure if it matters .but as stated , this was sold from Ocean's in Calgary as a GBTA

[OCDP]

Okay.. I can't get clear shots of this thing. My camera sucks! This is the best I could do, sorry.








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