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knights27
03/07/2010, 07:28 PM
please ID this anemone thanks!

cateyes
03/07/2010, 07:37 PM
sebae is my guess.. thought it is quite dark...

clowns101
03/07/2010, 07:47 PM
I would say tiny brown gigantea like this one here:
http://www.wetthumbfrags.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=125&products_id=986

knights27
03/07/2010, 07:52 PM
okay thanks would my clown fish host it? is it a natural host?

garygb
03/07/2010, 07:56 PM
Any chance you could get a pic of the column? That could be an Atlantic carpet, which would not be a good host for a clown (in fact it would be at risk of eating a clown).

knights27
03/07/2010, 08:02 PM
the leg? that is the pix of it at the store from the back side

clowns101
03/07/2010, 08:12 PM
Well its good that Gary brought up the Atlantic carpet anemone sp.Ive never seen a ATL host clowns before and they are for sure not a natural host to clownfish!

knights27
03/07/2010, 08:16 PM
is it an atlantic?

knights27
03/07/2010, 08:18 PM
it is a darker brown with like a purpleish color it looks like at the tips

jupiter
03/07/2010, 08:25 PM
okay thanks would [it host my clown fish]? is it a natural host?

A clarkii might adopt it, it might eat the clarkii. If it truly is an Atlantic carpet, it is not a clownfish host and it is not a safe anemone. I bet it's super sticky, too. Isn't it.

My first carpet was this species. It lacks nice colour and it's crazy sticky. After being stung on a few occasions it hurt me to touch it. My clarkii liked it until I found it a true host species.

I wouldn't put one of those in my tank again. It ate some of my inverts but it was maybe 10+ years ago so I can't remember what they were.

knights27
03/07/2010, 08:28 PM
so i should take it back to the store

jupiter
03/07/2010, 08:35 PM
If you didn't buy this anemone, I'd suggest you don't buy a carpet anemone. There are too many problems you will encounter with all 3 (+1) of the species. They are all sticky, they kill other fishes and inverts, and they kill some clowns, they grow large fast, they need deep sand ... the list goes on.

I'm not passing judgment but I'll go out on a limb here and tell you your first anemone is going to die soon after you buy it. I don't know of many if any people who have had luck with a first host anemone. You are better off with a clonal BTA. No one says you have to keep it if it grows well in your tank and you have success, but it's a better starter anemone and will give you much more satisfaction than the carpet that either dies fast, kills its tank mates, or both.

jupiter
03/07/2010, 08:37 PM
so i should take it back to the store

It's your call. If it's Atlantic, it isn't very pretty to start with anyway.

knights27
03/07/2010, 08:38 PM
what kind of nem is your picture?

knights27
03/07/2010, 08:44 PM
how much did you pay for that light blue carpet?

jupiter
03/07/2010, 08:44 PM
Just one more thing. I've been following your progress and although I'm confused about what lighting you're using, I want to mention that you need at least T5 or MH lighting to keep virtually all host anemones happy. If you don't have that, you should get that first. An anemone can last for a while under normal light but not for long.

One more thing for the new anemone keeper. Anemones host clowns, not the other way around. So when you asked if your clown would "host it", you meant to write will it "host your clown". They same is true for any animal or object your clown might swim in/on. I'm only mentioning this because your are just getting into clowns/anemones so we should break that bad habit fast before it becomes a problem ;)

jupiter
03/07/2010, 08:53 PM
The anemone was a "sky-blue anemone". It was a light blue Haddoni carpet. It didn't last long, only 2 years. It cost $89.99 in 2002. It was host to 2 black saddlebacks and they LOVED it.
Imay have other pics of it if you want to see more. They probably aren't that great though. BTW, this anemone was bleached.

OrionN
03/07/2010, 11:26 PM
If you can get a picture form the column of this anemone, it would confirm the ID, but I agree with Gary that it is likely a Atlantic Carpet with will eat anything that touch it, clownfish and all. There are some shrimp that this carpet will host.

COreefer
03/07/2010, 11:50 PM
I don't need to see the column...it is an Atlantic carpet without a doubt! Flush it! That's my suggestion!

OrionN
03/08/2010, 12:11 AM
I just saw the picutre of the column. It is a Stichodactyla helianthus, the Atlantic Carpet. I would return it to the fish store.

WDLV
03/08/2010, 11:33 AM
Any chance you could get a pic of the column? That could be an Atlantic carpet, which would not be a good host for a clown (in fact it would be at risk of eating a clown).

That was my gut reaction at first glance.