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BigCountry74
03/23/2012, 11:23 AM
dug up this thread back from 06' and figured I would show you what I found at the LFS,

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums//showthread.php?s=&postid=6745735

Here is what I found/purchased last weekend:

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/319840_3274414213708_1068029606_3117745_8788889_n.jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/485664_3274417693795_1068029606_3117764_174173144_n.jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/530404_3291961772386_1068029606_3124247_1540087757_n.jpg

Under the blue light, the tips glow neon green and the stalks are more dark purple/blue.

Is this a rare score for me? Hopefully it's not too rare....or I am going to stress out haha :beer:
Ostara
03/23/2012, 03:12 PM
Mmm, that really doesn't look like an E. quadricolor to me. With the thick tentacles I think it may be a condylactis, but I'm not as familiar with condy anemones as I am with the others. It looks a lot like this one on Diver's Den (http://www.liveaquaria.com/DiversDen/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+4&ddid=147602). Did they have it labeled as a BTA? Nice-looking anemone, regardless. :)
rssjsb
03/23/2012, 05:56 PM
Whatever it is, your crab seems to like it!
phurst
03/23/2012, 08:51 PM
I have 2 purple with green tips BTAs. They are most definitely BTAs.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/pearsonhurst/IMAG0014.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/pearsonhurst/IMG00329-20110412-1617.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/pearsonhurst/2011-04-13_14-52-12_82.jpg
BigCountry74
03/23/2012, 10:19 PM
Mmm, that really doesn't look like an E. quadricolor to me. With the thick tentacles I think it may be a condylactis, but I'm not as familiar with condy anemones as I am with the others. It looks a lot like this one on Diver's Den (http://www.liveaquaria.com/DiversDen/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+4&ddid=147602). Did they have it labeled as a BTA? Nice-looking anemone, regardless. :)

Yeah I think this is what it is. Although it does not look like the LA pic. it's not as transparent, although they could have a bad lighting pic they are using.

It's eating like a buffet line. Not moved in a week. Does not extent a lot, stays like those pics for the most part, outside of shrinking to take a crap etc. :D