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bhsgk
02/20/2013, 10:11 AM
so i originally acquired these little guys from a fellow reefer who got out of the hobby in 2011. I originally had three, two of which have split at least once. the third has not split at all and is the largest of them all. i spot feed them all once or twice a week with frozen mysis or brine

i took these pics just a few minutes ago while the lights were out and there was no editing done to them at all.

this is the largest of them all and the edge of a standard carpet anemone in the top right corner:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o60/bhsgk/59701362-A77D-45C2-899B-FC0E3FAA90E4-23373-0000055B50B70716_zps9aa30d7a.jpg

the original two are the top two, there is one more clone on the other side of the rock:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o60/bhsgk/EBB711BA-339B-4C9E-87C6-C7E4F302EE6B-23373-0000055B4C30E3C7_zpsd7fade4d.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o60/bhsgk/41BA08C0-D244-461B-BFDC-B04E77188625-23373-0000055B447EAB63_zpsebf2ff45.jpg
tj1627
02/20/2013, 10:14 AM
Looks like ricordea florida
haftafish
02/20/2013, 11:37 AM
Kind of looks like the rock anemone that came with my rocks.
bradleym
02/20/2013, 03:46 PM
They are the original mini carpets, they were around before "maxi mini carpets" caught on.
bradleym
02/20/2013, 03:54 PM
Like so...

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1214681
bhsgk
02/20/2013, 04:28 PM
wow! the guy i got them from (chuck), was originally given a single specimen from a guy that commented on that thread (gimplar).

do you think that the species is still s. tapetum? i thought that was the species of the larger "mini" carpets?
Gary Majchrzak
02/20/2013, 04:30 PM
Stichodactyla tapetum for sure
bradleym
02/20/2013, 04:32 PM
There was never a new name created when "maxi minis" caught on. I'm sure there are uber-scientists in a stuffy room somewhere trying to decide which gets renamed and what to name it as we speak. :lol: