Anemone ID?

[sczlars]

Hi folks,

I'd love an ID on this anemone. I have 2 now.. the original split. Max size so far seems to be about 1.5" across. Outside is a light purple with light dots.

http://www.larsjohannesson.com/aquarium/reeftank/images/20110611-_DSC2302.jpg

http://www.larsjohannesson.com/aquarium/reeftank/images/20110613-_DSC2378.jpg

http://www.larsjohannesson.com/aquarium/reeftank/images2012/20120125-_DSC6557.jpg

thanks, --Lars

[hoganrj1]

Don't know but that is very cool looking.

[SNAKEMANVET]

I had one like that a few years ago.It was about the size of a half dollar when I got it,and grew to about 10'' across I sold it when I broke down the tank.The green spots on the foot will turn into streaks along the foot.I asked several people here on rc and searched all over the internet and found nothing.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t205/SNAKEMANVET/bth_003-15.jpg

[sczlars]

Interesting... mine is showing no sign of going past 2".

The photo link doesn't work. I'd love to see what you had.

best, --Lars

[SNAKEMANVET]

let me try again.After looking at the photo again, Yours and mine are different.When it was small the tentecles looked about the same.

<a href="http://s161.photobucket.com/user/SNAKEMANVET/media/anemones/003-15_zps14a4c612.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t205/SNAKEMANVET/anemones/003-15_zps14a4c612.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 003-15_zps14a4c612.jpg"/></a>

[ReeferKimberly]

Maybe an aggregating anemone? Where did it come from? They are coldwater. (I am totally not sure, it just reminds me of one)

[SNAKEMANVET]

I got it from a local lads for $25.00. It did great in my reef tank,to at 79 to 80.

[cichlidconvert]

Here is a group of my aggregating anemones. The spots are not green. Tentacle coloration seems to vary depending on many factors. So the lack of purple tips isn't a determining factor. My guess is that is a subtropical cousin of some kind. Aggs have dark spots on their column not green ones. And snakemanvet yours looks like a snakelock anemone. They are found in the tropical trade even though they are temperate and individuals have been known to do well in reef tanks.
http://rs1251.pbsrc.com/albums/hh542/Nemcrazy/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_4947-1.jpg~320x480

[SNAKEMANVET]

Thanks cichlidconvert for the id.

[sczlars]

Mine reminds me a bit of small Actinia or Tealia anemones, but I haven't found a match yet. It was sold to me as a "Floridean polyp", whatever that means :).

[cichlidconvert]

Well I have a couple dozen tealia anemones and they don't look like that and have several things that would lead me to believe it's not that. First is they are true Coldwater species and start to die in water that is in the high 60's and don't split. But I am I am intrigued by the actinia idea. At first I didn't think actinia fragacia but maybe. They don't have green oral disks though. And everything about the body structure says aggregating nem or some sort of relative.

[sczlars]

recent photo:

http://www.larsjohannesson.com/aquarium/reeftank/images2013/20131031-_DSC4453.jpg

[bradleym]

Tagging along. I have the exact same, except opposite in colors. Bright green tentacles and purple/brown oral disc. Same shape and patterns otherwise, and it also tops out around 2 inches.

[aggie]

They look great.. now to find me some.

[sczlars]

Tagging along. I have the exact same, except opposite in colors. Bright green tentacles and purple/brown oral disc. Same shape and patterns otherwise, and it also tops out around 2 inches.

Interesting! Do you have a photo? Please post if you do. What does the underside/outside look like, when closed up? Dots? --Lars

[bradleym]

Please excuse the flatworms. They are in a bin where my coris wrasse can't find hem.

Oral Disc/Tentacles/Top
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9GHIzFasSVc/UoFPpdXduKI/AAAAAAAADNU/RvG7bmIUrdo/s800/IMAG2333.jpg
Column
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8VuZg6e5T48/UoFPq6TR1eI/AAAAAAAADNY/vIAE7Bgh4wg/s800/IMAG2330_1.jpg

A local reefer has several in his tank which is how I got this one, but every time he tries to get an ID, people just say it's a majano. I can say that they get much bigger than the normal majano species, of which I've had at least 5.