ichthyophile
01/20/2006, 12:46 PM
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this guy has been in my tank for a little over 24 hours. it has ejected zooxanthellae (brown, stringy discharge) from the stress of movement, but its posture seems okay, despite the bleaching. i'm keeping a close eye on him, and hoping it'll take to my tank.
what i really would like to know is which species of stichodactyla it is, gigantea, haddoni, or martensii. i could not find any information on identification or differentiation within the genus. it was purchased from foster&smith as simply carpet anemone, "stichodactyla sp."
the fact that it is attatched to rock means nothing, that's just where i placed it. it's moved a few inches in each direction, to feel out it's location, i assume. i keep wondering if it's going to head into the sand, but it hasn't yet.
any help would be appreciated.
this guy has been in my tank for a little over 24 hours. it has ejected zooxanthellae (brown, stringy discharge) from the stress of movement, but its posture seems okay, despite the bleaching. i'm keeping a close eye on him, and hoping it'll take to my tank.
what i really would like to know is which species of stichodactyla it is, gigantea, haddoni, or martensii. i could not find any information on identification or differentiation within the genus. it was purchased from foster&smith as simply carpet anemone, "stichodactyla sp."
the fact that it is attatched to rock means nothing, that's just where i placed it. it's moved a few inches in each direction, to feel out it's location, i assume. i keep wondering if it's going to head into the sand, but it hasn't yet.
any help would be appreciated.