Carpet anemone identification.

[Henk]

I have had this anemone since 2019. All the time I thought this was a s gigantea but few days ago it moved close to the front glass (it usually does not move, maybe 4 times over 7 years and then just 20cm or so, turning around the rock under/on which it attached) , and I got some clearer images of the verrucae. I always wondered why it never showed the very long gig tentacles , but maybe it is not a gig? I have a red haddoni in the same tank and they look very different though.

Any ideas?

Last photo is an old image of few years ago. Other images are today.

 

[KrisReef]

I think a mouth image (oral disc) details could help nem folks give a positive id?

 

[Henk]

Sure here some additional photos

 

[Vitabella]

It’s a Gigantea.

 

[D-Nak]

Stichodactyla gigantea with 100% certainty.

 

[RobM76]

How much light/flow does it get? Plenty of both should get the tentacles expanding nicely.

 

[D-Nak]

I'm guessing it may need more light. Gigs typically don't expend their foot but instead like to hug their oral disc on the rocks. I rarely see any part of the foot at all.

 

[Henk]

How much light/flow does it get? Plenty of both should get the tentacles expanding nicely.

I have 3 coral cares over the aquarium but have another one I was going to add. Flow through sump 5000liter/h I guess, and in the tank 2x Tunze stream 3, 2x Tunze 6105 and 2x Tunze 6095. The tank is 240cm by 90cm, about 60cm high. Approximately 1500liter.

 

[Henk]

I'm guessing it may need more light. Gigs typically don't expend their foot but instead like to hug their oral disc on the rocks. I rarely see any part of the foot at all.

the anemone is moving, usually it is not stretching like this. But I do have an additional lamp that I was going to add so may do that sooner rather than later.