Confirm haddoni pls

[sprungson]

Can you all help confirm this is a haddoni? It is blue

 

[D-Nak]

Could be haddoni, but it could also be S. gigantea that's acclimating. Can you take a photo of the column? If it has spots (verrucae) then it's a gigantea. Either way, nice anemone!

 

[F i s h y]

very pretty! Curious to see what kind it is.

 

[sprungson]

Could be haddoni, but it could also be S. gigantea that's acclimating. Can you take a photo of the column? If it has spots (verrucae) then it's a gigantea. Either way, nice anemone!

Here's a video. At 11 seconds you can see the column. Also the tentacles move with the flow unlike my haddoni.

I thought I bought a haddoni, I don't have experience taking care of a gigantea

 

[sprungson]

@OrionN @D-Nak

 

[OrionN]

Cannot see it well. Can you get clearer picture under white light? If the foot is pastel and dark spots on column then it is a Gigantea. Tan and no spot then it is Haddoni.

 

[sprungson]

Cannot see it well. Can you get clearer picture under white light? If the foot is pastel and dark spots on column then it is a Gigantea. Tan and no spot then it is Haddoni.

I think it is blue base with lighter spots.

 

[sprungson]

I think it might be mertensii

 

[sprungson]

@OrionN @D-Nak here's the best pic I can get

 

[chizerbunoi]

I think it might be mertensii

I highly doubt it. Take a day time pic with flash. I bet it’s a Gig.

 

[sprungson]

I highly doubt it. Take a day time pic with flash. I bet it’s a Gig.

Would this be true if the spots are tanned as well? It's definitely not a pastel column with dark spots like @OrionN describes

 

[OrionN]

Use filter or use flash for your picture.
Blue light isn't going to do it for Gigantea and Magnifica. They need full spectrum bright light.

Tan or brown spots normally mean S. helianthus, the Atlantic Sun Anemone. That anemone isn't a Mertensii or Haddoni. Haddoni foes not have spots. It's either Helianthus which is less likely, especially with the Ocellaris clown in it. Much more likely a Gigantea.

You just have to come up with a better picture to be sure. How can anybody judge the color of anything under that blue light?

 

[OrionN]

Haddoni does have verrucae but it is tan color, the same color as the column. Maybe your anemone is a Haddoni. You just need to get a normal color picture rather than the blue picture.

 

[sprungson]

@OrionN hopefully this is better and now I see the spots don't go down the entire column, it does look like a gigantea.

 

[OrionN]

It is a Gigantea

 

[chizerbunoi]

Wow first a red Haddoni and then a nice blue gigantea. Your very lucky. It’s rare for me to even be able get those in my country. I have to pay very expensive fees to import my anemones in.

 

[sprungson]

Wow first a red Haddoni and then a nice blue gigantea. Your very lucky. It’s rare for me to even be able get those in my country. I have to pay very expensive fees to import my anemones in.

Yeah my local fish store is big and has amazing items.

@OrionN @chizerbunoi can you guys describe requirements? I know bottom placement, strong lights, and high flow. I have an extra power head, should I add that in my tank? Right now I have one MP40 in a red sea reefer 250

 

[D-Nak]

Yes, 100% gigantea.

They like high light and high flow and will typically be up in the rockwork (though I have two that are right at where the sandbed and rockwork meet). Ideal light and flow conditions dictate where they live in the tank. In other words, unlike haddoni that are rarely in the rockwork and like to bury their foot, gigantea will live anywhere in the tank that gives them proper light and flow

Definitely add the powerhead -- the flow in the video is too low.

Are the haddoni and gigantea in the same tank? If so, if you can remove the gigantea and place it in a QT tank, that would be ideal. You'll want to observe it for a few weeks to make sure that it's not sick.

In my experience, the pathogen that can make a gigantea sick can also affect haddoni. I don't mean to scare you, just want to take all precautions to ensure the safety of both anemones.

 

[sprungson]

Yes, 100% gigantea.

They like high light and high flow and will typically be up in the rockwork (though I have two that are right at where the sandbed and rockwork meet). Ideal light and flow conditions dictate where they live in the tank. In other words, unlike haddoni that are rarely in the rockwork and like to bury their foot, gigantea will live anywhere in the tank that gives them proper light and flow

Definitely add the powerhead -- the flow in the video is too low.

Are the haddoni and gigantea in the same tank? If so, if you can remove the gigantea and place it in a QT tank, that would be ideal. You'll want to observe it for a few weeks to make sure that it's not sick.

In my experience, the pathogen that can make a gigantea sick can also affect haddoni. I don't mean to scare you, just want to take all precautions to ensure the safety of both anemones.

I've been watching it in the lfs for the past two months and it does not look sick at all (mouth tight, very sticky, and etc). I rather put it in the display tank and give it proper environment.

At the moment I don't have a QT tank with the proper lighting

 

[D-Nak]

I've been watching it in the lfs for the past two months and it does not look sick at all (mouth tight, very sticky, and etc). I rather put it in the display tank and give it proper environment.

At the moment I don't have a QT tank with the proper lighting

If it's been at the LFS for at least two months, then I'd assume it's not sick. If less than a month, I'd be concerned.