help with ID

[Christopher Marshall]

Hi all,

recently purchased an anemone that was labelled as a sebae... but now that its in my tank... im thinking it more resembles a magnificent/ritteri anemone.

im posting some pics ...

its large..10-12" across... base is white... tentacles and disk tan but under uv some distincr green fluoresence is visible on some tentacles.

tips of tentacles are not blue/?purple.

thanks
Chris

 

[shakacuz]

@OrionN any clue?

 

[Christopher Marshall]

Hi all,

recently purchased an anemone that was labelled as a sebae... but now that its in my tank... im thinking it more resembles a magnificent/ritteri anemone.

im posting some pics ...

its large..10-12" across... base is white... tentacles and disk tan but under uv some distincr green fluoresence is visible on some tentacles.

tips of tentacles are not blue/?purple.

thanks
Chris

also, the shots taken at night (under UV), show better the tentacles that fluoresc green... the 'bright' ones appear greenish to eye... but most of the tentacles don't fluoresce.

also it's only been in the tank 4 days..but it hasn't moved (yet) from where I placed it on the bottom. I know that ritteri anemones tend to move up onto the rockwork, and sebae tend to prefer sand/bottom of tank (where I placed it).

 

[Hot2na]

Looks like a crispa to me.

 

[Christopher Marshall]

cool, that's what I'm hoping, and that's what it was ID'd at at the shop I bought it from (and on the shipping invoice), but I saw some photos of H. magnifica being sold online that looked identical to it....

 

[Taylor t]

My guess is Malu. What a beauty!

 

[Taylor t]

I just noticed you said it’s 10-12”. Probably not Malu (if it is, it’s a big one!) but sure looks like one!

 

[OrionN]

It is not a H. Magnifica. It can be either a H. malu or H. crispa. Seem to be a large Malu to me. Crispa go on the rock while Malu stay at rock/sand interface with foot under the sand. Crispa gets much larger and has a lot more tentacles than Malu. A small Crispa looks just like a Malu in my experience.

 

[Christopher Marshall]

It is not a H. Magnifica. It can be either a H. malu or H. crispa. Seem to be a large Malu to me. Crispa go on the rock while Malu stay at rock/sand interface with foot under the sand. Crispa gets much larger and has a lot more tentacles than Malu. A small Crispa looks just like a Malu in my experience.

Thanks for this, but the location of this anemone in my tank is only because this is where I placed it when I got it home to my house. It's only been in the tank for 4 days... so could easily move if it wants to the rock work. In fact, this is the main reason I want to identify it, because I want an anemone that will stay (hopefully) near the sandbed... so I'm 'hoping' it's a sebae or malu -- and not an magnifica. What worried me was that this anemone has tentacles that don't end in purple or blue... and resembles this photograph at night (under UV) perfectly:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/another-magnificent-sea-anemone-ritteri-post.962748/post-11004236

 

[Christopher Marshall]

Thanks for this, but the location of this anemone in my tank is only because this is where I placed it when I got it home to my house. It's only been in the tank for 4 days... so could easily move if it wants to the rock work. In fact, this is the main reason I want to identify it, because I want an anemone that will stay (hopefully) near the sandbed... so I'm 'hoping' it's a sebae or malu -- and not an magnifica. What worried me was that this anemone has tentacles that don't end in purple or blue... and resembles this photograph at night (under UV) perfectly:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/another-magnificent-sea-anemone-ritteri-post.962748/post-11004236

here are some other pics

 

[Hot2na]

It is not a H. Magnifica. It can be either a H. malu or H. crispa. Seem to be a large Malu to me. Crispa go on the rock while Malu stay at rock/sand interface with foot under the sand. Crispa gets much larger and has a lot more tentacles than Malu. A small Crispa looks just like a Malu in my experience.

My Crispa is in the sand touching a few pieces of rock that are near it when fully expanded - so there goes that theory of yours..Second -the length of the tentacles and density suggest Crispa to me also .. I have 3 malu's and 2 crispa .. FWIW

 

[OrionN]

My Crispa is in the sand touching a few pieces of rock that are near it when fully expanded - so there goes that theory of yours..Second -the length of the tentacles and density suggest Crispa to me also .. I have 3 malu's and 2 crispa .. FWIW

@Hot2na
You really got it in for me, don't ya? Perhaps you can show pictures of your "Crispa" with his foot in the sand, and Malu with his foot in the rock?
@Christopher Marshall
Your anemone is not a Magnifica. I agree with @Taylor t, if your anemone is 12 inches, it is too big to be a Malu IME (normally max out at about 10 inches). Malu normally in the sand and Crispa normally in the rock. Tentacle counts make this anemone more likely a Crispa. You just have to wait and see. "Sebae Anemone" is what Malu and Crispa commonly call most of the time. Some LFS just put whatever common name the anemone come on the label that come to their store, so common name is a crapshoot.

 

[Christopher Marshall]

@Hot2na
You really got it in for me, don't ya? Perhaps you can show pictures of your "Crispa" with his foot in the sand, and Malu with his foot in the rock?
@Christopher Marshall
Your anemone is not a Magnifica. I agree with @Taylor t, if your anemone is 12 inches, it is too big to be a Malu IME (normally max out at about 10 inches). Malu normally in the sand and Crispa normally in the rock. Tentacle counts make this anemone more likely a Crispa. You just have to wait and see. "Sebae Anemone" is what Malu and Crispa commonly call most of the time. Some LFS just put whatever common name the anemone come on the label that come to their store, so common name is a crapshoot.

thanks again- im hoping you are correct because the nem is beautiful and i want to keep it... just dont think my tank is good for H. magnifica so got nervous when i saw similar photos online of other nems being called H. magnifica. so far its been 5 days and it seems happy where it is..at sand/rock interface with foot directly on bottom glass (i cleared the sand before placing it).

 

[Hot2na]

You really got it in for me, don't ya? Perhaps you can show pictures of your "Crispa" with his foot in the sand, and Malu with his foot in the rock?

There's already pics on here of both ..look around ...Stop acting like you're the know it all anemone Guru ...No one here is , especially not me ...Even Dr mac has trouble distinguishing between Malu and crispa and HE is a veterinarian...

 

[Hot2na]

https://www.reef2reef.com/data/video/3899/3899898-b5400bb2c23b2fbd36332aedc652d76c.mp4https://www.reef2reef.com/attachments/472267433_1329370451419723_2225377526362158181_n-jpg.3972304/One crispa one malu ....

 

[OrionN]

There's already pics on here of both ..look around ...Stop acting like you're the know it all anemone Guru ...No one here is , especially not me ...Even Dr mac has trouble distinguishing between Malu and crispa and HE is a veterinarian...

I don't know what you have been smoking which resulting in you reading and inferring a lot of things that are frankly not there when you read my posts. All I do is trying to help other reefers when I can. I am not sure where in the past I offended you. I only notice that you snipe, insult and try to put me down every chance you got the last year or so. I just need to ignore you the best I can, I guess. I advise you not to read my posts if it offended you. Choose to ignore me and what I wrote will never show up on your computer screen.
I do agree with you that small Crispa and Malu are essentially identical, wait a bit and then we can tell them apart. Your tank hardly has any sand or rock, just a thin layer of rubble and a few scatters rock. No wonder you Malu and Crispa settle in essentially identical situation since the whole area is about the same. Given a choice, which I do not think you give your anemones, Malu tend to go to the deep sand and attached to the bottom of the tank, while Crispa climb on the rock.

 

[Hot2na]

Malu tend to go to the deep sand and attached to the bottom of the tank, while Crispa climb on the rock.

When you continue to make definitive statements like this - you prove that I am right about you ..

 

[OrionN]

When you continue to make definitive statements like this - you prove that I am right about you ..

I said “Malu tend to….while Crispa…..”
I guess I should said:
“Malu tend to….while Crispa tend to….”
No where did I said “Malu always…..while Crispa always…..”
Only one of the above is a definitive statement and it was not what I wrote. I always know there always exception in nature and in biology.

 

[OrionN]

@Hot2na
Let’s agree to disagree. Please take it to PM if you want to discuss more and we will duke it out.

 

[Christopher Marshall]

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