In-wall/Behind-wall, 180g peninsula, with a basement fish closet

[Beau_B]

 

[New&no clue]

Seriously… did you think I’d resist?

 

[Beau_B]

Ooohhh you're in trouble!

Hope it works out. They are pretty. A bit bleached/angry but seemed to have a good grip and willing to spring back.

I know nothing about nems really, but probably start the cipro right out of the gate... something tells me you already are planning to.

 

[Beau_B]

Dare I ask?

 

[New&no clue]

It is still alive, and I think improving. However, I am starting to question if it's really is an H. Magnifica. I guess time will tell, but when I get home tonight, I will take some more pictures of its foot and mouth and post them in the anemone forum to get an ID.

 

[rmorris_14]

It is still alive, and I think improving. However, I am starting to question if it's really is an H. Magnifica. I guess time will tell, but when I get home tonight, I will take some more pictures of its foot and mouth and post them in the anemone forum to get an ID.

Does it have purple on the tips? It almost looks like a sebae in the photos

 

[Beau_B]

Why do you think not H. Magnifica?

H. Crispa?

I'm looking for an H. Malu... I don't know how to tell these things apart.

 

[fishguy242]

Why do you think not H. Magnifica?

H. Crispa?

I'm looking for an H. Malu... I don't know how to tell these things apart.

can always ask @Eagle_Steve @Lost in the Sauce @F i s h y ..,

 

[New&no clue]

Does it have purple on the tips? It almost looks like a sebae in the photos

Yes, it is hard to tell in the photo because it is bleached, but in person, there is a faint purple dot on your tentacle.

 

[rmorris_14]

Yes, it is hard to tell in the photo because it is bleached, but in person, there is a faint purple dot on your tentacle.

I just went back to your original photos and saw the foot color. I don't think I have seen a sebae with that foot color. So, I'm probably wrong.

 

[New&no clue]

Why do you think not H. Magnifica?

H. Crispa?

I'm looking for an H. Malu... I don't know how to tell these things apart.

I don't know, probably mostly my paranoia. Its tentacles and foot mostly don't look like H.Mags that I've seen. But I'm no expert, and again it is still pretty ticked and shrunken.

 

[New&no clue]

I just went back to your original photos and saw the foot color. I don't think I have seen a sebae with that foot color. So, I'm probably wrong.

I thought Condy; they can have a darker red foot and purple tips.

 

[F i s h y]

I am tending to lean towards h. Malu.

 

[Beau_B]

@OrionN

Any thoughts?


I've been thinking about this, and since I know what they looked like at the shop... all three were climbing the glass away from the sand which would make me think it's not H. Malu. I really doubt its an LTA... but I continue to have no idea what I'm talking about.

 

[New&no clue]

I was out all day today so I took a time lapse video while I was gone to see if the anemone was inflating and deflating throughout the day. When I got home it was very deflated. It’s mouth was mostly closed, but after watching the video I can see it’s mouth was gaping for a lot of the day.

 

[Beau_B]

Update on the last one in the store. Not good, very bad.

 

[New&no clue]

Update on the last one in the store. Not good, very bad.

Poor anemone, I should have got them all. My “Mag” is doing well. I put it in the tank on Friday, it still hasn’t left it’s bowl, but looks very happy. Yet another reason I don’t think it’s a Magnifica, because everything I’ve ever read or seen says they want tons of light and will climb to the highest point in the tank. This little guy seems very happy on the sand.

 

[Beau_B]

The people want updates!

Meanwhile, I’ll just keep piggy backing on your thread.

This is another Petco nem, this time for my tank. It’s day 3 and finally appears to be attaching to the bottom. Fingers crossed it does alright. Sold as a Sebae, I’m reasonably sure it’s a H. Malu.

 

[New&no clue]

Alright, alright... jeez.

Lots of updates on this tank. Number 1, the mystery anemone is doing...okay? It finally moved out of the dish it was in and onto the rocks. It has not attempted to climb up, in fact, it is kind of hanging upside down on a lower rock which again makes me pretty positive it is not a Magnifica. The second best option seems to be a BTA. It could be, but I'm not 100% sold on that either. It is definitely not happy, but not miserable either, so time will tell.

Number 2, the tank is OVERRUN with nuisances, primarily GHA and Aiptasia. I have tried several things to get rid of the aiptasia, including Aiptasia-X, boiling water, and peppermint shrimp. The boiling water didn't work at all. Aiptasia-X, in my opinion, just spread them around more. I only half-heartedly tried peppermint shrimp, so I think I'd like to try them again before moving on to other livestock options. The fear with peppermints is that my wrasse will eat them.

The GHA is crazy. I've added a ton of CUC from reef cleaners, increased my light time in the refugium, cut back the white light on my tank lights, manually removed each water change, and monitored nutrients. Nothing seems to be working. I had a similar issue with my work tank that lasted a year and a half, and I tried anything and everything. Then one day, I went home for the weekend, and on Monday, when I came back in, it was magically gone. The only thing I changed was I set up an AWC system four months earlier. I don't know if that is the solution or just the tank maturing and was finally at a good spot.

@Beau_B Your anemone looks good. Since you refuse to make your own build thread keep using mine, as I want to know how your new tank is going.

 

[zbryant91]

Not that I suggest this, but I had pretty bad aiptasia on my 60 gallon and tried everything but only ever got to the point of maintaining a "low" level of them using peppermints and aiptasia x. Then my glass heater exploded while I was on vacation and no more aiptasia. Unfortunately lost everything else with it, but I haven't seen any in my new tank yet and some of the rock was transferred from the 60.