Mystery Anemone Identification

[n.wennerae]

Anyone know what species this is? I have a pest tank with this small anemone and I have no clue what it is. I have majanos and aiptasia in my tank but it doesn’t look like either of them. This is the first time I’ve seen it out and about in the 4 weeks I’ve had it (it’s been hiding under a rock barely sticking out for most of the time). Sorry the picture sucks, it’s a rounded container so most angles make it look blurry.

 

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[ISpeakForTheSeas]

@ISpeakForTheSeas

Anyone know what species this is? I have a pest tank with this small anemone and I have no clue what it is. I have majanos and aiptasia in my tank but it doesn’t look like either of them. This is the first time I’ve seen it out and about in the 4 weeks I’ve had it (it’s been hiding under a rock barely sticking out for most of the time). Sorry the picture sucks, it’s a rounded container so most angles make it look blurry.

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Unfortunately, I can't say from the pics what kind of anemone you've got there.If you can get clear, white light pics of some of the identifying features (see below), that would help with getting a proper ID:

If you can get clear, close-up pics of the mouth, tentacles, and column/pedal disk (the stalk and foot), that would go a long way for a nem ID (nems can be really tough to ID, though, especially when they're not common in the hobby).

Basically a top-down pic of the mouth that shows the mouth and tentacles clearly, and a side profile pic of the full nem showing their "stem" and "base."

 

[n.wennerae]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Unfortunately, I can't say from the pics what kind of anemone you've got there.If you can get clear, white light pics of some of the identifying features (see below), that would help with getting a proper ID:

Basically a top-down pic of the mouth that shows the mouth and tentacles clearly, and a side profile pic of the full nem showing their "stem" and "base."

Here’s some side profile images. Should I attempt to move the anemone to try to get a picture of its mouth?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Here’s some side profile images. Should I attempt to move the anemone to try to get a picture of its mouth?

Yeah, pics of the mouth under some relatively bright, white lighting would be needed here for me to attempt an ID.

Edit: to add, I would only try to move it if you think you can do so safely/without harming it. Otherwise, I would just leave it be and wait for an opportunity.

 

[n.wennerae]

Yeah, pics of the mouth under some relatively bright, white lighting would be needed here for me to attempt an ID.

Edit: to add, I would only try to move it if you think you can do so safely/without harming it. Otherwise, I would just leave it be and wait for an opportunity.

I was forced to move the anemone by dislodging it by spraying its foot with water using a pipette since it decided to crawl out of the water and started puking out what I assume was its guts for some reason. I managed to get it to settle on a piece of shell.

Additional information: the white specks near its mouth are where it has missing tentacles, something in my pest tank enjoys snacking on anemone tentacles specifically.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I was forced to move the anemone by dislodging it by spraying its foot with water using a pipette since it decided to crawl out of the water and started puking out what I assume was its guts for some reason. I managed to get it to settle on a piece of shell.

Additional information: the white specks near its mouth are where it has missing tentacles, something in my pest tank enjoys snacking on anemone tentacles specifically.

Hmm, the pics are a bit rough (no offense at all; I recognize how tough it is to get good pics) and I'm a bit rusty on nems these days, but I don't recognize this offhand.

Fairly blunt tentacles with a brownish, translucent look; possibly some striping along the possibly smooth foot/stalk; possibly a whitish rim around the mouth?

Without clearer pics, I can't offer a proper guess at an ID; maybe @bradleym or one of the other nem enthusiasts on here would have a guess?

 

[bradleym]

Honestly, it looks very much like an aiptasia anemone that has experienced a traumatic event. The only difference that I can see is the blunted tentacles, but that can happen with anything that eats aiptasia nipping at the tentacles, or even a low nutrient environment sometimes.

 

[bradleym]

It could also be an aiptasia shortly after pedal laceration - the foot currently regrowing a head.