Pom pom crab - mismatched anemones

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Finally got a pom pom crab, something I've wanted since I set up the tank! But I noticed his two anemones look different - can they carry two different species? I guess I never thought about where they got them but I thought they split and propogated a single anemone at first so they had one for each claw. Anyone else noticed their pom pom crab with different types of anemone?
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Both crabs are present in the photo:

I don’t know much about these crabs, but perhaps one of the anemones is just deflated.
That'll learn me to view without my glasses... Yes, one of the anemones could just be deflated.
 

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