Please could you tell me if it's a Heteractis Crispa or a Malu?

Eluron · 05/29/2010, 08:12 AM

Hi guys, this is my first post in the forum. The other day I bought in a aquarium-store a Heteractis Crispa, but after a few days, I'm checking it does not seem a Crispa, but a Malu. Please could you help me?. I show a couple of pictures.

Thanks in advance

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chitownclown · 05/29/2010, 08:21 AM

I would say malu, doesn't llok to good but maybe it just needs time to adjust.

Eluron · 05/29/2010, 08:26 AM

It is on my tank only a week ago. I would like to be sure that it is a malu to talk to the guy in the store. Thanks

elegance coral · 05/29/2010, 09:07 AM

The column does look crispa-ish. The oral disk/tentacles look malu-ish. In its bleached and stressed condition, it's hard to be positive. I would bury its foot in the sand, near something it can attach to, and hope for the best.

What do you want to talk to the LFS for? Most LFS employees can't tell malu from crispa, even if they are healthy. Most of them simply call these anemones "sebae".

Eluron · 05/29/2010, 09:16 AM

Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate it. I'll bury its foot in the sand as you say, near a rock, and then... wait and see, thanks again.

Eluron · 06/04/2010, 01:24 PM

Well... the anemone finally died

05/29/2010, 08:12 AM	#1
Eluron Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4	Please could you tell me if it's a Heteractis Crispa or a Malu? Hi guys, this is my first post in the forum. The other day I bought in a aquarium-store a Heteractis Crispa, but after a few days, I'm checking it does not seem a Crispa, but a Malu. Please could you help me?. I show a couple of pictures. Thanks in advance [IMG]http://i47.*****.com/244sabq.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i50.***.com/4jp092.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i50.****.com/2u925fl.jpg[/IMG] Last edited by Eluron; 05/29/2010 at 08:52 AM. Reason: Add new pic*

05/29/2010, 08:21 AM	#2
chitownclown Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 182	I would say malu, doesn't llok to good but maybe it just needs time to adjust. __________________ In This Hobby There Is No Right And Wrong,Theres Just Spend More And More. Current Tank Info: 29,14 bios common sump

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05/29/2010, 08:26 AM	#3
Eluron Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4	It is on my tank only a week ago. I would like to be sure that it is a malu to talk to the guy in the store. Thanks

05/29/2010, 09:07 AM	#4
elegance coral They call me EC Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central Florida Posts: 6,208	The column does look crispa-ish. The oral disk/tentacles look malu-ish. In its bleached and stressed condition, it's hard to be positive. I would bury its foot in the sand, near something it can attach to, and hope for the best. What do you want to talk to the LFS for? Most LFS employees can't tell malu from crispa, even if they are healthy. Most of them simply call these anemones "sebae".

05/29/2010, 09:16 AM	#5
Eluron Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4	Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate it. I'll bury its foot in the sand as you say, near a rock, and then... wait and see, thanks again.

06/04/2010, 01:24 PM	#6
Eluron Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4	Well... the anemone finally died