Anemone id

xxkenny90xx · 04/01/2019, 05:14 PM

So I picked up a new anemone yesterday and was told it was a bubble tip but I have my doubts (still, couldn't pass up a blue bubble tip). To me it almost looks like a rock nem but much too big. It isn't doing great right now, but it is still new to the tank. What do you guys think? And if it isn't a bubble tip, how do you care for this type? Should it even be in my tank? Pics on the way. Thanks

AlexR · 04/01/2019, 05:16 PM

Picture?

xxkenny90xx · 04/01/2019, 05:24 PM

Here's the pics

AlexR · 04/01/2019, 05:26 PM

I’m no expert but does not look like a bubble tip to me.

Looks more like a long tentacle anemone.

I can be wrong.

xxkenny90xx · 04/01/2019, 05:42 PM

I am also no expert but I thought this was my long tentacle nem. It looks very different

AlexR · 04/01/2019, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by xxkenny90xx

I am also no expert but I thought this was my long tentacle nem. It looks very different

Just do a google search for blue tentacle anemone. Looks kinda like yours.
Either way it’s a really nice looking anemone!!

xxkenny90xx · 04/01/2019, 05:57 PM

Thanks Alex, you may be right. I guess now I need an ID on my other "long tentacle anemone" lol

xxkenny90xx · 04/02/2019, 03:31 PM

Bump. Just looking for more opinions

Orsamax · 04/02/2019, 03:47 PM

If that is its stalk in the background, and it has a red color to it, it might actually be a condylactis anemone. My in-laws have one. The tenticles can be light in color (but that probably isn't good for them). They tend to be more tan to purple. They can get huge. My in-laws is the size of a basketball. It has grown massive in just a few months (I think they feed it a lot). It's so hard to tell with photos because of lights, etc, but it certainly looks like it could be a condy.

xxkenny90xx · 04/02/2019, 04:20 PM

My lights are pretty white, so your seeing its actual color. So you think the blue color may be that it's bleached/unhealthy? That's lame. Yes it's a pinkish red stalk (same as my other long tentacle). It also has green speckles at the top of the stalk. Condy huh? I'll look into it, thanks!

xxkenny90xx · 04/02/2019, 04:27 PM

The thing that's throwing me off is that it doesn't have many tentacles in the center, it has more of a skirt of tentacles around the perimeter like a rock anemone

OrionN · 04/02/2019, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by xxkenny90xx

Here's the pics

That is a Long Tentacle Anemone, Macrodactyla doreensis.

OrionN · 04/02/2019, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by xxkenny90xx

I am also no expert but I thought this was my long tentacle nem. It looks very different

This is a Condylactis gigantea (Condy anemone)

xxkenny90xx · 04/02/2019, 05:30 PM

Thanks Orion. Do you think the long tentacle has been bleached or colored in an unhealthy way (should I take it back to the store)?

OrionN · 04/02/2019, 05:55 PM

That LTA is not well, but likely do well if treat and getting good care. Not an optimal health by any mean. Good luck with him

xxkenny90xx · 04/05/2019, 06:37 PM

Well over the past 2 days it has deteriorated quickly. Yesterday it turned itself inside out and today it looks like this (see pic). One of my fish even took a bite of it. Should i get this out of my tank asap, or give it some more time? I'm pretty unhappy with the lfs at this point, they sold me a bleached long tentacle and and called it a colored bubble tip. My fault I guess, I had my doubts about it being a bubble tip the whole time and should of went with my gut.

04/01/2019, 05:14 PM	#1
xxkenny90xx Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 69	Anemone id So I picked up a new anemone yesterday and was told it was a bubble tip but I have my doubts (still, couldn't pass up a blue bubble tip). To me it almost looks like a rock nem but much too big. It isn't doing great right now, but it is still new to the tank. What do you guys think? And if it isn't a bubble tip, how do you care for this type? Should it even be in my tank? Pics on the way. Thanks

04/02/2019, 03:47 PM	#9
Orsamax Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 60	If that is its stalk in the background, and it has a red color to it, it might actually be a condylactis anemone. My in-laws have one. The tenticles can be light in color (but that probably isn't good for them). They tend to be more tan to purple. They can get huge. My in-laws is the size of a basketball. It has grown massive in just a few months (I think they feed it a lot). It's so hard to tell with photos because of lights, etc, but it certainly looks like it could be a condy. __________________ IM NUVO 40 with Blue Maxima Clam, RBTA, Red Serpentine Starfish, Da Vinci Clown, Six Line Wrasse, Fire-fish, coral - mostly SPS and LPS

04/02/2019, 05:55 PM	#15
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	That LTA is not well, but likely do well if treat and getting good care. Not an optimal health by any mean. Good luck with him __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

04/01/2019, 05:16 PM	#2
AlexR Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Palm Coast, FL Posts: 574	Picture?

04/01/2019, 05:26 PM	#4
AlexR Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Palm Coast, FL Posts: 574	I’m no expert but does not look like a bubble tip to me. Looks more like a long tentacle anemone. I can be wrong.

04/01/2019, 05:57 PM	#7
xxkenny90xx Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 69	Thanks Alex, you may be right. I guess now I need an ID on my other "long tentacle anemone" lol

04/02/2019, 03:31 PM	#8
xxkenny90xx Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 69	Bump. Just looking for more opinions

04/02/2019, 04:20 PM	#10
xxkenny90xx Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 69	My lights are pretty white, so your seeing its actual color. So you think the blue color may be that it's bleached/unhealthy? That's lame. Yes it's a pinkish red stalk (same as my other long tentacle). It also has green speckles at the top of the stalk. Condy huh? I'll look into it, thanks!

04/02/2019, 04:27 PM	#11
xxkenny90xx Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 69	The thing that's throwing me off is that it doesn't have many tentacles in the center, it has more of a skirt of tentacles around the perimeter like a rock anemone

04/02/2019, 05:30 PM	#14
xxkenny90xx Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 69	Thanks Orion. Do you think the long tentacle has been bleached or colored in an unhealthy way (should I take it back to the store)?