ID needed on petco nem

Swayze27 · 02/24/2019, 03:11 PM

So the picture sucks but I'm going to try and explain it. I was in petco and they had this anemone. Foot was buried in sand in a rockless tank. At first I was thinking long tentacle anemone but the more I looked at it the less I think it is a LTA. The foot is orange but its a uniquely speckled orange, not solid orange like LTA but does have the white dotted veracue. I dug out a spot at base of rock and placed it there Friday evening, it immediately attached to bottom of glass. Since then it appears the foot is stretched underneath the rock but not on glass. It is also inching its way around the base of the rock to a better spot I guess. Does H.crispa or Malu have the orange speckled foot? Any ideas on what this guy is based on pic and description?

sebae anemone.jpg

humphreyhh · 02/24/2019, 03:21 PM

Might be sebae? I noticed some purple tips. I might be wrong.

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Swayze27 · 02/24/2019, 03:31 PM

It does appear to have blue or purple tips, this iPhone gets drowned out from tank lighting. I didn't know if the h. crispa or h. malu were known to have orange patterned coloration on foot.

Swayze27 · 02/24/2019, 09:07 PM

Here is a section of the foot where he is reattaching to the bottom. You can see the spotted orange pattern I was talking about. Not sure what anemone this is a sign of, any ideas?

anemone spotted foot.jpg

Swayze27 · 02/25/2019, 08:17 PM

So anemone has moved pretty much completely down into the sandbed and foot is secured to the bottom glass. Is this an indication of h. malu or still too early to tell?

humphreyhh · 02/25/2019, 08:35 PM

This one is hard for me. I might need to see it in person to give a better guess. But it looks pretty healthy to me.

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Swayze27 · 02/25/2019, 08:37 PM

Petco said they had it for about a month

humphreyhh · 02/25/2019, 08:42 PM

If priced right I might grab it if I have an empty tank. I just can’t resist a healthy looking nem in Petco tank lol

But they do label nems wrong sometimes. My lta was sold to me as a condi. Now it’s the super giant in my 20 gallon.

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Swayze27 · 02/25/2019, 10:12 PM

Yeah, they told me it was a mini carpet I said no definitely not a carpet. I paid $12 for it. I’m pretty sure LTA or Malu

humphreyhh · 02/25/2019, 10:13 PM

Wow that’s a good deal I’d say! I think clownfish will love it!

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Rippinfrags · 02/27/2019, 06:51 PM

Lta

Swayze27 · 02/27/2019, 09:02 PM

Purple LTA maybe?

phender · 02/28/2019, 05:51 PM

The orange mottling on the base is pretty common for H. malu. Tentacle tips are either purple or rarely green.
LTAs don't have either.

100% H. malu.

Swayze27 · 02/28/2019, 07:23 PM

There is also appears to be a variation of tentacle lengths, or at least different rows or bands of tentacles. I wish I could get a half way decent pic but i can’t.

Swayze27 · 02/28/2019, 07:24 PM

He’s also back upright now foot wedged between two rocks and partially attached to bottom glass.

Swayze27 · 02/28/2019, 07:26 PM

Tentacles have remained longer and thinner, no short stubby appearance like I’ve seen on a lot of malu so I have no clue.

Rippinfrags · 03/03/2019, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phender

The orange mottling on the base is pretty common for H. malu. Tentacle tips are either purple or rarely green.
LTAs don't have either.

100% H. malu.

I have never seen an H. Malu with an orange base. I hate to disagree with you Phender, but I kindly have too. I have owned several H. Malu’s and they all had a white foot that was rather small.

OrionN · 03/06/2019, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phender

The orange mottling on the base is pretty common for H. malu. Tentacle tips are either purple or rarely green.
LTAs don't have either.

100% H. malu.

Agree 100%

phender · 03/06/2019, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rippinfrags

I have never seen an H. Malu with an orange base. I hate to disagree with you Phender, but I kindly have too. I have owned several H. Malu’s and they all had a white foot that was rather small.

No offense taken, but just because you haven't seen one doesn't mean they don't exist. I have seen wholesalers tanks full of malus with orange splotches on their base. It is also not uncommon for them (not dyed) to have entirely yellow bases.

And although the Fautin/Allen book on anemones and clownfish is not 100% perfect, it does list malus as sometimes having dark yellow or orange blotches on the foot.

Rippinfrags · 03/06/2019, 08:48 PM

Point taken, thanks for the explanation Phender.

Swayze27 · 03/06/2019, 08:55 PM

Sooooooo, we are leaning h. Malu?

ThRoewer · 03/07/2019, 12:44 AM

I got a purple H. malu 3 weeks ago and that one has an orange foot.

ThRoewer · 03/07/2019, 01:59 AM

ThRoewer · 03/09/2019, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swayze27

Sooooooo, we are leaning h. Malu?

From the picture it's really hard to tell, I would lean towards LTA. The tentacles just don't look a lot like malu.

Swayze27 · 03/09/2019, 08:33 AM

I’m fine either way but just not confident it’s LTA. It’s behavior isn’t like LTA I have had. It’s behavior with its tentacles is like that of a h. crispa I had where it will periodically file through it’s tentacles like a crowd doing the wave. I know that sounds crazy but it’s the best way I could describe it.

02/24/2019, 03:11 PM	#1
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	ID needed on petco nem So the picture sucks but I'm going to try and explain it. I was in petco and they had this anemone. Foot was buried in sand in a rockless tank. At first I was thinking long tentacle anemone but the more I looked at it the less I think it is a LTA. The foot is orange but its a uniquely speckled orange, not solid orange like LTA but does have the white dotted veracue. I dug out a spot at base of rock and placed it there Friday evening, it immediately attached to bottom of glass. Since then it appears the foot is stretched underneath the rock but not on glass. It is also inching its way around the base of the rock to a better spot I guess. Does H.crispa or Malu have the orange speckled foot? Any ideas on what this guy is based on pic and description? sebae anemone.jpg __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump

02/24/2019, 03:31 PM	#3
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	It does appear to have blue or purple tips, this iPhone gets drowned out from tank lighting. I didn't know if the h. crispa or h. malu were known to have orange patterned coloration on foot. __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump

02/24/2019, 09:07 PM	#4
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	Here is a section of the foot where he is reattaching to the bottom. You can see the spotted orange pattern I was talking about. Not sure what anemone this is a sign of, any ideas? anemone spotted foot.jpg __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump

02/25/2019, 08:17 PM	#5
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	So anemone has moved pretty much completely down into the sandbed and foot is secured to the bottom glass. Is this an indication of h. malu or still too early to tell? __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump

02/25/2019, 08:37 PM	#7
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	Petco said they had it for about a month __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump

02/24/2019, 03:21 PM	#2
humphreyhh Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 581	Might be sebae? I noticed some purple tips. I might be wrong. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02/25/2019, 08:35 PM	#6
humphreyhh Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 581	This one is hard for me. I might need to see it in person to give a better guess. But it looks pretty healthy to me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02/25/2019, 08:42 PM	#8
humphreyhh Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 581	If priced right I might grab it if I have an empty tank. I just can’t resist a healthy looking nem in Petco tank lol But they do label nems wrong sometimes. My lta was sold to me as a condi. Now it’s the super giant in my 20 gallon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02/25/2019, 10:12 PM	#9
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	Yeah, they told me it was a mini carpet I said no definitely not a carpet. I paid $12 for it. I’m pretty sure LTA or Malu __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump

02/25/2019, 10:13 PM	#10
humphreyhh Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 581	Wow that’s a good deal I’d say! I think clownfish will love it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02/27/2019, 06:51 PM	#11
Rippinfrags Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Queen Creek, AZ. Posts: 1,419	Lta

02/27/2019, 09:02 PM	#12
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	Purple LTA maybe? __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump

02/28/2019, 05:51 PM	#13
phender Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Yorba Linda, CA Posts: 4,561	The orange mottling on the base is pretty common for H. malu. Tentacle tips are either purple or rarely green. LTAs don't have either. 100% H. malu. __________________ Phil Current Tank Info: 50 gal reef, used to have - 60 gal reef, 40 gal reef, 2-20 gal clownfish tanks which were also reefs.

02/28/2019, 07:23 PM	#14
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	There is also appears to be a variation of tentacle lengths, or at least different rows or bands of tentacles. I wish I could get a half way decent pic but i can’t. __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump

02/28/2019, 07:24 PM	#15
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	He’s also back upright now foot wedged between two rocks and partially attached to bottom glass. __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump

02/28/2019, 07:26 PM	#16
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	Tentacles have remained longer and thinner, no short stubby appearance like I’ve seen on a lot of malu so I have no clue. __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump

03/06/2019, 08:48 PM	#20
Rippinfrags Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Queen Creek, AZ. Posts: 1,419	Point taken, thanks for the explanation Phender.

03/06/2019, 08:55 PM	#21
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	Sooooooo, we are leaning h. Malu? __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump

03/07/2019, 12:44 AM	#22
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	I got a purple H. malu 3 weeks ago and that one has an orange foot. __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

03/09/2019, 08:33 AM	#25
Swayze27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Warrior, AL Posts: 546	I’m fine either way but just not confident it’s LTA. It’s behavior isn’t like LTA I have had. It’s behavior with its tentacles is like that of a h. crispa I had where it will periodically file through it’s tentacles like a crowd doing the wave. I know that sounds crazy but it’s the best way I could describe it. __________________ "Crime is a disease, I'm the cure" - Marion Cobretti Current Tank Info: 180 gallon w/ 55 gallon sump