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LifeIsGreat
11-10-2019, 05:35 PM
Here's a pic of what I think is a baby Haddon's Carpet Anemone. It was about 1 inch in diameter when I got it, now its about 1.5 inches after a couple months. Its in a 20 gallon tank, so it will have to move eventually. It eats tiny pieces of scallop every three days, and I have to pre-feed the crabs so that they do not steal from it.

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smokinreefer
11-10-2019, 06:16 PM
that would be cool but...

its a Ricordia Florida. :mrgreen:

was it a hitchhiker?

Ryan
11-10-2019, 06:28 PM
that would be cool but...

its a Ricordia Florida. :mrgreen:

was it a hitchhiker?

I agree. That's a Ricordia florida mushroom, not an anemone.

LifeIsGreat
11-10-2019, 07:13 PM
Negatory, definitely an anemone though they are quite similar looking if they can't be seen side-by-side. I have a ricordea florida and side-by-side they are quite different: the anemone actively grabs food while the ricordea does not, the nem's tentacles are much bigger, the ricordea hates bright light and the nem loves it. Here is a pic of the nem and the ricordea side by side at the same camera magnification and distance from the camera.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xAw6dqP6xtc3wsSlq2rOswkuCZ8vonQ6E4cqyB-Azmc9t4aSvIg0BBh5HIjNs9jSdDK9GFRhWA7FvIKCxrDvbSJ2r 3gQ_lh0amGLDf_DGcdPBFj402DiBwSzLahhWMTFcvAPsQiI8h6 0FRMJ7MRozi87fvXbagSEW2_hiQusyPUN-hI9XHY9mLFP9IdkBS0LEdfYM4BV8hY1euJzAd-Soy6xWsykF1xgQKWTVTmxW-A9Jqhkp3wm2S5iD-FpazQQYmM5D_GT8U_m1UuFoFO-2fsejo9hlHTjT-Rrhn5jJ6YfV6b98nALLSDybgGi91sdfvBdu8eTDtKa-PjBGwtou4FtUpMoEgJZK_ONLPVDXXCz_V3SHwKzIxgrTmojRyw AikAnkZatg3iFczHeGKQ6calqjrmC_XvZFWNQPR1lcsAPoxppo T14-_bZJt1TZ74hpldSNJ_zC-wEJCRWunVIHAkEfL14BS1cIQbtB3b-Ow_Qb7R4hsvlzaM5jsf0U6_PKaH-qN7IohojqemWGG7loQvz5Bqv6eWhtbH13Xt4pvE7dxJkVXcZER P22FNTgYj9vvLDxuTTYFWhU0wQouBLIIUouxxTLrp-Z5zI7iO0kDick5evva2iMFiVhNf4-j6gFgRy3IRJ61LGSRSu6S2Oe7qR7zzSCrtWtJqQxOQ0eIRsPxK nAHWlIxX2HJZ1Z4rO-WRPiJlJK6angkiGDmbDLjsTp-N3r6NmTLZVJ5VOL00TOWc=w845-h636-no

LifeIsGreat
11-10-2019, 07:17 PM
Yes it was a hitchhiker - in one of the LFS's anemone orders. I snagged it for 10 bucks. :mrgreen:

Ryan
11-11-2019, 12:37 AM
The one on the right is an anemone
The one on the left is a Ricordia Florida.

LifeIsGreat
11-11-2019, 01:50 AM
@Ryan

Looking at pics of the mouth on the blue one, you are probably right: ricordea florida. What kind of anemone do you think the red one is? The tentacles are very tiny and tight packed, and the animal is quite small - only the size of a loonie and doesn't seem to be getting any bigger. Maxi mini?

Ryan
11-11-2019, 08:33 PM
I thought maxi mini as well but they seem to have Ray's of tenticles and it's tough to tell if yours does.

About 10 years ago I purchased a zoanthid rock that had what I thought was a mushroom in the middle. The mushroom never split and I was going to try cutting it. When I touched the mushroom it was super sticky like a carpet anemone. I never found out what it was but looked just like yours other than mine was green. I am sure there are lots of species of small carpet anemones we aren't aware of.

LifeIsGreat
11-11-2019, 11:07 PM
Thanks for the info!

smokinreefer
11-12-2019, 04:24 AM
great find on the ric! $10 cant go wrong!!!