Delphinus
10-11-2005, 05:11 AM
Had this carpet since May 2004. I've been "100% certain" up until today that it is Stichodactyla gigantea. Today I just noticed it do something that I've never noticed it do before that makes me question my ID and now I wonder if it could be S. mertensii. The longer tentacles surrounding the mouth is a classic merten's feature. (And if it IS a merten's ... hoo boy do I have a problem down the road, in terms of diameter they are the largest hosting species of anemones ... :eek: Forget the ritteri, these get BIGGER!)
Funny that it's never done this before.
At the moment it is a nice sort-of compact 8" in diameter.
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/20051010/carpet1.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/20051010/carpet2.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/20051010/carpet3.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/20051010/carpet4.jpg
For reference, here are some older pictures:
When it was first purchased (May '04):
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/Sgigantea_20040512.jpg
And after about a month (June '04):
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/Sgigantea_20040621.jpg
Funny that it's never done this before.
At the moment it is a nice sort-of compact 8" in diameter.
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/20051010/carpet1.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/20051010/carpet2.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/20051010/carpet3.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/20051010/carpet4.jpg
For reference, here are some older pictures:
When it was first purchased (May '04):
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/Sgigantea_20040512.jpg
And after about a month (June '04):
http://members.shaw.ca/hobiesailor/aquaria/anemones/Sgigantea_20040621.jpg