ID this anemone

[Wolverine57]

Has anyone see an anemone this color? Purplish with green tips! If you can tell me what kind of anemone is this. Also it just split today. Here is a couple of pics of the mother before it splitted today. Appreciate your response.
Thank you.

 

[NYreefNoob]

anenome

it's a lta green tip forget the specific name though

 

[cybermeez]

Based on it's looks and the fact it has a pair of Maroon Clowns hosting in it, my guess would be a green E. quadricolor. Maroon Clowns only host in a few species and the one candidate that looks most like the one in your photo is E. quadricolor. It could be an LTA, but that species is not a natural host for Maroon's. If it's an LTA it would have white stripes radiating from the mouth (hard to tell in the photo).

 

[scumonkey]

maroons will host in LTA (which is what this is),as well- it's NOT a quadricolor...Scientific name: Macrodactyla doreensis

 

[1UCKY]

maroons will host in LTA (which is what this is),as well- it's NOT a quadricolor...Scientific name: Macrodactyla doreensis

I agree with you Eric:teeth:...

 

[Wolverine57]

Just looked it splitted into 3! There is the moma and 2 babies! So its a LTA...

 

[Wolverine57]

Nice anemone! Will you be selling the baby?

yes, 1 anemome is enough in a 24G aquapod
3....I guess in 3 weeks healing time.

 

[NYreefNoob]

anenome

dam i had it for 9 months and it never split, poof you have it a month and it splits twice, hope its doing well :kiss:

 

[Wolverine57]

dam i had it for 9 months and it never split, poof you have it a month and it splits twice, hope its doing well :kiss:

Oh well! "k sera sera " .....seems since the last time I checked they all doing well.

 

[Awibrandy]

I totally agree with Eric. And by the way, my GS Maroon hosted everything in my tank including the RBTA which has white stripes radiating from it's mouth.

 

[cb747]

Jonny nice LTA anemone It may have split just because it was moved from its previous tank not to long ago. Not a bad thing!

 

[Wolverine57]

Jonny nice LTA anemone It may have split just because it was moved from its previous tank not to long ago. Not a bad thing!

Thanks Chris...I have a RBTA in my 90G, but it seems everyone has one! This LTA caught my eye when it was posted for sale since I have not seen one in this color! Its an eye catcher!

 

[NYreefNoob]

anenome

this was a pic when i first got it

 

[Wolverine57]

That is what the small babies look like now! Thanks for sharing your information Rick! And yes, I purchase it from NYReeefNoob.

 

[Awibrandy]

Johnny, now I'm not to certain that it is an LTA. I had purchased one just like it at an lfs in my earlier years they had it labeled as a "Green Corn Bubble Tip Anemone", it also split into several babies.

 

[cb747]

Very cool and it sure is purty

 

[Wolverine57]

Johnny, now I'm not to certain that it is an LTA. I had purchased one just like it at an lfs in my earlier years they had it labeled as a "Green Corn Bubble Tip Anemone", it also split into several babies.

Hey Awilda, where did you get that ID from? I can find "Green Corn Bubble Tip Anemone" in the search.

 

[scumonkey]

The so called green corn BTA is nothing more than a green variation of the Quadricolor.
The tentacles look too long to be a bubbletip (but I could be wrong).
The pic above is what my LTA looked like when a clown aggravated it,
also when it closed in on itself.
I'll post this anemone link again as it's well worth the read (lots of pictures near the middle to end).http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf
and this link is a good read as well:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/anemones.htm
Here is a pic I found on the web of a
green tip LTA

and here is one of the so called green corn BTA

 

[Awibrandy]

Excellent read Eric! Thank you!! Johnny, that description came from where else? fish town USA, like I said many many years ago, before I knew better....

 

[Wolverine57]

Here Just took pictures of the LTA split! 3-LTA purple/ green tips anemome's
Sorry for the pics! I'll get a new camera, when I hit the lotto!