Anemone ID?

[Traviitrav]

Long shot, I bought this anemone on market place for $100 and the seller said it was a rose bubble tip - he’s about 11-12 inches wide, but I thought I’d get a second opinion!

 

[bradleym]

It looks like a Heteractis Crispa to me.

 

[Jekyl]

@Eagle_Steve

 

[vetteguy53081]

Rose bubble quite possible as they don’t always display inflated bulbs

 

[Rtaylor]

Are there white striations around the mouth?

 

[Traviitrav]

Are there white striations around the mouth?

Yes I think so. I can take a photo tomorrow when the lights are back on!

 

[Rtaylor]

Yes I think so. I can take a photo tomorrow when the lights are back on!

If so, it’s a bubbletip

 

[Jekyl]

If so, it’s a bubbletip

Same thing that made me hesitant

 

[Traviitrav]

If so, it’s a bubbletip

That’s the best photo of the mouth I could get this morning.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

That’s the best photo of the mouth I could get this morning.

Can you turn the flow off and take a pic from the top down? I do not see any striations in that pic and tentacle spacing and texture appears to be very close to h. crispa

Here is one of my h. crispa for reference.

 

[Traviitrav]

Can you turn the flow off and take a pic from the top down? I do not see any striations in that pic and tentacle spacing and texture appears to be very close to h. crispa

Here is one of my h. crispa for reference.

 

[bradleym]

Yeah, I'm gonna double down on my H. Crispa ID. That's not a BTA.

 

[Cell]

Do we not need a photo of the foot to properly ID? Ie presence of verrucae?

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Do we not need a photo of the foot to properly ID? Ie presence of verrucae?

It would give 100%, but the structure of the tents, layout of the tents and the oral disk are a dead give away it is an h. crispa. Biggest identifier is the density of the tents. BTA are not that dense.

 

[Traviitrav]

It would give 100%, but the structure of the tents, layout of the tents and the oral disk are a dead give away it is an h. crispa. Biggest identifier is the density of the tents. BTA are not that dense.

Are these hostable anemones? Anything I should be concerned/watch out for with these from bubble tips?

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Are these hostable anemones? Anything I should be concerned/watch out for with these from bubble tips?

They will host clowns. They also don’t move as much, if any, once the find a spot.

 

[Traviitrav]

They will host clowns. They also don’t move as much, if any, once the find a spot.

Thanks for the help! Appreciate it!