Anemone question

[Flaxxy]

Does anyone know what type/species of anenome this is. It is starting get brown on its tentacles, ideas what that is? Thanks

 

[sfin52]

@F i s h y @Eagle_Steve

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

I can't say for sure what the nem is but it could be a Heteractis crispa. The brown is a good thing. It means that the anemone is recovering its zooxanthellae after bleaching. Unfortunately, one of the big scams of the hobby is bleached nems. Distributors can't be bothered to help the anemone recover after collection, so they ship it out as a natural color. It will likely become brown/purple as it colors up.

 

[F i s h y]

Looks like a bleached long tentacle to me.

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

^ Yeah, on second thought, it could be a long tentacle.

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

Looks like a bleached long tentacle to me.

Exactly my opinion too. OP, here's my long tentacle for comparison. @Flaxxy

 

[Flaxxy]

I can't say for sure what the nem is but it could be a Heteractis crispa. The brown is a good thing. It means that the anemone is recovering its zooxanthellae after bleaching. Unfortunately, one of the big scams of the hobby is bleached nems. Distributors can't be bothered to help the anemone recover after collection, so they ship it out as a natural color. It will likely become brown/purple as it colors up.

Thank you. Interesting. I have had the Anem for several months and the shop I bought it from had it for 3. Does it typically take that long for the brown to show up?

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

It can take 6-8 months.

 

[Flaxxy]

Exactly my opinion too. OP, here's my long tentacle for comparison. @Flaxxy

Beautiful. What sp3cies is that?

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

Beautiful. What sp3cies is that?

M. doreensis (macrodactyla doreensis).

 

[DeniseAndy]

I have one right now in qt that was sold as a H Malu, but it came in very bleached and I am bringing it back to health. About 1/4 of the tentacles are browning up. I think it may be a H crispa. I cannot take good pics currently, but it looks a lot like yours.