I have a carpet anemone for the last 10 years that I "KNOW' that is a hybrid between Haddoni and Gigantea.
For those who does not know me, I am certainly have accumulated plenty of experiences in keep many anemones, but Gigantea and Haddoni, along with Magnifica are my favorites. I have keep them for long duration of time. This particular hybrid I have had for 10+ years.
Below are some images I used to document the reasons I came up with the conclusion that he is a hybrid.
First, picture of normal Gigantea and Haddoni
Red Haddoni
Blue Gigantea
Green Hybrid carpet
As we can see, the tentacles length is in between,. All three anemone are in great shape, health wise.
Blue foot of the hybrid, but not full blue. Also he is living in the sand.
Light verrucae on column, of the hybrid
Dark Verrucae of a full blood Gigantea
As you all can see, this green carpet of mine is a hybrid. I would be very surprise if DNA analysis of him does not show combine DNA of both Gigantea and Haddoni, not that I have the money to throw away to answer this question.
Comments are welcome
