Long tentacle?

[MohrReefs]

Can anyone confirm if its a long tentacle or another type? Tips are white, body is tan with a light flourescent green shimmer in it. Foot is pink.

 

[James M]

Looks like a long tentacle

 

[MohrReefs]

Looks like a long tentacle

Thanks!

 

[OrionN]

It does NOT look like a LTA to me in that picture. Better pictures needed, especially the column and the mouth.

 

[MohrReefs]

It does NOT look like a LTA to me in that picture. Better pictures needed, especially the column and the mouth.

By column do you mean the pink foot?
I'll get photos later of the mouth. It has speckles on the underside of its "tentacle pad" (best way i can describe it.

 

[MohrReefs]

An additional photo. Will get mouth later and understand of tentacle area.

 

[OrionN]

 

[MohrReefs]

Did the above photo help for the column portion at all?

 

[Bfragale]

It looks like a LTA to me. I have seen them in a few different colors- I have a green one. Lfs has a white one with brown stripes down tentacles. And a pink/red foot. Tour does look very white compared to others. Could be the color as these do come in whiteish colors. Most other anemones only turn white when bleaching.

they can get pretty big- like 18-24” across. Mine lives to host my clownfish.

 

[MohrReefs]

It looks like a LTA to me. I have seen them in a few different colors- I have a green one. Lfs has a white one with brown stripes down tentacles. And a pink/red foot. Tour does look very white compared to others. Could be the color as these do come in whiteish colors. Most other anemones only turn white when bleaching.

they can get pretty big- like 18-24” across. Mine lives to host my clownfish.

Will it color back up with regular feeding? The other one at the store was transparent so I opted away from that one since I believe that one was bleached.

 

[OrionN]

Yes. It look like a LTA.

 

[chizerbunoi]

The tips should stay whitish brown depending on the light. The rest of the tentacles should turn either purple or red over time. I can’t tell in the blue light but it appears like either. Very nice specimen.

 

[OrionN]

It is a sand bed anemone and will need a reasonably deep sand bed to be happy.

 

[MohrReefs]

Its on my rock work right now, guess it will slowly make its way down there.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

that is a long tentacle, but he is very unhealthy. As a rule of thumb, never buy any coral or anemone that is white, they are generally bleached and in bad condition. @OrionN has some guides to helping nems recover bleaching, but for future reference keep in mind that white = bleached when it comes to cnidarians.
Good luck with him! When he is recovered he should be a deep green all over.

 

[MohrReefs]

that is a long tentacle, but he is very unhealthy. As a rule of thumb, never buy any coral or anemone that is white, they are generally bleached and in bad condition. @OrionN has some guides to helping nems recover bleaching, but for future reference keep in mind that white = bleached when it comes to cnidarians.
Good luck with him! When he is recovered he should be a deep green all over.

When the blues aren't on its very tan. But I will do my best to bring out its green. It does have green.

 

[MohrReefs]

that is a long tentacle, but he is very unhealthy. As a rule of thumb, never buy any coral or anemone that is white, they are generally bleached and in bad condition. @OrionN has some guides to helping nems recover bleaching, but for future reference keep in mind that white = bleached when it comes to cnidarians.
Good luck with him! When he is recovered he should be a deep green all over.

Man thats a real bummer if its bleached.

 

[MohrReefs]

It is a sand bed anemone and will need a reasonably deep sand bed to be happy.

Can you link one of your articles on rehabilitating a bleached anemone?

 

[OrionN]

I wrote an article on zooxanthellae transplant fro bleached anemones. However, your anemone does not need that. He need to be well care for and feeding small amount, pencil eraser size, pieces of seafood. He is not completely bleached, and should recover well without problem if he settle down.

The link below is the information page about me

https://www.reef2reef.com/members/orionn.31078/

 

[MohrReefs]

I wrote an article on zooxanthellae transplant fro bleached anemones. However, your anemone does not need that. He need to be well care for and feeding small amount, pencil eraser size, pieces of seafood. He is not completely bleached, and should recover well without problem if he settle down.

The link below is the information page about me

https://www.reef2reef.com/members/orionn.31078/

So just take a tiny amount of shrimp and rub it on its tentacle?