s.haddoni carpet identification ?

Djtonton · Mar 21, 2014

So i have been looking for a s.haddoni carpet for some time. i was tipped off today a local fish store has one in and it has the potential to be something awesome! The LFS doesnt really have a good rep for saltwater at least in my opinion so i wanted to reach out to my fell s.haddoni keepers and see is there anything that will give away that its a s.haddoni?? I dont trust their knowledge on what kind of carpet it really is so after work im going to check it and wanted to see what i need to look for to make sure its s.haddoni.

the guy at the store told me it was a saddle anemone but i want to confirm 100% its a s.haddoni.

Thanks for the help guys!!

3Twinklets · Mar 21, 2014

Just snap a cell photo of it and compare the photo to google images.

Djtonton · Mar 21, 2014

here is some quick cell phone pics. They had him listed at 59$ but gave to me for 29$ :tongue:

Hope its a s.haddoni hope you can tell with the cell phone pix

Trex · Mar 21, 2014

Saw your PM --- figured I would answer here.

Not 100% sure to be honest. Did you get a chance to see the underside of the oral disc? If it is smooth, than I would feel good about it being an S. haddoni.
From those 2 pictures I am leaning towards it being an S. haddoni, but something about the tentacles is throwing me off -- always hard to tell when they are settling in.

Either way, it is a beaut.

Djtonton · Mar 21, 2014

heres a better picture:

Trex · Mar 21, 2014

Looking at it again, and looking at a picture of one that I picked up 5 days ago, the tentacles are bothering me (( not in a health way, but in an ID way )), might be a Gig the more I think about it.

It settling in, and the knowing about the underside should confirm the ID.

This is the one I just picked up --- granted it needs to adjust and re-gain some tentacle length, but can see what I mean,

And for a healthy one from my years ago,

Djtonton · Mar 21, 2014

just got a good pic of hte base uploading it hsortly

Djtonton · Mar 21, 2014

hope these help:

Djtonton · Mar 21, 2014

Trex said:
Saw your PM --- figured I would answer here.

Not 100% sure to be honest. Did you get a chance to see the underside of the oral disc? If it is smooth, than I would feel good about it being an S. haddoni.
From those 2 pictures I am leaning towards it being an S. haddoni, but something about the tentacles is throwing me off -- always hard to tell when they are settling in.

Either way, it is a beaut.

Thanks again for your help!!

Djtonton · Mar 21, 2014

Trex said:
Saw your PM --- figured I would answer here.

Not 100% sure to be honest. Did you get a chance to see the underside of the oral disc? If it is smooth, than I would feel good about it being an S. haddoni.
From those 2 pictures I am leaning towards it being an S. haddoni, but something about the tentacles is throwing me off -- always hard to tell when they are settling in.

Either way, it is a beaut.

it looked smooth when it was in the lfs tank. i mean it was seated to the glass it was half on the bottom half on the side. looked to be in good condition.

Djtonton · Mar 21, 2014

im going to leave my pump off for a few hours this guy gets blown away heres a couple more

Trex · Mar 21, 2014

The last couple are looking more like an S. haddoni. What I am looking for (( and couldn't tell one way or another )) are the verrucae, on the underside of the oral disc -- little bumps, not fully visible on an S. haddoni.

fishroomlady · Mar 21, 2014

that is a beautifully colored nem! I'm not familiar with carpets so can't help with the specific type but wanted to comment you got a very good deal.

Djtonton · Mar 21, 2014

disregard

Djtonton · Mar 21, 2014

fishroomlady said:
that is a beautifully colored nem! I'm not familiar with carpets so can't help with the specific type but wanted to comment you got a very good deal.

I def have to agree it looks like a pinkish purple outside with teal blue insides so far. its amazing im so happy i waited

3Twinklets · Mar 22, 2014

Congratulations! That does indeed look to be a Haddoni.

Djtonton · Mar 22, 2014

Do you think i need to have a larger rock so he can lean on? Right now he is just standing up straight which i really like

OrionN · Mar 22, 2014

He is a Haddoni. Better picuture for ID would be picture of the upper column near the oral plates. However the whitefoot alone make it very likely that he is a Haddoni. Very nice one at that.