Coral or anemone??

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shrimpy brains

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Ok, bought this a couple of years ago. It was very small and sold to me as a ricordea. I've suspected for sometime that it is not, Someone just told me that rics are not sticky to the touch, and this is!! Soooo...... I feel pretty dumb right now. lol Is it a mega mini carpet anemone??? It's about 3 inches across. hard to tell exact size cuz it always keeps this umbrella like shape. I do feed it brine and mysis. When it eats, it just inverts bringing its sides up.
 
loopy101

loopy101

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Originally Posted by Shrimpy Brains
http:///forum/post/3153111
Ok, bought this a couple of years ago. It was very small and sold to me as a ricordea. I've suspected for sometime that it is not, Someone just told me that rics are not sticky to the touch, and this is!! Soooo...... I feel pretty dumb right now. lol Is it a mega mini carpet anemone??? It's about 3 inches across. hard to tell exact size cuz it always keeps this umbrella like shape. I do feed it brine and mysis. When it eats, it just inverts bringing its sides up.
well to be technical about it, it is a anemone, mushrooms and rics are classified as a anemone. as far as what this is in the picture i am sure someone can ID it for you. if i had to guess i would say its some type of mushroom but im sure some one out here knows for sure what it is!!
 
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shrimpy brains

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Thanks loopy! Good point about the anemone classification! Still hope someone can narrow it down a little better.
 
spanko

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Looks like a mini carpet anemone. Stichodactyla tapetum I have not seen one curled like that, but that doesn't mean much as I have not had much dealing with them other than reading threads.
 
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shrimpy brains

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Originally Posted by spanko
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Looks like a mini carpet anemone. Stichodactyla tapetum I have not seen one curled like that, but that doesn't mean much as I have not had much dealing with them other than reading threads.
Thanks Henry! That is my belief(hope) also. I do have a green and pink mini carpet. It is much smaller than this. It does not curl like this. I'll try to get a pic of the little one for comparison. (when my lights come on)
 
spanko

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Hey loopy, not out of the woods yet. Could still be a Rhodactis Inchoata, a mushroom coral. Take a look at the one on the bottom right here. The fact the OP has some min nems already would lead one to belive that is what he has pictured, but could be a shroom too.
 
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Op is a she! lol and I have had this little guy much longer than the known mini carpet. Funny I looked for one for a long time, and it now seems I had one all the while!

Have you known of any mushrooms that feel sticky?? That is the major reason I'm leaning toward the mini carpet ID.
 
spanko

spanko

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Ah missed the sticky part in the first post. Yup back to calling mini carpet anemone.
Oh yeah sorry for the mix up on the gender.
 
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shrimpy brains

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3153179
Ah missed the sticky part in the first post. Yup back to calling mini carpet anemone.
Oh yeah sorry for the mix up on the gender.

No problem! I've been thinking about doing a poll on gender!
Even though I'm female, I too often assume that most on here are male. Have discovered more and more that it isn't true. I'm starting to think most on here are women. Henry isn't short for Henrietta, is it??
 
spanko

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Yes I too think that there are a lot of women starting to plague this site.

And no my name is not Henrietta..............
 
lmecher

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It is definately without a doubt a mini carpet. I too have one that keeps that shape, outer edge rolled out. (none of my others exhibit behavior/shape) The pattern of tentacles is commonly seen in Stichodactyla tapetum. How big is it? I am guessing a maxi mini.
Very nice

Here is mine
 
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shrimpy brains

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Originally Posted by Lmecher
http:///forum/post/3153211
It is definately without a doubt a mini carpet. I too have one that keeps that shape, outer edge rolled out. (none of my others exhibit behavior/shape) The pattern of tentacles is commonly seen in Stichodactyla tapetum. How big is it? I am guessing a maxi mini.
Very nice

Here is mine

That is so awesome! I can't believe that all this time, that is what I had and I didn't know it! Thanks for confirming!
As for size, I'd guess around 3-4 inches across if it were to spread out ever? Definitely bigger than a silver dollar! Will try feeding him every other day along with the "mini" mini! Noticed he likes the occasional krill, is this OK??
 
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shrimpy brains

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By the way, yours is beautiful! And what is that blue coral on the rock? Georgeous!
 
lmecher

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Thank you, the blue coral is clavularia, (blue colves, snowflake) it coexsists with the mini carpets exceptionally well so I keep it in the mini tanks.
Here is a better photo of the coral.
 
fretfreak13

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Originally Posted by Shrimpy Brains
http:///forum/post/3153188
No problem! I've been thinking about doing a poll on gender!
Even though I'm female, I too often assume that most on here are male. Have discovered more and more that it isn't true. I'm starting to think most on here are women. Henry isn't short for Henrietta, is it??


Haha that's why I put what I did as my personal text below my SN lawl
 
fishhunter

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Originally Posted by Lmecher
http:///forum/post/3153211
It is definately without a doubt a mini carpet. I too have one that keeps that shape, outer edge rolled out. (none of my others exhibit behavior/shape) The pattern of tentacles is commonly seen in Stichodactyla tapetum. How big is it? I am guessing a maxi mini.
Very nice

Here is mine

What are those blue polyp things on that rock!
 
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