Some kind of anemone and LPS??

mathteacher

New Member
This is my first post, but I have been reading these for over a year, and I have been quite impressed with the amount of knowledge that you guys have.

I got these new additions to my tank yesterday, but I am not sure they are what my LFS labeled them as being. I am attaching pics. The LFS said that the anemone is a yellow sebae anemone, but I was looking at the tentacles, and they look more like those on a bubble anemone. I have also read that the yellow ones are often missing their zooxanthellae and sometimes don't do well in the tank. Any ideas about what this is and whether this will probably last in my tank??
The other thing was labeled as a set of green button polyps, but when I read about them I saw that button polyps are zoas, and these are growing from a stony plate that they are generating. I am thinking that this is some kind of LPS, but I don't know. Again, any ideas???


 

spanko

Active Member
The first looks like a terribly bleached, or even dyed anemone. Hard for me to tell what species.
The second looks like Turbinaria peltata, Pagoda Cup Coral.
 

mathteacher

New Member
So what do I do if this is a bleached or dyed anemone??
Is there a chance that it will live, or is it automatically doomed? I really liked the color, and I didn't assume that it was artificial.
The foot and everything is a bright yellow, but it is feeding, and it is fairly high up in the aquarium and seems to be okay so far. Any info you could offer would be appreciated.
 

spanko

Active Member
Keep feeding meaty foods once or twice a week. Food should be smaller than the mouth. Keep in good light and water quality. I would guess you will start to see its color change.
 
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