Anemone ID: Malu or Crispa

**Minh Nguyen** · 11-27-2006, 07:21 AM

Two poor picture of my anemone is in my gallery. What do you think?

**kevinpo** · 11-27-2006, 07:29 AM

Hi Minh,
I believe it is an H. malu. My H. crispa has noticeable bumps on the underside of the column. Most H. crispa anemone have slightly longer tentacles than the H. malu.

Regards,
Kevin

**Minh Nguyen** · 11-27-2006, 07:38 AM

Thanks Kevin. You are early this AM. Is it 3 AM in Eastern Washington at this time?

**kevinpo** · 11-27-2006, 08:17 AM

Yes it is

I'm not much of a sleeper

You can find me on the boards at just about anytime of the day :slap:

Regards,
Kevin

***zhenya*** · 11-28-2006, 12:08 AM

You know, looking at the pictures makes me think that it may be either the H.crispa or the H.malu.
Yes, it does have shorter tenticles than the H.crispa but it also has lots of them, which is one of the charachteristics of the H.crispa. The reason I;m saying this is that when my H.crispa was a mear 4-5 inches across it looked very similar to yours, Minh. Tentacles got considerably longer as it grew larger and larger, at the time I gave it away the tentacles easily reached 6-8 inches in length. It;s a tough call, I think.

I may still have some pictures in my gallery if you want to check it out for comparason, Minh.

11-27-2006, 07:21 AM	#1
Minh Nguyen Contributing Member/Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 675	Anemone ID: Malu or Crispa Two poor picture of my anemone is in my gallery. What do you think? __________________ Minh Visit my tank at: http://berlinmethod.com/minhn/ http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...2/aquarium.htm

11-27-2006, 07:29 AM	#2
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,462	Hi Minh, I believe it is an H. malu. My H. crispa has noticeable bumps on the underside of the column. Most H. crispa anemone have slightly longer tentacles than the H. malu. Regards, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

11-27-2006, 07:38 AM	#3
Minh Nguyen Contributing Member/Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 675	Thanks Kevin. You are early this AM. Is it 3 AM in Eastern Washington at this time? __________________ Minh Visit my tank at: http://berlinmethod.com/minhn/ http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...2/aquarium.htm

11-27-2006, 08:17 AM	#4
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,462	Yes it is I'm not much of a sleeper You can find me on the boards at just about anytime of the day :slap: Regards, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

11-28-2006, 12:08 AM	#5
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,878	You know, looking at the pictures makes me think that it may be either the H.crispa or the H.malu. Yes, it does have shorter tenticles than the H.crispa but it also has lots of them, which is one of the charachteristics of the H.crispa. The reason I;m saying this is that when my H.crispa was a mear 4-5 inches across it looked very similar to yours, Minh. Tentacles got considerably longer as it grew larger and larger, at the time I gave it away the tentacles easily reached 6-8 inches in length. It;s a tough call, I think. I may still have some pictures in my gallery if you want to check it out for comparason, Minh. __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

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