showing off anemones

[seatrueblue]

I just bought a new mertensii from reefscience. It arrived yesterday so its still settling in.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031160crop.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031159.jpg
Video ..click on image. Warning video might make you a bit sea sick. :p
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/th_Picture2031164.jpg (http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/?action=view&current=Picture2031164.flv)

My purple LTA that use to be with my pink skunk that I sold.(I wonder how the pink skunk is doing?) Now it is with my Chrysopterus aka blue striped clowns. They seem to be really liking it..to the point that they haven't even noticed the Mertensii. This makes no sense since the plta isn't their natural host and the Mertensii is. LOL:rolleyes:
this picture was taken after adding it to the tank.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031052.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031052small.jpg
This picture was taken after the anemone was totally acclimated to the tank.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031132.jpg

If you guys have some interesting looking anemones please post your pictures.:D

[AdamZC]

great pics. that last one is really nice. which of your tanks is this?

[seatrueblue]

Thanks..They are in my 120g.

[rabadanmarco]

I just bought a new mertensii from reefscience. It arrived yesterday so its still settling in.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031160crop.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031159.jpg
Video ..click on image. Warning video might make you a bit sea sick. :p
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/th_Picture2031164.jpg (http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/?action=view&current=Picture2031164.flv)

My purple LTA that use to be with my pink skunk that I sold.(I wonder how the pink skunk is doing?) Now it is with my Chrysopterus aka blue striped clowns. They seem to be really liking it..to the point that they haven't even noticed the Mertensii. This makes no sense since the plta isn't their natural host and the Mertensii is. LOL:rolleyes:
this picture was taken after adding it to the tank.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031052.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031052small.jpg
This picture was taken after the anemone was totally acclimated to the tank.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031132.jpg

If you guys have some interesting looking anemones please post your pictures.:D


love the color..woo..nice

[seatrueblue]

Thanks :) Show off your anemones everyone :D

[fjr_wertheimber]

Wow, that purple LTA is beautiful!

[seatrueblue]

Thank you for the nice compliments on the purple lta. I have had that anemone since Oct 2007 here is a picture of it when it was a baby.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture236.jpg
Another video
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/th_Picture2031170.jpg (http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/?action=view&current=Picture2031170.flv)

[Pennies2Cents]

Hi,

Here is ours before it got chopped up by the Maxi-Jet (RIP) He was a beauty too..
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk90/avonorders2005/DSC_0307.jpg

[seatrueblue]

Aww that is sad when things like that happen. It looks like yours was kinda a blueish purple. Was your clown using it as a host?

[Pennies2Cents]

Yea, the clown was using it as a host, he was loving it... It had some nice colors to it.. Depending on the time of day..

[rabadanmarco]

i had a condy in a 20h i used to have and he detatched from the rock and attatcehd himself to the heater...half dead when i had gotten home..big...real nice....oh well...http://www.maast.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=24&pictureid=117
and there is a stupid aiptsasia right in the middle of the stupid picture

[seatrueblue]

Good news today..the clowns found the mertensii..well the male did..usually when the male finds the anemone she follows him.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031172.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031171.jpg

[seatrueblue]

Updated Photos of the Mertensii

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031179.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2031181.jpg

please if you have any nice photos of your anemones please share.

[d3rryc]

How big should that Mertensii get over time?

[seatrueblue]

It grows to up to 39 inches :) I can't wait till it takes over half of my tank.

[d3rryc]

WOW! "Feed me, Seymour!" comes to mind... ;)

[seatrueblue]

WOW! "Feed me, Seymour!" comes to mind... ;)
lol cute

Oh come on people..I know for sure I am not the only person on maast that has an anemone.

[d3rryc]

No, but not all of us have one that's gonna be THREE FREAKIN' FEET ACROSS when it's full-grown! =:o

[seatrueblue]

:bigsmile: yeah its going be great:bigsmile: It may take a couple of years for it to get that big. Right now the anemone is maybe 8 to 12 inches.
The only other host anemone that rivals the S. Mertensii in size is the H. Magnifica.