Mystery Anemone/coral: Telmatactis sp. – 12/14/12
Hi WWM crew,
<Hi Dave, Lynn here this evening.>
Firstly let me just say thank you for the wealth of knowledge which you have provided me with over the past couple of years since I started this amazing and sometimes frustrating hobby.
<On behalf of Bob, myself, and the rest of the crew, we thank you very much!>
This evening when I came home from work I saw this hitchhiker in my tank and was just wondering whether you could identify it for me - the glass coloured creature on the sand.
<It appears to be an anemone in the genus Telmatactis (aka the “Club-Tipped Anemone”).>
The head end (visible) is approximately the size of a 1p piece, and has a mustard yellow thick body which extends into the rock behind it.
It is really quite pretty
<Yes, it is!>
…and would like to keep it in the tank should it be fairly non-aggressive, but I am a little concerned as a few days ago I had a mystery death of a yellow tailed damsel which was showing no sign of disease or ill health - could this creature be responsible?
<It’s possible, if the damsel was very small and somehow blundered into the anemone.>
Other tank mates are 2 common clowns, a lemon peel angel, a six-line wrasse and 2 more yellow tailed damsels, plus a toadstool coral, a Goniopora coral and some clean-up crew. The tank is 200l and has not had any life added for the past 12 months as it seemed to be in a very happy state  - so I am not sure where it came from.
<It more than likely moved into this new/more favorable location from whatever unseen location it was in previously.>
Thank you once again for your ongoing help and dedication to the cause.
<You’re very welcome.  For more information regarding these anemones, please see the FAQ titled “Anemone ID: Telmatactis spp. 8/9/10” at the following link: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/AnemIDF37.htm?h= 
A terrific close-up of Telmatactis Americana can be seen here:  http://reefguide.org/carib/pixhtml/clubtippedanemone2.html >
Dave
<Take care, Lynn Z>

Carpet Anemone 11/10/12
Hi WWM:
<Jenni>
I recently ordered a giant carpet anemone from Pet Co. and I'm sure they sent me the wrong species.  It was sold as an assorted giant carpet anemone species
<Mmm, which this is>
 and I was hoping to receive a Haddon's.  I got this one and it doesn't seem like any of the 3 giant carpets species I was expecting. It's hard to tell in the picture, but it is just shy of 7 inches and slightly asymmetrical.  It was lost in shipping and 37 hrs late. The water temp was 62 degrees and ammonia tested at 2ppm.  I rushed acclimation because of this and yet this thing plopped down in my tank, buried it's foot (which is light orange with red dots)
<Both good clues to ID>
 and has not moved an inch.  A true giant carpet would never have survived this so easy. I had a Haddon's for years and could tell by looking at it that I needed to do a water change.  I thought this might be a maxi anemone or mini carpet.
<May be>
 I can find very little out there on them, the difference between them (size?) two. Also the pizza anemone...some say big, some say a couple inches. I need to know what this is and does it need to be relocated when I get the Haddon's.  Will it eat my fish?
<Mmm, yes; given the opportunity>
I have all soft corals, maroon clown pair, coral  beauty and a leopard wrasse.  Thanks for your help.  Jenni VC
<Do read here: http://wetwebmedia.com/carpetanemones.htm
This appears to be a S. gigantea. Bob Fenner>