Atlantic Carpet Anemone Possibly?
Hello Robert,
I purchased what I thought was a Stichodactyla gigantea. I now believe
it is a Stichodactyla helianthus. 
<Mmm, an Atlantic Carpet Anemone...>
It is yellow in color and the “base”
is very light yellowish tan to white... a real pretty specimen. If I did
purchase the helianthus variety, how should I care for it? Placement?
Lighting requirements? How can I know for sure it is a helianthus and
not a gigantea.
<These are very different animals... S. helianthus is pictured, described here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/twaanemones.htm
Their tentacles are green, brown... never seen one with a yellow/white base... and this species is much smaller... 4-6 inches in diameter max.>
I’ve read a lot about the care of the carpet anemones but
I have never seen any info. about this particular anemone. Any response
would be great.
<S. gigantea is found here on our site: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemones.htm
Its "face is deeply folded, tentacles much longer... Care for both about the same. Bob Fenner>
Terry Teutsch

Anemone ID
Hi Steve 
<Anthony with the follow up>
I wrote to you about the black spot on my deceased yellow tangs . Well since their demise I purchased a Fireball Angel , half orange and half blue horizontally . I had the fish for three days and it died . The pet shop had the fish for a month prior with no problems . I will give you a run down of my tested parameters after the death . PH - 8.31 at 7:00 PM
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - < 10ppm
CA - 480 ppm "a little high"
Temp - 78
Salinity - 1.024
Alkalinity - 3.5 meg/L
Borate - 1.5 meg/L
Carbonate - 2.0 meg/l
Magnesium - 1300 ppm
The tank has no other fish inhabitants other than two blue Chromis . I also have 110 lbs of live rock . The rock has many mushroom corals and feather dusters , I also noticed a small anemone , not a aphasia , the base is red and the tentacles are white . Any idea on I.D.? 
<it reminds me of some Atlantic/Gulf species... is your rock aquacultured Atlantic in origin?>
Also I have about a dozen large snails and a dozen large blue leg hermits . I refuse to purchase any more fish, because soon I will be known as Dr. Death . Any help would be appreciated . Richard
<do keep and medicate all new fish in a quarantine tank for 4 weeks before adding them to your display. Even though the pet store had the fish for a month... was it in a system that never had a new fish added to it? Or cold there have been a new shipment of fish that were added to that system within two weeks prior and could have carried a disease that didn't express itself yet. No exceptions to the quarantine rule! All new fish QT in your home regardless before adding to the display. Best regards, Anthony Calfo>

Antler Anemone? ID - 2/23/03
Hi Anthony, Been out of the country on a dive vacation or would have gotten back to you sooner :)
<no worries... I'm still out of my mind>
They came with a green tree from friend a local university that works with fish breeding and coral propagation.  There's probably a variety of stuff in their holding tanks but as far as I know don't import anything.
<and they probably QT strictly (seriously) as educated academics/scientists... something we all need to do without fail as aquarists>
After being away, the critters that are visible have noticeably grown but are still in the bottom third of the tank.  In the past 2 weeks, some others from the local reefer group and RC have suggested Lebrunia which I guess gives me more concern for my stupid clowns.  
<Lebrunia/Antler anemones seems very hard to believe for a number of reasons like (Atlantic distribution, Pacific vehicle you've cited, its proclivity for sitting in the open on the reef, etc). Very doubtful... but possible. See our WWM pics of this species here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/twaanemones.htm >
I don't know if these pictures are any better...
<much better .... its just hard to be certain when they are this small>
Right now, the stalks are thicker and the polyps are much more fully extended (all slightly larger than quarter now).  I can send you the full size images for future use if you want.  
<that would be wonderful... please do! If high-res, perhaps we can sneak them into the next book <G>. In the meantime, do try to notice if there is a very dramatic change with this anemone at night. A Lebrunia will not retract like a typical anemone but put out large and exaggerated feeding tentacles. Please let us know :) Do feed these little buggers well at any rate. They are cute whatever they are (at least until we ID them <VBG>)>
Anyways any advice on keeping both these and livestock (2 clowns
and 1 cherub angel) healthy would be great.  Thanks again.
Aven
<best regards, Anthony>