Ceranthid Anemone

[LMP]

http://i.pbase.com/o4/31/575531/1/52973311.ceranthid_0629_frame.jpg

[Kraig C]

very cool colors, green and purple... does it have two shocks on the rear swinger? LOL this might actually be true! are anemone's hermaphroditic?

[LordV]

Beautiful shot. Not sure if I would have gone for the rear tentacles in focus or the near ones as you have. Whatever still looks great.
Brian V.

[marie]

as it is blurry and looks 'closed in' (because of it's spreading out size)
it may be better without the framing at all
:confused:


beautiful colours

I think it is in a pot
maybe try and get another shot clearer and more in focus... before it dies
(take from above if it seems too spread out)
:)

[LMP]

It's not in a pot..........'dies' ?

[marie]

It's not in a pot..........'dies' ?

I thought that looked like a flower pot underneath it

I guess it has to die sometime
we all do

unless it is plastic :shock:

:)

[dancinec]

Great shot Marc, so you have a whole tank full of photographic subjects?

[LMP]

Marie, no it's not a pot....Cerianthid anemones are actually a worm, the pot like thing you can see is the tube in which the actual worm lives. The pic I took shows the 'crown'. The worm buries itself in the sand forming the pot like tube leaving the crown exposed above the sand to catch food. The stingers pack quiet a punch and can catch small fish. This 'tube anemone' is approx 5" in diamter, the tube section is approx 8-9" long.

Dennis..I work in an aquatic shop. I have plenty of subjects coming in weekly which is nice. Even if I dont get any new ones arrive I have a 700 gallon reef display tank to work with :)

This is a really poor shot of the right hand side of the tank..it's 10' long in total.
http://i.pbase.com/v3/31/575531/1/50799352.IMG_8541.JPG

[marie]

Marc, thank you very, very much for explaining
I had absolutely no idea
am really sorry for the misunderstanding

I really appreciate your patience and kindness in explaining

that new photograph is very lovely and has the most beautiful colours
thanks a lot for showing it

I had anemones growing in the garden
and I wondered how the one you showed was so different
but thought it must be an exotic relation , a pot plant of the smaller (but different ) flowers growing outside
I had no idea it was anything like you say
( shock)
so again many thanks
(tanks)
:lol:

your first photo shows it is a beautiful specimen
and the other picture shows so much beautiful colour (in the tank) also
:cool:

apologies:D

[justin-branam]

nice collection of SPS you have, and that is one large RBTA!

[BigAl-SA]

Lovely colors Marc, however, I think I'm leaning in the same direction as Brian - I would have liked it more if the centre was in focus.