DBTC: Lightbulb Anemone

[Kronic Reefer]

I just added Lightbulb Anemone to DBTC.

There are 1 frag(s) available right now.

Hardy anemone native to the Gulf of Mexico.

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[Coral reefer]

Aiptasia?

 

[MichaelB]

Aiptasia?

Lightbulb Anemone - Bellactis Lux

ID: This anemone is from the family Aiptasiidae, and as of 2023 has the published name of Bellactis Lux. The TBS Lightbulb nem come in shades of brown, sometimes beige, sometimes a greenish hue and rarely a translucent yellow. It sometimes has stringy tentacles much like a bubble tip doesn't...

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They have it defined in the aptasia family. It's also under their hitchhiker tag.


Their pictures look different tha typical aptasia from a visual point if view.

But on the flip side thing looks ugly as heck To me Majanos look way better imo (though I still doubt and one would intentionally add one of these to a tank beyond a scientific purpose or maybe if they are breeding bergs.). I definitely wouldn't add anything remotely close to the aptasia family willing to my tanks.

So calling it aptasia isn't wrong. Lol more fancy aptasia???

 

[Kronic Reefer]

Aiptasia?

When there babies they look identical to aiptasia. From my experience they do not replicate like typicall nuisance aiptasia.

 

[Kronic Reefer]

So calling it aptasia isn't wrong. Lol more fancy aptasia???

[Cnidaria • 2023] <i>Bellactis lux</i> • A New Sea Anemone <small>(Anthozoa: <small>Actiniaria:</small> Aiptasiidae)</small> from the Gulf of Mexico

Bellactis lux Delgado, Larson, Sheridan & Daly, 2023 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.5 twitter.com/ Anemone_Padawan Abstract Here we des...

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Fancy aiptasia by classification looks right to me, it doesn't go nuts reproducing in my experience so far. Its no nexus burst thats for sure lol. It would be a cool addition to a predator or anemone tank. They do grow fairly quick.