Hi Amber,
Most often the
bubble tip anemone is E. quadricolor (Entacmaea spp.), I couldn't get your link to work, so I couldn't see an illustration of your specimen, but it is very unusual to get E. quad hitch hikers, especially two of them... They do very often move under a ledge, where they can attach their foot and expand their mesenteric tube out to the current and light. There they can capture prey in a light current and "sun" the zooxanthallea of the oral disc and tentacles. If you do have one of these beautiful creatures, make sure you have good strong light for them (lots of pc or VHO at least, MH if possible) and try and feed them at least twice a week while they get used to the tank (brine shrimp at first, but small pieces of shrimp or fish as they finish acclimatizing to the tank). Mine has grown over the last few years to about 15 inches across the oral disk, and it seems content to stay in such a setting. I have a powerhead that blows over the area where the anemone feeds (not directly on it) and although when the PH is turned off, the anemone will expand almost all the way to the surface; it seems to like the current just on the tips of the tentacles when the PH is running. I have seen many of these anemone, they all seem to prefer a hard substrate where they can hide their foot away from the light and expand their body to the light. Might want to try the Baensch Marine atlas for and ID and check
Joyce Wilkerson's "Clownfish and Their Host Anenome" for information oth their care. In new tanks with no refugia and for new reefkeepers I would discourage actively trying these creatures. It is very discomforting to hear that "...I am trying my 3rd anemone now, I got the last one to live 9 months...", please keep in mind that in the wild, these creatures are immortal.
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Tom <"{{{{>(
(TDWyatt)
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[This message has been edited by tdwyatt (edited 01-17-2001).]
