Can you ID this anemone??

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rio32

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I have this anemone that I bought as a "sand" anemone. It does prefer the sand and doesn't climb the rocks. Pretty much stays put wherever I set it.

Also, after ID any info on this particular species would be great.
 
No, sorry I don't. The foot is red and shorter than most nems I've seen.
I have a RBTA and GBTA already and I'm comparing the foot to those.

There was another one in the store that was completely yellow, foot and all.

This one has yellow tentacles on a red base.

I don't believe it is a carpet anemone as they had those in the tank next to these.
Although, I've been wrong once before. LOL

This is definitely one I haven't seen before in my 8 years of reef keeping.
 
Is it very sticky? It really looks like a rock anemone to me. How big is it?
 
It is about 4.5 inches across when fully opened.

Yes, it was definitely more sticky than a BTA.

I wondered if it might be a rock anemone but it doesn't seem to want to attach to the rocks at all. It wedges itself between rocks but prefers to stay on the sand. I had a rock anemone that found a crevice in a rock and never moved from that spot. This one is very A typical if it is a rock anemone. Pretty big too. My previous rock anemone had fairly long tentacles and this one has very short ones.

Oh, and it had almost a tongue like protrusion from the mouth when I fed it.

Thanks for the input. Let me know what you think after this added info.
 
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