It's an Aussie Waratah anemone.
Looks kinda like a tide pool nem. There's not a whole lotta info out there on these guys but don't worry about not having a temperate tank... I've had the mother working on two years now and it's doing just fine in my full reef nem tank. It isn't photosynthetic though so feeding is a must, but it is super responsive so even if I haven't fed it recently and it's closed, I'll wiggle some food near it and it'll open right up. With regular feedings (2-4week) it's open 24/7.
They don't get too big, the mother has stayed around the size of a champagne cork since I got her. The baby is still small but since I started feeding it has doubled in size from tiny to around the size of the average zoa...with regular feeding I think it'll grow to adult size relatively quickly
I know these aren't for the average reefer but I figured I'd see if anybody is interested.
I paid over a bill for the mother so I think $45 for the baby is reasonable. Sorry for the crappy pics but the mom is in the corner so it's kinda hard to get good pics of her
Baby
Side and front (ish) of mother
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