new anemone

[brian102]

not sure if u spelled that right/\ :P but that doesnt matter hehe, so yeah i got one now that i have upgraded my light sytem, its just a purple tipped anem, ive had a few before but i was only running a 50/50 buld so none never made it, just wanted a lil info on them, like they filter water? but feed them to right? and any thing else would be awsome!!
thanks

[leveldrummer]

they need serious lights, so if you didnt upgrade to high heaven of lights, its not gonna do great. but they mainly eat large meat that sticks to them out of the water colomn, so feed it diced silversides or other types of large meaty food. its also mainly photosynthetic, which means it needs super lights more than food.

[Gump]

I have two T5 bulbs over mine and it does just fine.

I feed it krill, silversides, prawns, talapia, what ever brine/marine cusine it catches.

Just watch where you place it. if it doesnt like its spot it will move and can sting and kill other corals.

[PerculaClown]

i agree w/ Ld and gump just place it as far as you can away from other corals. My anemone gets mostly everthing the fish get. Brine, Mysis, krill, and shrimp.

[Reefneck]

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[flamingo]

Just calm down about the lights a bit lmao. Well, my parents only have two, so I don't have a lot of say in whether or not they can be kept under lower lighting. But..my parents have two, condydactylis (spelling?), and a pink tipped under NO Flourescent and they both seem to do pretty good. Of course like mentioned in another post, just because they live a few years doesn't mean they are healthy due to the fact that they can live for more than 100 years, but they're fully extended and seem to do okay.

Feed once a week, anymore then that and they don't seem to take well to it. Expect it to move a lot when you first put it in your tank, if it's been established for a few months and it starts to move alot again though, then that means it's probably not doing the greatest.

[brian102]

ok thanks, ive been watching it move lol, its hanging upside down under a rock,... its like it doesnt like the light lmao, its cool how it blows up its body to move:P any more info would be great and yeah ill feed it once a week if u guys say thats enough, + whatever happens to float by
thanks much!!

[Reefneck]

It's really a shame to see information like this posted.

Do any of you realize that all anemones are Advanced Aquarist Species and really should not be kept in captivity. In nature, Anemones can and do live for hundreds of years. In Captivity, Many people consider it a success to keep one more than a year. That a severly shortned lifespan!

Saying you have a "Purple tipped anemone" says nothing of what species it is. This means that you can not know it's exact needs. Not really fair to the animal is it?

You may have a species that requires the most intense lighting available yet all you say is you have upgraded you lighting. Hell, If I go from an incandescent bulb to a florescent bulb it's "upgraded"!
That does not mean a thing about what the animal needs.

To those that make less than intelligent statements like "I have two T5 bulbs over mine and it does just fine." How do you know it's fine? Has it told you this? Have you had it looking great for 2 years or more? I bet the answer to both is no.

If you want an anemone that will spread, Thrive and really do well in captivity, Get an Aptasia! Otherwise, You are just killing an animal slowly.

[Schism]

point well proven!

[Fishfirst]

I've got to agree with reefneck on this one... which is why I will possibly will never own an anemone myself. So many animals depend on the anemone for life, clownfish, shrimps, crabs. I just don't see a point in keeping most species of anemones since they do have a very short lifespan in captivity. Although the damage has been done here, I would seriously consider getting metal halide lighting before it starts losing its zooxanthellae.

[gdwb10101]

i don't think i'll own an anemone in my current tank because i think it will kill my corals and i don't think i can properly care for it. Maybe if i get some MH and have another tank that has been established for a year or two with primarily fish, LR, and LS, i might...might...might add an anemone.

But i will definately find the best match for my tank and me, if i ever get one.

[leveldrummer]

im highly opposed to keeping them, not for any other reason besides i hate em, they die too easily, they cost to much, the kill other things, they move around. the will eat fish. just pointless to me, they should stop offering them on the market all together.

[gdwb10101]

well actually, the only way i'll keep one is if it is in a smaller tank with clowns and anemone only, with MH and it has been established for at least a year.

[Gump]

What? anemones are cake to keep, they dont need MH, they dont need any shrimp/crabs/clowns to live with as long as you feed them. they do require a lot of food though. in my 135 the anemone eats the most of anything in the tank other than my eel.

And yes reefneck ive had the anemone for almost 1.5 years and its doing great. Its more than 5 times bigger than it was when i got it and still very sticky and long tenticles.

[Osiris]

need at least VHO's for it to flourish, there are some less light demanding anemones that are out of FL i believe, but also these sucka's are thee most badass around.

if just on PC's i wouldnt do it, i myself didnt have luck with it. But now with a MH system i am going for it.

[Fishfirst]

"What? anemones are cake to keep, they dont need MH, they dont need any shrimp/crabs/clowns to live with as long as you feed them. they do require a lot of food though. in my 135 the anemone eats the most of anything in the tank other than my eel.

And yes reefneck ive had the anemone for almost 1.5 years and its doing great. Its more than 5 times bigger than it was when i got it and still very sticky and long tenticles."

One year is not a success with an anemone, neither is one that has grown 4X its size... size is not an indicator of anemone health. Anemones can shrink anemones can get large... a fully expanded anemone is usually an anemone thats light deprived.

[Gump]

My anemone isnt light deprived. my ex roomate has a 140 with an anemone the size of a adult humans head with 3-4" tenticles that was only 1/8th the size when i moved in with him about 1.5 years ago and a few months before i got the anemone i have now. hes running two 250w mh and 8 pc. the anemone i have was about quarter size and was in a 12 gallon nano before it got a few inches then xplanted to a 135 where its put a few more inches on and its base is about as thick as a hotlink.

If you feed them quality food and keep them under a good light with clean water there isnt much to them. Just because i havent had it for more than two years doesnt mean its not doing well.

Ive seen people in my area do things with t5's alone that most cant do with quality HM systems. If you feel its a must have to own hm's then by all means drop the coin and enjoy your tank.

[Osiris]

$200 i spent less on my MH system then ur PC or VHo setup

MH is so cheap now days cheaper then PC can buy systems for like $50-100 for a 175-400w system.

[Gump]

maybe for a small tank like you have MP. When you start getting into deeper water you need more powerfull systems.

[TheOldSalt]

Yet, oddly enough, anemones from deeper water need less light.

heheh..should be obvious, but I just had to say it. I know Gump is talking about deeper tanks.

Anyway, now that any arguing is moot since the deed is already done, I will pass on one bit of advice that might make anemone keeping a lot easier for everyone. When you feed them, feed them at night, only after the lights have been off for over an hour. This increases their ability to metabolize that food, and thusly survive, by quite a margin.