Anenomes

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Here are some pics of my anemones dude the first is the rose and green long tentacle they always seem to stay together the second is my carnation, they arent fully out because i had just turned the lights back on they usually look much better, the twins are about 6 inches across, while the carnation is maybe 3 inches or so.
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sorry the pics are so blurry my camera hates taking good pics of the tank for some reason.

and to answer your question about lights i have power compacts, 10k and actinic for color. like i said i feed mine silversides and other fish that dont make the transition from LFS...hehehe. they arent too difficult. juss give em multiple levvels to get to incase the lights is too strong or not strong enough, and normal flourescent will not cut. i know this from beginning experience 8(. GL and be careful with em they truly are one of gods' greatest gifts.
 
I bought an host anemone a few days ago and brought it home and acclimated it to my tank water. About 15 minutes later I gently laid it down into the tank and within a half an hour it died. I have never had any problem with my clown fish that is in there. Maybe it was sick to begin with. I dont know, maybe I just wasn't meant to have one.
LOL
 
it generaly takes much longer than a half hour for one to die dude, keep in mind they will look real crappy. even if happy when first introduced. u prolly threw away a live anemone. even if dying they show signs of death extremely slow, not in a period of hours but days. and generaly once u start seeing signs its too late. make sure the water is chlorine free and give it another shot, they will look terrible, almost inside out once or twice a day, they arent dying they are juss taking a dump. be careful and keep an eye on them at first wait over night, it takes a while for the toxins they secrete to actually come out of thier bodies anyways, it comes out as they decompose, so introduce, keep an eye on them and give them over night, you will see a difference come the morning.
 
Excuse me, I am not a DUDE!!! And I know when an animal is alive or dead. There was clear stuff coming from him. And I did take him out and checked him and he was DEAD.
I have done my research on them well enough to know if you take him out and he is just plain mushy he is DEAD!!!!
Never mind, I will get info from my LFS.
 
fishcatch22;569239; said:
IMO all anemones are way more trouble than they are worth. they are very sensitive, need strong light and good water flow, and target feeding. and no matter how well you care for it, it will live a life a good 10-20 times shorter than if it was left in the wild. it's best for you and the anemone to leave it back at your LFS IMO.
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i bet you made up that statistic huh? :D
 
smmfish;586769; said:
Excuse me, I am not a DUDE!!! And I know when an animal is alive or dead. There was clear stuff coming from him. And I did take him out and checked him and he was DEAD.
I have done my research on them well enough to know if you take him out and he is just plain mushy he is DEAD!!!!
Never mind, I will get info from my LFS.
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and how was he suppose to know that? :chillpill:
 
one thing i will say untill you know a lot about their care stay away from tube Anenomes
when they die they can really make your tank go sour Start out with a common Atlantic
 
my anemones are mushy and are quite healthy(and alive) if one of em were to hold thier shape if i took them out of the water, then i would be alarmed. when they use the bathroom(not sure that fits an animal) they do poop a clear to brownish, thick, sticky fluid. I still think u should have given it a bit more time, i could be worng, im wrong a lot. they will shrivel to almost nuthin several times a day. and look really terrible.
 
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