3 weeks ago in SF I got 2 Anemones and brought them home, from San Francisco CA.

[SabrinaJean]

Are Anemones good for my show tank at home?
3 weeks ago in SF, ca. My BF and I found little pink and white Anemones at the beach, I brought home 2, he kept 3 and his died by his Sea Urchant and one die during a cleaning schedule. NEWAYS... are these bad for my tank?
They have a bubbled white base, with little lines of dotes on them, and then a white top with a few rows of pink tentacle tips. I found them on the sand and on rocks at the beach. They eat well like my other anemones and have been living in my tank since. DO you know which ones Im talking about? WB

 

[inachu]

like everyone always says here..... pictures please!

 

[Toddrtrex]

Just so I am clear, they were in the ocean in SF? Been a long time since I've been to SF, but if memory serves the water there isn't exactly warm.

If that is the case, I highly doubt that any of them will make it in your tank long term. They would be a temperate species that wouldn't be able to tolerate the temps of a reef tank long term.

 

[SabrinaJean]

Yeah I acclimated them for a while and they have been eating really well. Here is a pic finally

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Cool..looks like a pink version of my golf warty anemone. They prefer colder temps but can put up with warmer temps.

 

[sk8rreefgeek]

No way? I posted a 'coldwater reeftank?' thread a few weeks back. I found some really cool stuff.
In Santa Cruz, there were HUNDREDS of cool nems in tidepools. I would never expect em to survive in 79 degree water...

Where exactly did you find these? I know SF pretty well...some good skatin in them parts

 

[SabrinaJean]

Well it's a special spot but... it's by the Cliff House. Yeah my boyfriend and I were waiting for low tide to come, and once it started to, we went into a cove of mussels and snails. There I found the BIGGEST Starfish Starfish I have ever seen! We thought it were some colored bricks or something until we realized we finally found one. Right when I was about the touch it and pull it off to get a picture, this HUGE wave came and wiped us both down. It was crazy\fun\shocking because it was unexpected SO we left ASAP and took home these anemones and some black snails, the ones with white tops.
They are all doing well in my tank of 74 degree temps. I like it 74-75 because I read everything will grow slower, life expectancy is longer and their metabolisms slows down so they eat less. And my fish get fed twice, once in the mornings with Unagi (seaweed) and the evenings a heavy hearty kinda meat, whatever I feel like.
I also love SF, I think I'm going to move there next year for school
That would be cool to set up an cold water marine tank, I wonder what other things you could add?

 

[Toddrtrex]

From a post I made last night (( links to cold water tanks ))

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12250936#post12250936 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Toddrtrex
Here are some cold water tank links,

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=890751

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1152971

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=810595

http://oregonreef.com/sub_coldwater.htm

 

[Cope]

I believe collection is illegal from the tide pools, That being said, I had a whole tank stocked from the tide pools. Just collect from pools that are not getting cold watter in them. If you bring a little thermometer you will find some of the pools reach 70. run the tank no heater and it will work fine. You can get fish, crabs, anemones, whatever you can ketch. If you get seen, well folks frown on collection, and will report you.

JME
(bay native, Hayward CA)
Cope

 

[thetim6]

I thought I'd add that organisms that live in shallow tidal pools are much more tolerant to a wide spectrum of temperatures and salinity than similar organisms from a stable environment.

So basically, these types of anemones you find in tidal pools are MUCH hardier than there coral reef counter parts. At least in theory anyways.

 

[SabrinaJean]

humm thanks guys

 

[BeesGoneWild]

Unagi = eel not seaweed. i know i eat it often. but anyway thats a very nice anenome. Sounds like you had quite the adventure.

 

[SabrinaJean]

Unari? Mayb?