Anemone Before... and... After.

[FLReefGirl]

Hi Everyone.

I just wanted to update you on my anemone. Some of you were concerned about it in the past (being bleached) and I just wanted to update you on its progress.
It was added to my tank when the tank was only 1 month old. Being the newbie I didn't know any better. It gets 10 hours of light a day. It's fed mostly by what I feed the fish daily (emerald entre and brine shrimp)and the false percs that host it. I add marine snow and mysis when I feed my sun coral and open brain 2 times a week.
Enjoy!


Jan. 24, 2007 (just purchased)

March 21, 2007

April 23, 2007

 

[Joshua1023]

Good job. Most people don't know that there is no such thing as a purple tipped white Sebae anemone. Good choice of forum as well. I'm sure this will educate a few noobs.

 

[Randall_James]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9792681#post9792681 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Joshua1023
Good job. Most people don't know that there is no such thing as a purple tipped white Sebae anemone. Good choice of forum as well. I'm sure this will educate a few noobs.

They show up in the midwest here with regularity. Almost always available

 

[cdangel0]

Looks great - congrats - just another example of how myths run rampant in this hobby. Anemones CAN and ARE kept in new systems with great success.

 

[Sparty00]

What kind of Anemone is it?

 

[FLReefGirl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9793060#post9793060 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cdangel0
Looks great - congrats - just another example of how myths run rampant in this hobby. Anemones CAN and ARE kept in new systems with great success.

Thanks!
I agree about the myths in this hobby. My opinion is what works for one may not work for another. The only way you will find out if it will work for you is trial and error. Look at the huge debate over lighting. Although I can say that the knowledge of many of the more experienced reefers here on RC have helped me along the way.

Here's a pic so you can see more of the center.

 

[FLReefGirl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9793122#post9793122 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sparty00
What kind of Anemone is it?

I was told it is a Heteractis Crispa (H. Crispa). From readings it is also known as a Sebae anemone, I guess that's the common name.

 

[rafa316]

Wow that looks so nice! I hope someday I can get one like that, but for now im still such a n00b but I have managed to keep my arrow crab and snails alive for 2 months now. I belive I might ge fish soon :S

 

[SirSmapty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9793060#post9793060 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cdangel0
Looks great - congrats - just another example of how myths run rampant in this hobby. Anemones CAN and ARE kept in new systems with great success.

Unless a rambunctious tank critter knocks a filter off of a powerhead and an anemone gets sucked into it

 

[rafa316]

Just wondering how new was your new system? or how old ideally should it be to have an anemone?

 

[FLReefGirl]

SirSmapty - OMG! That's awful, I'm sorry for your loss.

rafa316 - Thank's! My tank was 37 days old when I added the anemone. I added cured live rock to my tank during week 2. I finally started to get a very small cycle during week 3 and it only lasted a couple days. And the rest is history. Params have been good since. Minor tweaking here and there. I have had good luck w/ this tank so far (knock on wood).
Most people here on RC say wait until the system is at least 6 months old. But as you see, each system is an individual and has individual results.

 

[rafa316]

Awesome thank you and best of luck

 

[FLReefGirl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9793578#post9793578 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rafa316
Awesome thank you and best of luck

Best of Luck to you too.

 

[Randall_James]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9793060#post9793060 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cdangel0
Looks great - congrats - just another example of how myths run rampant in this hobby. Anemones CAN and ARE kept in new systems with great success.

to the contrary, there are always exceptions to the rule...

Typically the Anemone will die within a year or two. Considering they live to be 100 years or more in the wild, I do not think I call 6 months "Success" by any stretch of the imagination...

2% survival rate of Anemone's is in fact NOT a myth but a sad reality of people putting animals in their tanks that either the tank is not ready for or the hobbyists is not ready for...

Glad yours is looking good but posting that the dismal success rate is a "Myth" is not very well researched at all...

 

[cdangel0]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9794443#post9794443 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Randall_James
2% survival rate of Anemone's is in fact NOT a myth but a sad reality of people putting animals in their tanks that either the tank is not ready for or the hobbyists is not ready for...

Has the scientific study been done? Where are the results? How many have you personally witnessed die because the system was too new?

All I'm saying is that there are ALOT of people preaching that you can not keep an anemone in a tank less then a year old, or under PC lighting, that you can't keep more then 1 type of clown in a tank, etc.


Sure there are exceptions, but I'd guess 9 out of 10 people that make these claims have never tried it.

I bought a condi that was bleached out (because I didn't know any better at the time) - took it home, cared for it, put it under PC lights in a tank that was less then 2 months old, and it is absolutely THRIVING in my system.

Added an RBTA about 3 months later - again with phenominal success.

AND I keep a percula and a tomato clown in the same 92 g tank as my yellow tang - all without issue.

With the right amount of care, patience, and dedication to the hobby anything is possible, and there is no need to discourage people from keeping the things they want to keep.

 

[rafa316]

So anemones dont live more than a couple of years?

 

[Randall_James]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9794548#post9794548 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cdangel0
Has the scientific study been done? Where are the results? .

There are in fact a couple noted studies on this and I will find the results for you as I have researched this before and many here have seen the same articles.

It does get old hearing people tell others to "Go for it" when they do not have a clue...

cheers...

 

[FLReefGirl]

I don't think he's saying add an anemone when ever you want.
I think he's saying that there are a lot of things being pounded into peoples heads, rules and gospels, about this hobby when in fact there are no set rules. Yes, there are guidelines in place to help guide people along and make their own decisions but as I said before, what works for one may not work for another.
Reefing requires a lot of time and patience. If you don't have either you will not have success no matter what, when, and how you add things to your tank. Just my 2 cents.

 

[FLReefGirl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9794669#post9794669 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rafa316
So anemones dont live more than a couple of years?

No, they can live for years. There a guy here on RC who's anemone is like 15 years old.

 

[GoingPostal]

No one knows how long they can live, Randall is referring I believe to one of the studies that asked reefers how long they kept an anemone alive and after a year, most were dead and after five years all but a few were. I don't think the year rule is neccessary per say, just more of a saving grace hopefully for the thousand of anemones sold to new or uneduacated hobbyists that are sentenced to death. I was one and I still see all the pet stores selling them to anyone with no mention of proper care. Hopefully someone can find the link to that study, it's very depressing if it's the truth.