Anemone id please
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I will definitely do some reading. I didn't know about the acclimation, bit I did float for about fifteen minutes, then drip for an hour and a half.
Hope that's ok.
It's looking happy so far, it's only been a couple hours at this point.
Thanks for the ID guys.
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D-Nak
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Fortunately it looks like it's in decent shape, though the tentacles need to expand more. Are the tentacles "vibrating"? They should each be moving independently. These guys like good flow and lots of light, though there are different opinions on how one should acclimate the anemone to both.
Tentacles are definitely vibrating. I have a ton of light in my tank, but he's under a shaded area. If he moves in one direction he gets the light full blast. If he moves in the other direction, it's about half intensity. I'm assuming he will go where he wants.
Flow is about the same, he's in a low to moderate area right now, but if he moves just a bit, the flow changes.
I have leds, i can dim then if you think its a good idea. At full blast, i can get over 500 par on the sandbed. Right now, its probably around 200-225.
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Flow is about the same, he's in a low to moderate area right now, but if he moves just a bit, the flow changes.
I have leds, i can dim then if you think its a good idea. At full blast, i can get over 500 par on the sandbed. Right now, its probably around 200-225.
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elegance coral
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IMHO, if the tentacles are visibly vibrating, the flow isn't strong enough. I believe, this is an adaptation to being confined in stagnant tide pools. The vibrating tentacles create water movement, and assists in gas exchange while the anemone is confined in these stagnant pools. Once water movement increases, the vibrating stops.
If this was my anemone, I'd increase the PAR at least to the mid 300's. Gigantea is very prone to bleaching when lighting is insufficient IME. A very good tool to aid in acclimating an anemone like this, is to take pic's every day, with the same camera settings, and lighting. These anemones can fade very slowly, and may not be perceived by us until a drastic change has taken place. It's like watching your own children grow. It's not all that noticeable to the parents that see the child every day, but it's overwhelmingly obvious to the relative that only sees the child on holidays. When you have pic's, you can compare today's pic with a pic from last week, and any changes in color become much more obvious. This allows you to intervene and take corrective measures, before symptoms become to severe.
If this was my anemone, I'd increase the PAR at least to the mid 300's. Gigantea is very prone to bleaching when lighting is insufficient IME. A very good tool to aid in acclimating an anemone like this, is to take pic's every day, with the same camera settings, and lighting. These anemones can fade very slowly, and may not be perceived by us until a drastic change has taken place. It's like watching your own children grow. It's not all that noticeable to the parents that see the child every day, but it's overwhelmingly obvious to the relative that only sees the child on holidays. When you have pic's, you can compare today's pic with a pic from last week, and any changes in color become much more obvious. This allows you to intervene and take corrective measures, before symptoms become to severe.
BonsaiNut
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+1 I agree that the tentacles only seem to vibrate when they are in still water. When the water movement increases they will stop.
Additionally it is not a sand anemone and would most likely prefer being up on your rocks close to the light. It might settle at the sand/rock interface, but then you will may find yourself having a problem with getting it enough light.
clowns101
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