Anemone question....

ChrisB

ChrisB

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Would Liveaquaria be a decent online place to get a BTA or other anemone?

As this will be my first anemone, which is best for beginners?

EDIT: My lighting is 250w MH 14K and tank depth is 24" w/ Good flow.
 
liveaquaria is notable for their quality, healthy livestock. I think most people have had very good luck with them (myself included). For a person beginning with anemones, a BTA would be my first choice.
 
Thanks for the reply.

I am going to print off some of the FAQs above and read up.

One more question I have gotten from reading just now....

Am I going to have to get a "wild" ocellaris in order to have one that will host an anemone?
 
No. I don't know where that idea originally came from, but it is not true. Millions of years of evolution and instinct remain quite strong in these fish. The tank raised individuals will take to anemones just as well as wild caught ones.
 
can i hijack this thred?

well here is my question

im not ready for an anenome yet- nor will i be for a long time-
but when im ready to add my clowns and anenome-
are LTA ok as beginner nems- cuz i think they are so pretty
i am used to high maintence live stock so i will be able to care for anything but would Nova Extreme HOT5 Lights be bright enough for them in a
40gl Stretch hex? i think 18inch deep maybe 20
 
They are a bit more difficult than a BTA, but not nearly as difficult as many of the other species--sort of intermediate IME. Nova Extreme fixtures aren't my favorite. The lighting is much less than a good Tek fixture and light years behind an ice cap retrofit. I love my T5 lighting, but honestly, for tanks like hexes, MH is the best way to go.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10281237#post10281237 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Amphiprion
No. I don't know where that idea originally came from, but it is not true. Millions of years of evolution and instinct remain quite strong in these fish. The tank raised individuals will take to anemones just as well as wild caught ones.
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Agreed 100%.:bum:
 
So thats my tank- its not the typical hex-
but could an LTA do well in that lighting cuz thats what im getting or should i just settle with the BTA- which im fine with i would just PREFER a beautiful white LTA
:)
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No. I don't know where that idea originally came from, but it is not true. Millions of years of evolution and instinct remain quite strong in these fish. The tank raised individuals will take to anemones just as well as wild caught ones.
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i think why the idea came about- i dont have an opinion really on the matter- but
because they are CB and raised in a tank not an ocean with the influence of multiple factors they have nothing to show them "this is home" "they are not friendly" "They will eat you" "Anemone = good" - some have never seen anemones before so why would they particularly know that they are their home-

but then again why would some clowns host in things that well arent nems at all and why would some clowns host in nems non native to their natural habitat-

therefore we can conclude- with debate- that the hosting in general is a sew in instinct in most clown individuals-
however there might be differences within clown species/individuals/ time of addition to the tank/ other tank inhabitants- what if the clown is added first and it feels protected enough and confident enough that nothing will harm it may never host- same goes for a clown that is the only fish or the biggest fish in the tank- is the hosting used for protection- then the clown wont need or wont feel the need to host- but when housed with larger fish than itself- might then pick up a host for protection--

now i didnt mean this to drag on into a long post- but animal sciences/animal behaviour facinates me so once i got started i just thought of many other possibilities

now i have no first hand proof or knowlegde im just gathering and analyzing materiall from different ppl and what i have read
- so what i said was just to explain where the idea of non hosting clowns came from
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10286349#post10286349 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by toastii_reef
So thats my tank- its not the typical hex-
but could an LTA do well in that lighting cuz thats what im getting or should i just settle with the BTA- which im fine with i would just PREFER a beautiful white LTA
:)
15776940g.jpg
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First of all there is no such thing as a healthy white LTA. A white LTA means that the anemone is bleached (depleted of zooxanthellae algae). If the anemone is depleted of zooxanthellae algae its not getting enough nutrients and energy so supplementary feedings will be necessary for a long period of time until it starts to regain its zooxanthellae algae.

That being said, I would go with a Metal halide pendent over that hex. It would look better that way.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10286405#post10286405 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by toastii_reef
i think why the idea came about- i dont have an opinion really on the matter- but
because they are CB and raised in a tank not an ocean with the influence of multiple factors they have nothing to show them "this is home" "they are not friendly" "They will eat you" "Anemone = good" - some have never seen anemones before so why would they particularly know that they are their home-

but then again why would some clowns host in things that well arent nems at all and why would some clowns host in nems non native to their natural habitat-

therefore we can conclude- with debate- that the hosting in general is a sew in instinct in most clown individuals-
however there might be differences within clown species/individuals/ time of addition to the tank/ other tank inhabitants- what if the clown is added first and it feels protected enough and confident enough that nothing will harm it may never host- same goes for a clown that is the only fish or the biggest fish in the tank- is the hosting used for protection- then the clown wont need or wont feel the need to host- but when housed with larger fish than itself- might then pick up a host for protection--

now i didnt mean this to drag on into a long post- but animal sciences/animal behaviour facinates me so once i got started i just thought of many other possibilities

now i have no first hand proof or knowlegde im just gathering and analyzing materiall from different ppl and what i have read
- so what i said was just to explain where the idea of non hosting clowns came from
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I am not sure where you collected your "material" but you got a lot of facts backwards. There was a long thread on here recently about CB clowns and WC clowns. This is not the thread for it to start here especially when this is not your own thread...;)
 
sry i got carried away-
i normally think up a lot of stuff that i think is reasonable- based on information- then refute it and disprove- but the main part of the long thing was a reason on why ppl think CB wont host-

im sorry for the major thred hijack :)
also i didnt completely say everything i wanted to- i think it would be cool to do an experiement with WC and hosting and CB and hosting and such but nevermind
- just curious you can pm me with it- if someone would like to :)- but which parts of the information is inaccurate?- i would like to be corrected
 
also about the nem question i had-
someone had a LTA i believe thats what they said it was- that had a pinkish orange base and white tentacles like pure white-
hmm
also i cant have a MH pendant- 1) not enough money 2) i have a high slanted ceiling
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10286684#post10286684 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by toastii_reef
also about the nem question i had-
someone had a LTA i believe thats what they said it was- that had a pinkish orange base and white tentacles like pure white-
hmm
also i cant have a MH pendant- 1) not enough money 2) i have a high slanted ceiling
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That LTA on that thread you showed me on that other forum was in bad, bad shape. That person also had no idea what they were doing because they did not research, have the patience to wait, and was impulsive at the lfs. In fact reading that thread was sad. That person bought a mandarin, a LTA, GSP colony, some other livestock. At first I really thought that thread was a joke...
 
This is a "white" ( bleached ) LTA

GLTA.jpg


This is what it looks like now ( just over 3 months ) and what a healthy one should look like. ( has more of a green tint in real life )

abouttime.jpg
 
anyways again sorry to completely hijack the thred- i know the person was completely idiotic- but uninformed-> still not an excuse though
 
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