Anyone have experience with the tube anemones, Cerianthus sp.?

sonofgaladriel

sonofgaladriel

Shiny!
Just curious on their hardiness. I know they are not hosts, but I have seen some amazing flourescent colors on some.
Anyone keeping them?
 
I used to have a really nice purple/green one when I had a DSB. I didn't loose it, but had to give it up with the tank upgrade. I just don't have the DSB to keep one anymore.
 
I had it for at least 9 months. Liveaquaria lists them as moderate. I assume if you have a DSB, a low light / medium flow area, and feed it once a week with with brine or some other very small organism, you should do fine.
 
They're nice, but aren't they known fish-eaters? I would only consider one in a dedicated species setup myself. Anyhow just thought I'd mention that, just in case it was something you'd want to look into.
 
Thanks guys for the input. I'm just gathering info right now. I haven't actually purchased one. I've seen some really incredible color variations on these that perked the interest.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8445785#post8445785 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by delphinus
They're nice, but aren't they known fish-eaters? I would only consider one in a dedicated species setup myself. Anyhow just thought I'd mention that, just in case it was something you'd want to look into.
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I read that that's a perpetuated myth and that they're absolutely no threat. It's some old http://www.advancedaquarist.com/ article I'm too lazy to actually do the search for someone else though.
 
I maintain a 240 that has several. The girl tha thas the tank can't pass them up if she sees one. Coco worms neither. Pinks are her favorite. In all the years she has had them they have never seemed a threat to any other inhabitants, fish or inverts. As long as they get food bits every so often they seem to last a long time. I think they are photosynthetic. They glow at least and seem to do better in light. She has one large that she got before hurricane Ivan and was one of the few animals to survive the power outage. It was damaged though about a month ago when a rock it was attatched to under the sand got moved (yes, it was me) and tore its foot. It is still alive but doesn't open as large now.
 
Mine open largest and eat the best after lights out.

They seem to prefer brine and mysis sized bits, but will on occassion grab some lance fish pieces from the messy trigger meals.

Since my tanks are essentially bare bottom, they are in pvc pipe, capped on one end, and filled with sand.

Cheers.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8448086#post8448086 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Confooseld
I read that that's a perpetuated myth and that they're absolutely no threat. It's some old http://www.advancedaquarist.com/ article I'm too lazy to actually do the search for someone else though.
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If it's not a threat then that's great, but like I said I was mentioning it because I'm under the impression sonofgaladriel has a few smaller fish that might be a risk, and that he should look into it before making any decisions.

One question though, are you sure it's advancedaquarist.com where you read that? I tried searching on "cerianthus" and "tube anemone" over there and came up with nothing that looks like the article you have in mind. Just in case you meant reefkeeping.com I searched over there too and the searches came up empty.

I did come across this:
Tube anemones are not symbiotic with Clownfishes! They will gladly eat them and other hapless subjects if presented the opportunity.
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at WWM. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/tubeanem.htm

So, ... *shrug* .. take it or leave it, that's what I got.
 
I had one for several months- easy to keep and it thrived just filter feeding and grew like crazy. However, I had to remove it when it got too big since it stung my euphyllia and zoos when it fully extended at night and I couldn't find a place where it was far enough away from LPS and others....
 
Wow guys! Thank you all for the great input and discussion! I think I'll try a few in areas away from the other corals/inverts. My fish aren't that small, so I think they'll be okay.
Thanks again.
Sean
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8448641#post8448641 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by traveller7

Since my tanks are essentially bare bottom, they are in pvc pipe, capped on one end, and filled with sand.

Cheers.
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Got a pic that shows this?
 
Thanks for the link Scott. That article doesn't come up when I search on "cerianthus", "pachycerianthus" or even "tube anemones eat fish". I guess it does come up if I search on "tube anemones" but only in that it gives you an index page which then links to the article. So I guess the search feature isn't completely useless, but sure requires a liberal amount of persistence.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8450820#post8450820 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by delphinus
So I guess the search feature isn't completely useless, but sure requires a liberal amount of persistence.
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It is certainly not your search efforts; the articles in the archives don't show up on the current search tool :(

I dug through the archives remembering the rough time line the article was published.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8449720#post8449720 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mwood
Got a pic that shows this?
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Sort of, but my tube anemones don't typically make and appearance until after lights out :rolleyes:

One specimen is out growing its current tube, I will be sure to take some pictures during the assembly process :)
 
How big are the pvc tubes? Do you shove the tube in a rock pile? Is there a trick to doing this or is it as easy as it sounds?
 
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