BigBlue187
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I have a ocellaris and I want to get a anemones for her. What would be the best one to get?
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Best anemones
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saltymight
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look here but the ocel will go with the bubble tip too.
http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf
http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf
BigBlue187
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I want something that is bright and bold. Something that will stand out in my reef tank.
Rofl Reefneck.
BigBlue187- You could go with a rbta but don't be discouraged if your clowns don't go to the anemone right away. It could take weeks or it could be days. It took my Ocellaris clowns 6 months to find my gbta in a 20 gallon tank.
Depending on your lighting and your experience with anemones (I'm assuming this is your first nem), I would recommend going with a rbta or a gbta. I would hold off on a haddoni since those are more difficult but would be a good choice for you to try once you get a lot of experience with the bta's since they are the hardiest of the host anemones.
BigBlue187- You could go with a rbta but don't be discouraged if your clowns don't go to the anemone right away. It could take weeks or it could be days. It took my Ocellaris clowns 6 months to find my gbta in a 20 gallon tank.
Depending on your lighting and your experience with anemones (I'm assuming this is your first nem), I would recommend going with a rbta or a gbta. I would hold off on a haddoni since those are more difficult but would be a good choice for you to try once you get a lot of experience with the bta's since they are the hardiest of the host anemones.
BigBlue187
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Well I found one I would like to get. The LFS here has it labeled as a Bubble tip but I don't know if thats right. Maybe you guys could help me . Its bright white with purple tips and it has short tentacles. I don't know if that will help but thats what it looks like.
BigBlue187
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This is what it looks like but the white is a lot brighter.
http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_1...ategory=4&category_search=63&root_parent_id=4
http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_1...ategory=4&category_search=63&root_parent_id=4
Then I would say it is a bleached out Heteractis malu, or crispa. These are harder to keep than bta's and they live on the bottom with the base buried in the sand or at a sand/rock interface as some people have called it. I wouldn't recommend it for your first anemone. White is not a good sign. It may look pretty but it is a sign of poor health and if given a good environment it will color up and no longer be the white you wanted when you bought it.
I would read up on the different anemones, E. quadricolor, M. doreensis, Heteractis, sp., Stichodactyla sp. and learn the basics of what they look like and their environments and then go back to your lfs and ask them about the anemones (pretend like you don't know anything) and then specifically ask them about the anemone you saw and suggest it to be a Sebae (Heteractis sp.). From this conversation you should be able to determine how much the employees at the lfs now about anemones. If they can't provide much useful info I would suggest going to another fish store.
In my case I learn very quickly and in the short span of time I've been reading I currently know much more than the people at my lfs about anemones but they have a much better general knowledge about most sw fish/inverts, which I can easily say I don't know much past what I have experience with. I happen to be lucky to have a good lfs.
I would read up on the different anemones, E. quadricolor, M. doreensis, Heteractis, sp., Stichodactyla sp. and learn the basics of what they look like and their environments and then go back to your lfs and ask them about the anemones (pretend like you don't know anything) and then specifically ask them about the anemone you saw and suggest it to be a Sebae (Heteractis sp.). From this conversation you should be able to determine how much the employees at the lfs now about anemones. If they can't provide much useful info I would suggest going to another fish store.
In my case I learn very quickly and in the short span of time I've been reading I currently know much more than the people at my lfs about anemones but they have a much better general knowledge about most sw fish/inverts, which I can easily say I don't know much past what I have experience with. I happen to be lucky to have a good lfs.
