do you have to run carbon oranything else to have an anemone
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WaffleWalffle22
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It's a good thing to do. 
WaffleWalffle22
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It sounds bleached, which means it's lost it's color. Get the one with the most dense color you can find. If it looks clear/light in color, that means it's bleached. And get one with long tentacles. If the tentacles are short, it means the anemone is "starved".
This is a bleached anemone...
This is a starved anemone...
This is a healthy anemone...
Start with a BTA/RBTA (Bubble Tipped Anemone). They are the easiest to keep and they're good anemones for beginners.
May I ask how long your tank has been set up? What kind of lights do you have? Anemones shouldn't be put into a tank until the tank is established enough to support one. I would wait until the tank has been set up at least 6 months before adding an anemone. Anemones also need good lighting. Power compact lighting can keep an anemone if the wattage is high enough, but more than likely the anemone won't be happy. Anemones do best under T5 or even better, Metal Halides.
This is a bleached anemone...
This is a starved anemone...
This is a healthy anemone...
Start with a BTA/RBTA (Bubble Tipped Anemone). They are the easiest to keep and they're good anemones for beginners.
May I ask how long your tank has been set up? What kind of lights do you have? Anemones shouldn't be put into a tank until the tank is established enough to support one. I would wait until the tank has been set up at least 6 months before adding an anemone. Anemones also need good lighting. Power compact lighting can keep an anemone if the wattage is high enough, but more than likely the anemone won't be happy. Anemones do best under T5 or even better, Metal Halides.
SwampyBill
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Yes, it's a good idea to run carbon; whether you have an anemone or not. What size tank & what's your lighting like?
rayn
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Question that will hopefully help the op out as well. I have a bta that fills out fully, but daily it deflated completely flat every morning. Been in the tank for about two weeks. There are four other bta in there and they don't do it. I target feed, so I know it eats and is getting food too.
WaffleWalffle22
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That's a special situation that won't happen with every anemone. It will more than likely confuse the OP if he/she is new to anemones. Plus you just hijacked a thread. :lolspin:
WaffleWalffle22
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So let's see... how long as your tank been set up, and what kind of lights do you have? Also, do you know what kind of anemone it is? Post a picture and we can ID it for you because if the LFS didn't inform you on what to feed it, I assume they didn't give you an ID on it either.
WaffleWalffle22
Zoa Extreemist
They obviously don't know what they're talking about if they said it will live off plankton. :lmao:
Feed it krill once per week. Post a picture so that we're 100% positive it's a BTA and isn't something else that's very hard to care for.
Just ignore me. :sad2:
2Addicted
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lol i was thinking the same thing.
To the op: I would reccomend acclimating the anemone to your lights. The lfs people dont know what they are talking about.
SwampyBill
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Here we go again...
WaffleWalffle22
Zoa Extreemist
Well at least he's not as bad compared to some other people that have started other threads... :lmao:
This guy at least has passion for the hobby unlike some others.
This guy at least has passion for the hobby unlike some others.
WaffleWalffle22
Zoa Extreemist
I have a passion
You'll learn things over time. I still consider myself a n00b. :lolspin:
SwampyBill
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Cool. Looking forward to seeing pix of your new nem...Don't mind me; my sick sense of humor comes off abrasive sometimes. Always glad to help a fellow reefer with a passion for this incredible hobby.
