fire nem

[fullmonti]

Saw this on DD & was wondering what they're like. How big will they get, how nasty are they, do they move around or stay put, I'm guessing they are not good for clowns, or any other info you care to share.

Thanks
Jim

 

[lilyost4290]

I don't have any experience with one first hand, but apparently they have a really potent sting.

 

[huggybear1000]

i've googled it and haven't been able to find a lot of information on it. i did find this though

"Care should be taken not to touch this species as it's sting can cause severe pain, permanant rashing, and in rare cases renal failiure."

http://shop.bluereefaquatics.com/Red-Fire-Anemone-IA001.htm

 

[fullmonti]

Hopefully some one has or has had one & can tell us more about them.

 

[jmadison]

Renal failure, I'll take two please!?

 

[huggybear1000]

Renal failure, I'll take two please!?

one for each kidney? lol

 

[bradleym]

So I guess it would seem odd that the ONLY reason I haven't bought it already is that I haven't set up the tank that I would keep it in yet? Maybe I'm just weird lol.

 

[jimmy_beaner]

Don't expect it to be that color. That picture has been contrasted to the point of ridiculous.

 

[huggybear1000]

So I guess it would seem odd that the ONLY reason I haven't bought it already is that I haven't set up the tank that I would keep it in yet? Maybe I'm just weird lol.

i never think that far ahead

 

[bradleym]

I don't usually, but I draw the line at dumping in something called FIRE without a game plan.

 

[lilyost4290]

Here's what I could find in "A Pocket Guide to Marine Invertebrates" by Ronald L. Shimek:

Up to about 12 inches in diameter across the disk, 50g tank minimum, moderate lighting, and needs to be fed for best health. "Reasonably hardy, but reported to kill fishes. Handle with gloves and extreme care; stings are notoriously painful. Do best in moderately strong currents and need a relatively deep sand bed to allow for burrowing activities. Some burrow during the day and emerge to feed at night, while others have the reverse behavior patterns. No clownfishes naturally associate with them. Some Periclimenes shrimps do well with these hosts."

 

[fullmonti]

All n all sounds like a very nasty critter, & not very common.

 

[treylane]

I've seen a few of these in person, they are solid, no-messing-around, no-photoshoop, RED. They're gorgeous.

I believe a more accurate ID for them is "Phyllodiscus semoni" (night anemone) but I'd love more information or a better guess if anybody has one. They stick out a "feeding arm" apparatus at night to capture prey. If the ID is accurate, they can be dangerous to humans, so be quite careful when handling.

I never been willing to keep a fishless setup, so no first-person info. A friend kept one in a small tank for awhile and said it was hardy and beautiful and easy to feed until it got sucked into a vortech.