How much food is it eating now and what type?
Halcurias anemone?
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Hi Scott,
I'm feeding 2x a day (I have cb seahorses, so my tank is fed more heavily than most nanos anyway). He is still greedily gobbling up the mysis - both piscene energetics & hikari brand - He'll eat up to 8 of them in a feeding, maybe more but I stop at that amount. In the evenings at least every other day I also give him several 1/4" pieces of the fresh seafoods I listed earlier in the thread. I have dendrophyllias in my tank, too, so I was already using this heavy feeding regimin.
Due to all the food in my tank I have a very heavy pod population. Lots of mysis & Gammarus specifically, & 1 night I had the fortunate experience of observing it catch a gammarus dashing by.
I'm feeding 2x a day (I have cb seahorses, so my tank is fed more heavily than most nanos anyway). He is still greedily gobbling up the mysis - both piscene energetics & hikari brand - He'll eat up to 8 of them in a feeding, maybe more but I stop at that amount. In the evenings at least every other day I also give him several 1/4" pieces of the fresh seafoods I listed earlier in the thread. I have dendrophyllias in my tank, too, so I was already using this heavy feeding regimin.
Due to all the food in my tank I have a very heavy pod population. Lots of mysis & Gammarus specifically, & 1 night I had the fortunate experience of observing it catch a gammarus dashing by.
achillesheel
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do you worry about it snatching the sh's?
That's the funny thing about the sh's. They touch it, it doesn't hang on to them, & they just mosey away at their leisure. By accident & ignorance, not out of unconcern for their welfare, I came to learn through exp. that seahorses are not as sensitive to nematocysts as commonly believed. I've had cb seahorses for 4 yrs. The 1st tank I put them in was full of many types of corals most people would suggest to avoid w/ sh's. I had many types of euphyllia, bubbles, open brains, an alveopora, ricordea florida, various other softies and a RBTA. About a year after I added the Sh's I was told that basically everything I had placed them w/ will sting them. They were very comfortable, healthy, and active in this tank - they came up to beg for food almost as bad as a puffer would whenever anyone was looking. They hitched on & rested against my corals w/out any sign of distress.
I'm not suggesting it's a good general idea to keep SH's w/all anemones. As Dr. Shimek has written many times, their sting is very strong when in contact with their targeted prey items. My RBTA has always eaten squid. Before I put my Sh's w/it, I tried many types of food including silversides & sm. fish carcasses (I used to work at a LFS; these weren't in very short supply). It really only reacted strongly to squid. I think I'm lucky that I didn't put the SH's in w/a RBTA whose prey item is fish; were this the case I'd probably have lost them long ago.
I think as long as your SH is healthy & robust, as cb ones tend to be, I think its bony armor plating is very good at protecting it from nematocysts. I know a few others on this site who are keeping them successfully w/stinging corals most on the sh forum would strongly recommend against. I always watch very closely when I introduce an inhabitant to the tank to see how the sh's react to it. They are very curious & brave; usually the 1st to check out a new addition. I don't take my eyes off the tank until I have seen physical contact w/the sh's because I want to make sure it causes no distress. So far, I have not had a problem. I would think in 4 yrs, I would see one. If anything, fish w/their movements, have been more of a stressor. Sorry for the length of this post...:eek1:
I'm not suggesting it's a good general idea to keep SH's w/all anemones. As Dr. Shimek has written many times, their sting is very strong when in contact with their targeted prey items. My RBTA has always eaten squid. Before I put my Sh's w/it, I tried many types of food including silversides & sm. fish carcasses (I used to work at a LFS; these weren't in very short supply). It really only reacted strongly to squid. I think I'm lucky that I didn't put the SH's in w/a RBTA whose prey item is fish; were this the case I'd probably have lost them long ago.
I think as long as your SH is healthy & robust, as cb ones tend to be, I think its bony armor plating is very good at protecting it from nematocysts. I know a few others on this site who are keeping them successfully w/stinging corals most on the sh forum would strongly recommend against. I always watch very closely when I introduce an inhabitant to the tank to see how the sh's react to it. They are very curious & brave; usually the 1st to check out a new addition. I don't take my eyes off the tank until I have seen physical contact w/the sh's because I want to make sure it causes no distress. So far, I have not had a problem. I would think in 4 yrs, I would see one. If anything, fish w/their movements, have been more of a stressor. Sorry for the length of this post...:eek1:
Wendy,
Any updates? Rumor has it some may have resurfaced.
Thanks.
Any updates? Rumor has it some may have resurfaced.
Thanks.
More appear to have arrived in the states 
Have a nano with chiller and nano without just incase luck strikes ;>)
Have a nano with chiller and nano without just incase luck strikes ;>)
fwiw: If the species and collection area data are accurate, looks like temps range from 54F to low 70's.
Pending arrival, etc., I will post a pic or two
fwiw: I am using a 2.5gal, 2x13wt PC, live rock(rubble), IceProbe, insulation, etc., to get the tank near 65F.
http://www.coolworksinc.com
Waterchanges frequently from my long long established 60gal breeder.
The other tank is at 76F, 70w 20K MH, plugged into my 500g system.
We shall see.
fwiw: I am using a 2.5gal, 2x13wt PC, live rock(rubble), IceProbe, insulation, etc., to get the tank near 65F.
http://www.coolworksinc.com
Waterchanges frequently from my long long established 60gal breeder.
The other tank is at 76F, 70w 20K MH, plugged into my 500g system.
We shall see.
I hope you get the opportunity to try one, as you are obviously better prepared for long term success than I am. Have you noticed the price dropping any? I'd really like to see more in different systems throughout the hobbyist community. That way we can learn the most about them. I still haven't bought a camera. The 1st house we were buying didn't go through, we've found a new one, but won't be moving until mid March now. AAARGH!
We know so little, who can tell what success requires or where it lives :>) IMHO we'll likely figure out what the critters will tolerate, but it will take some time to figure real information out
Get a local fish club member to stop by with a camera
Had to do that for years myself ;>)Good luck on the next house.
Was I only allowed 1?
The above is in 65.2F water temps, room lighting, single 13w actinic 03, no flash. They already ate mysis.
fwiw: the other tank was 76F+ and the difference between the reactions of tank 1 and tank 2 were so drastic.....Moved all into the 65F temps.
Whole Tank:
Thanks Wendy.
Picked them up from Extreme Aquarium, but I bought all that arrived in their shipment. Rumor has it a few more may have been available, so they may be available at some other shops.
As you shared about yours, these are not moving at all. Mild changes in flow, light, etc., don't seem to impact their days much if at all.
Smallest ones have expanded much more, but the largest is still <2".
We shall see.
Picked them up from Extreme Aquarium, but I bought all that arrived in their shipment. Rumor has it a few more may have been available, so they may be available at some other shops.
As you shared about yours, these are not moving at all. Mild changes in flow, light, etc., don't seem to impact their days much if at all.
Smallest ones have expanded much more, but the largest is still <2".
We shall see.
Update: Still the 4 of them. Added a few painstakingly acclimated juvenile Mollies to the tank for some decorative appeal, algae eating, etc.......Anemones caught and ate all 6 in the first night 
