I am the fire starter!

[TheGodParticle]

So who else has a Fire Anemone in their reef tank? Lets see em.



Here's mine:

 

[lil urchin]

beautiful.
i've heard they have a serious sting, though, what's your experience?
can it host anemonefish?

 

[taylor t]

That's a real beauty! I have thought of getting one of those a while back. I would love to see some more! Pretty uncommon.

 

[accordsirh22]

thats cool, never heard of/seen those. looks almost like a softie lol

 

[TheGodParticle]

Thanks a lot. Yes they are very uncommon which makes it all the more neat to own. I dont believe they will host a clownfish as far as I know but then again I dont have any clowns. They are very unique and very aggressive. I've been feeding this one Chromis. They do let off a very very powerful sting so gloves should be worn when handling. Although I've never been stung by one I know someone who has and said the only thing worse is a lionfish sting. The tenticals on it aka the softies are very very sticky and most things that touch it are likely to either get caught or stung. I have mostly bigger fish in my tank so I dont worry about anything being eaten however, he did almost get ahold of my leopard wrasse one day when the wrasse was feeling very daring.

I started this thread in hopes that more people have them. I know they are uncommon but come in a vast variety of colors. I'm hoping more people will share and spread their knowledge. Not many people know about these wonderful animals.

 

[syrinx]

They are not uncommon per say- just uncommon in the business. Mainly due to the fact they have a crazy sting- and are successful fish eaters. Great to see and good for a species tank.

 

[TheGodParticle]

I know more people out there have one of these! I'm not the only one in the world! Lets see em!

 

[velvetelvis]

I've been feeding this one Chromis. They do let off a very very powerful sting so gloves should be worn when handling. Although I've never been stung by one I know someone who has and said the only thing worse is a lionfish sting.

Gorgeous anemone, but...poor chromis! :sad2: Won't it take thawed frozen foods? My BTAs and maxi-minis are thriving on scallops and krill and the like. I don't mean to criticize you; it just seems like such a painful death for the fish.

 

[TheGodParticle]

Gorgeous anemone, but...poor chromis! :sad2: Won't it take thawed frozen foods? My BTAs and maxi-minis are thriving on scallops and krill and the like. I don't mean to criticize you; it just seems like such a painful death for the fish.

Painful perhaps, yes. But natural. No different than anything he'd eat in the wild. No difference than the shrimp that are killed and processed and frozen that we feed.