ricordiaking
Premium Member
Very nice find, one of the nicer anems.
I purchased a Hoddoni, I think I got Gigantea??
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maxxII
Super Housemonkey!
I have no experiance with gigantea anemones, but I have had an H.magnifica for the last 6 months. I dont know how well my experiances apply, but I was told by alot of people, (including one friend who's kept the same H.mag for the last 11 years), that clownfish will help the anemone adjust to tank life. No scientific reason given why....but through anecdotal evidence, the H.mags at least, do better with clowns in attendance.
2nd, my H.mag had been in captivity for several months under 20K mh's and went to 10K's in my tank. My lights are suspended over the tank, so I raised them as high as possible off the water surface, (18 inches), to lessen the intensity.
The first week the anemone would deflate and look like hell at least once or twice a day. I was convinced it was dying and get frustrated. A couple of hours later, the anemone would be fully inflated, and look fine. This slowly stopped happening over a three week period.
My hypothesis is that the light was more intense than it was used to, so it would deflate in order to decrease its surface area available for photosynthesis.
Or, it could be the anemone was just reacting to the stress of being bagged up and shipped somewhere.
My point is this:
If the anemone is attached, the tentacles are sticky and reactive to feeding stimulis, and the mouth is tight, you're still in the game.
I wouldnt necessarily feed the anemone all that often, becuase you can stress it out by feeding so much.
Just work at keeping your tank parameters in good order, and I think your anemone will do fine.
Nick
2nd, my H.mag had been in captivity for several months under 20K mh's and went to 10K's in my tank. My lights are suspended over the tank, so I raised them as high as possible off the water surface, (18 inches), to lessen the intensity.
The first week the anemone would deflate and look like hell at least once or twice a day. I was convinced it was dying and get frustrated. A couple of hours later, the anemone would be fully inflated, and look fine. This slowly stopped happening over a three week period.
My hypothesis is that the light was more intense than it was used to, so it would deflate in order to decrease its surface area available for photosynthesis.
Or, it could be the anemone was just reacting to the stress of being bagged up and shipped somewhere.
My point is this:
If the anemone is attached, the tentacles are sticky and reactive to feeding stimulis, and the mouth is tight, you're still in the game.
I wouldnt necessarily feed the anemone all that often, becuase you can stress it out by feeding so much.
Just work at keeping your tank parameters in good order, and I think your anemone will do fine.
Nick
clown fanatic
New member
this anemone is amazing, i noticed that in the video it looked like it was getting pounded by the surge. idk if that stringy stuff you saw was from a cut, i havent seen it in person so i dont think i should tell you what it is, BUT it reminds me of when my LTA was moving around. when it wanted to find a new spot it would almost "shed" its adhesive slime. idk if this is the case, or if anemone's actually do that, but it has appeared that way from my observations.
good luck, she's looking great
p.s your video......HOLY ANEMONE"S BATMAN! sheesh your tank is nice
good luck, she's looking great
p.s your video......HOLY ANEMONE"S BATMAN! sheesh your tank is nice
ricordiaking
Premium Member
Any updates?
BonsaiNut
Premium Member
They are tough to keep. I still keep saying the secret is BRIGHT light and strong water movement. In the wild they are found in shallow rock/silt/eelgrass beds close to the surface, where they are often exposed at low tides. S. haddoni shares a similar environment, but for some reason is much more accepting of artificial light environments.
ricordiaking
Premium Member
sorry to hear that
