Need anemone ID and info please!

[TinyMouse559]

I bought this anemone at my LFS and didn't even ask for the name of it.... I am currently housing this anemone in my 29g BioCube. I don't know anything about this anemone so any information about this anemone would be greatly appreciated! Here are some pictures!

P.S. i do have a pair of clown fish in the tank as well and would like to know if this is a type of anemone my clowns will be able to host?

 

[RicksReefs]

Looks like a Condylactis carribean/pink tip haitian anemone and isn't a normal host for any clownfish.

 

[garygb]

That is a condylactis anemone. Originate from the Atlantic/Caribbean. They are not natural hosts to clownfish. Clownfish originate in the Indo-pacific. So condys and clowns come from literally half a world away from one another. Condylactis are known to wander, so do cover your powerheads, otherwise the anemone could get sucked in and release toxins that could be hazardous to most everything in your tank.

 

[TinyMouse559]

So what should i do then? If i have clowns and reef fish in my reef tank? Should i toss this guy or keep him? If i do keep him what do i feed it?

 

[RicksReefs]

First, you should accept responsibility for any animal you have and not 'just toss it'.
If it's not what you expected, trade it in, or give it away to another hobbyist.
But anyway, feed it chunky seafood, I.E. mysis, krill, shrimp. etc.

 

[TinyMouse559]

well i didn't really mean literally toss it, sorry if you got offended.... wasn't trying to offend anyone... LOL

i got home from work today and my anemone was a little shrunken in so i fed it a small cube of brine shrimp. It right away got bigger but im scared is there something wrong? If it didn't like its spot it would've moved right?

 

[garygb]

Condylactis is considered fairly hardy, especially as compared with the host anemone species. They do require good water quality and bright lighting. As with many species of anemone, they do have zooxanthellae in their tissue that need strong lighting. The zooxanthellae provide a significant portion of their nutritional needs. Condys can grow quite large and beautiful. Target feeding will speed the growth. Feeding once or twice a week with fresh seafood should be fine. Brine shrimp aren't very nutritious. Something like mysis would be better, along with shrimp, squid, krill, etc. Condys are known to move around often in aquariums. I don't have one personally, but I've read that if they can find a deep crevice in a piece of liverock they tend to stay put.

 

[RiOnRoxXx]

IME these dudes crawl or walk around a lot. I made the mistake of purchasing two of these before doing the amount of research to know any better. If possible I would return it to the LFS and possibly get a bubble tip anemone granted that your tank has strong enough lighting. The BTA's are more accepting of clowns and the BTA come in just as pretty colors (mostly reddish pink and green). I have a Rose Bubble in my tank that my False Percs hosted within' a week of putting the nem in the tank. I spot feed my RBTA a silverside once every week. It has grown quite well with spot feeding and indirect halide lighting. Hope this helps some Myra. Good luck in whatever you decide to do.