New Mertensii

[cali9dub]

It's eating well. No longer tentacles yet.

 

[Reefvette]

Mertens

Mertens

As long as there are no other nems to stress it out, you should see increased growth in tentacles when the white outer banding goes away.

As long as its eating that is the best indication of healthy.

Give it about a month before you see noticable growth and tentacle length.

Nice lookin nem. Its should be a tan to greenish grey color. The base also should start to pick up some color as well.

 

[cali9dub]

No nems in that tank, but a nem in a smaller tank plumbed to this system. Should I get rid of that other nem out of the other tank or do you think the distance makes it ok ??

 

[Reefvette]

What kinda of Anemone.

They do not do well with magnifica haddon or gigantea.

Even Larger RBTA can be aggressive.

You may be ok since its not in the same tank but watch for signs of stress from either one.

The short stock tentacles is a sign that it was stressed and lacked nutrition or good lighting. Feed it ever 2 days and small things like mysis or squid.

 

[Reefvette]

This one i got from a retailer in NY over 4 years ago. This is when i first got it.

Two months later

 

[cali9dub]

Ugh. It's a tiny, tiny gig. About 2" that I picked up about a month or so ago. Mertens has been eating salmon and shrimp injected with selcon. Last night a snail fell on it and it ate that !! Waiting for the shell to pop out !

 

[Reefvette]

Mine has eaten Tangs blennys mandarins hermits snails.

Watch for any wierdness with the gig or mertens. Since its not larger then the mertens you might be able to get away with it.

The mertens i have no went from 6 inches to about 18 inches in about a year.

 

[cali9dub]

Those turned out to be expensive meals ??

 

[Reefvette]

Yea i mean id much rather have the mertens but i attribute most of the deaths in my display system to my 5.5 inch mauritius clown.

At night time

 

[cali9dub]

That's a whopper !! I think i'd be pretty happy with a monster mertens and a harem of clowns in it !!

 

[Reefvette]

They are both very happy.

 

[cali9dub]

Very cool.

 

[showjet98]

more pics of the gasters in the mertens please and thank you

 

[Reefvette]

vid

vid

 

[Winwood]

I love your clowns and anemone!!!!

 

[cali9dub]

Night life...

 

[Reefvette]

Cali

Cali

Very Healthy anemone cali.


Looks good.

Another cool thing is mertens looks red under moonlights.

 

[phender]

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Another cool thing is mertens looks red under moonlights.

Which probably explains some of the really cool colors of the mertens we have seen posted for sale lately.

I would hate to be the one who spent $1K+ on a red/orange mertens only to have it be brown under normal lighting.

BTW, I have never noticed that in the 3 or 4 that I have had, but you have seen a lot more of them than I have. (and maybe my lighting is not quite right to produce the effect)

 

[cali9dub]

Very Healthy anemone cali.


Looks good.

Another cool thing is mertens looks red under moonlights.

Mine has pink/orange tips to the tentacles that glow bright red/pink under moonlights.

 

[Reefvette]

Healthy anemone