Glove
New member
I didnt really want to get an anemone, but I do love clowns. I ran across a pair of maroon yellow stripe clowns (Premnas biaculeatus?) and a host anemone- or are the clowns the host to the anemone?
Anyway
I am not too educated about anemones. I know they like high light, good flow but not too strong. I also know they will go for a walk-about if they become unhappy and that can cause trouble if they find corals I like or powerheads ect. I know if it moves it isnt happy- but I just got it in the tank last night.
I was really nervous about how I was going to actually get them transferred. I was shocked more than they were. The fish seemed to understand what was going to happen.
The combo of the rock, the anemone, the LARGE female and the male made a tough acclimation. The final transfer was after swapping water while in the bucket, then from a bucket to the tank- all in one motion and all together.
Both fish were so in love with their anemone I didnt want to stress them out trying to scoop em out one by one-I just picked up the rock and let them lay right on top in the anemone as I placed it into the display.
This morning it looks very happy, the clowns are not stressed from the move (I think if they could talk I would be getting some praise from them).
The large female is swimming around checking out the new pad, the male is just clowning around in the anemone. :rollface:
So here is why I posted...
OPINIONS (I m opening the door for ya'll)
#1-What I have is a 6ft long tank, very shallow at about 11" deep with a 1-1.5" deep sandbed (so the water is about 9" deep). The anemone is on top of a really large rock that puts the anemone at depths from 3"-6" from the surface. The rock is sort of tilted.
As of now I have (4) 96w PC type lamps over the tank- (2) fixtures that have (2) lamps in each one. The light fixtures measure 72" long and the lamps are positioned end to end. So I basically have one of these lamps directly over the top of the anemone.
Also- I have good flow, but I placed the anemone rock in the back corner in 'calm' water. I did not think it was a good idea to place them directly into the path of a powerhead or my returns.- theres not much room for this large piece in this tank. I dont plan to keep it here for years either.
*I am running a large skimmer in a sump that takes the 80 gallon display up to a total of approx. 150 gallons of overall volume. I run some carbon in a magnum canister filter. Params have always been stable and in acceptable ranges, although I am going to get the CA reactor pumping soon.
*if things seem like they need more light, I have some halides I can use, but I dont want to add the heat if I dont have to.
IDENTIFICATION
#2- I dont know if its bleached- looks minty green with white tips and purple dots on the very end of the tentacles. The person I got it from was not sure, but said he thought it was a bubble tip. I dont agree, but what do I know.
The anemone is about 8" diameter this morning. I anticipate more expansion as it settles.
(I am going to move the frogspawn )
Anyway
I am not too educated about anemones. I know they like high light, good flow but not too strong. I also know they will go for a walk-about if they become unhappy and that can cause trouble if they find corals I like or powerheads ect. I know if it moves it isnt happy- but I just got it in the tank last night.
I was really nervous about how I was going to actually get them transferred. I was shocked more than they were. The fish seemed to understand what was going to happen.
The combo of the rock, the anemone, the LARGE female and the male made a tough acclimation. The final transfer was after swapping water while in the bucket, then from a bucket to the tank- all in one motion and all together.
Both fish were so in love with their anemone I didnt want to stress them out trying to scoop em out one by one-I just picked up the rock and let them lay right on top in the anemone as I placed it into the display.
This morning it looks very happy, the clowns are not stressed from the move (I think if they could talk I would be getting some praise from them).
The large female is swimming around checking out the new pad, the male is just clowning around in the anemone. :rollface:
So here is why I posted...
OPINIONS (I m opening the door for ya'll)
#1-What I have is a 6ft long tank, very shallow at about 11" deep with a 1-1.5" deep sandbed (so the water is about 9" deep). The anemone is on top of a really large rock that puts the anemone at depths from 3"-6" from the surface. The rock is sort of tilted.
As of now I have (4) 96w PC type lamps over the tank- (2) fixtures that have (2) lamps in each one. The light fixtures measure 72" long and the lamps are positioned end to end. So I basically have one of these lamps directly over the top of the anemone.
Also- I have good flow, but I placed the anemone rock in the back corner in 'calm' water. I did not think it was a good idea to place them directly into the path of a powerhead or my returns.- theres not much room for this large piece in this tank. I dont plan to keep it here for years either.
*I am running a large skimmer in a sump that takes the 80 gallon display up to a total of approx. 150 gallons of overall volume. I run some carbon in a magnum canister filter. Params have always been stable and in acceptable ranges, although I am going to get the CA reactor pumping soon.
*if things seem like they need more light, I have some halides I can use, but I dont want to add the heat if I dont have to.
IDENTIFICATION
#2- I dont know if its bleached- looks minty green with white tips and purple dots on the very end of the tentacles. The person I got it from was not sure, but said he thought it was a bubble tip. I dont agree, but what do I know.
The anemone is about 8" diameter this morning. I anticipate more expansion as it settles.
(I am going to move the frogspawn )