New S. haddoni; Keep me on track

[Neogenocide]

If it keeps walking, and I realize you said it finally buried it's foot, you need to get some cycled rock in the tank. Both of my Hadonni's like to have they foot way back under the rocks. That is how they feel safe and normally won't move. I know they aren't happy just by looking at their foot placement on the bottom glass.

 

[WDLV]

I know this... but I'm trying to see how little rock I can get away with to mimic what I've seen diving. So, I put the branch rock and bottle in there as sort of a minimalist approach. That's a great looking nem!

 

[Winwood]

I think your setup is very similar to sugartooth's setup. His haddoni and gigantea tanks are very minimalistic and natural looking as well. With these anemones, displays like these are my favorite way view these creatures.

 

[WDLV]

The one I rescued that was the size of a half dollar was in this tank that was wall to wall LR and coral and was bare bottom. So, contrary to popular belief, they really don't NEED sand to thrive.

Here's part of the tank it was in.

 

[WDLV]

Bottom Left.

 

[phender]

I have to agree that they don't need sand to thrive. I had one for 5 years that grew to ~18" across in a bare bottom tank before I sold it. One problem was though, when he decided to retract quickly, he would sometimes cause a bit of a rock slide.

The one I rescued that was the size of a half dollar was in this tank that was wall to wall LR and coral and was bare bottom. So, contrary to popular belief, they really don't NEED sand to thrive.

 

[Winwood]

I have to agree that they don't need sand to thrive. I had one for 5 years that grew to ~18" across in a bare bottom tank before I sold it. One problem was though, when he decided to retract quickly, he would sometimes cause a bit of a rock slide.

This is a good point. In my experience haddonis are the power lifters of the anemone world. I have had them move large basketball size rocks in order to find their spot.

On a side note, I have seen a few haddoni photos of them on nothing but hard substrate in the wild. I believe this is a rare situation however.

 

[WDLV]

All the more reason for me to continue building solid structures instead of stacking rock.

Example:

 

[WDLV]

He finally settled in after a bump up in flow.
HOWEVER, I'm not willing to risk sting scars or death with my thielleis. So, he's gonna be in the for sale section.

 

[illcssd]

I'm on the lookout for a Merten's for you, Walt.

 

[WDLV]

After talking with a few people, it's looking more and more like S. mertensii is going to be difficult to find... difficult to keep alive and rather unethical to keep. I'm going to go with a tank of various BTAs. There are some rediculously awsome looking ones hitting the market. I can propagate those.
My main focus is to have a tank my thielleis would be happy in and I know for a fact they would be happy in BTAs.