See These Coldwater Beauties

[epiphanus]

Does this coming project include any temperate aquaria?

 

[steveweast]

yes

 

[crab0000]

Wow, I think we need a moment of silence for the passing of the 800! It truly was an inspirational tank as I'm sure your new one will be.

 

[steveweast]

Yeah...I do miss the systems too. Last August, I accepted a contract job that kept me out of town up until a few weeks ago.....and I didn't want to worry about tanks while travelling......so, down they came (especially since little was left after my crash last Spring). I've been thinking about a new cold system in the 400 gal range....and a new warm water system in the 2000 gal range. I might start them in the Fall....but, I am enjoying the break from the hobby.

 

[crab0000]

2000 gallons!:eek2: And a 400 gallon coldwater system! Please be sure to start a thread when you begin. I totally understand about taking a break though; it can get quite monotonous at times. Good luck!

 

[epiphanus]

they're here...

they're here...

here they are, strawberry nems (actually mushroom nems, of course) from new zealand...
nice, huh..?

 

[epiphanus]

here are some strawberries from the http://www.foreshores.net homepage

 

[epiphanus]

yet more color morphs... solid lime green and multi-color pinwheel pattern... why are these not being exported..?

 

[myzislow]

I have a bunch of these in my tank that just showed up out of nowhere . They're only in shady spots towards the bottom of the tank. Is there a type of these that are more resilient to warmer temps? My tank runs ~80 and theses things seem to do fine.

 

[epiphanus]

Without a pic I can only guess, but it sounds as though you lucked out and scored some Pseudocorynactis sp. If I am correct, what you have acquired is tropical and non-photosynthetic-- so, if you feed them very well, they will do just fine. Keep them well-seperated from their more sensitive tankmates, as they are loaded with stinging cells and pack a surprisingly wicked punch for their size.
You're certainly welcome to post some pics of them here, if you get some..!

 

[Scott M]

now you got me thinking about a coldwater tank

 

[coolwaves]

A short National Geographic clip of some shots of Corynactis (among other things) in Ireland. Really nice.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0503/sights_n_sounds/media2.html

 

[redfishsc]

I used to have a 55g fish/invert (sorta-reef) tank with South Carolina critters. I had sea urchins, poop-brown anemones of about 3 different species, all sorts of small crab and shrimp, and TONS of gobies/blennies.

Was a neat tank, but had to sell it when I moved.

 

[troyman]

beautiful floor

 

[KeysSeaCritters]

epiphanus, what would happen to these corals if they were acclimated to a warmer habitat? would they simply die off? or is it possible that they would survive but without the color or growth?
just curious, awesome tank by the way, those polyps are gorgeous!

 

[epiphanus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14290075#post14290075 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KeysSeaCritters
epiphanus, what would happen to these corals if they were acclimated to a warmer habitat? would they simply die off? or is it possible that they would survive but without the color or growth?
just curious, awesome tank by the way, those polyps are gorgeous!

The Corynactis spp. shown above are temperate and would not survive temperatures over 60 F for long. There is a related and very similar (though generally less colorful) genus that is distributed throughout the tropics-- do a search of Pseudocorynactis. They are not available commercially, as far as I know, but rather appear in aquariums incidentally (introduction on live rock). Some consider them a pest in reef aquariums due to their very powerful sting.

 

[epiphanus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14290075#post14290075 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KeysSeaCritters
epiphanus, what would happen to these corals if they were acclimated to a warmer habitat? would they simply die off? or is it possible that they would survive but without the color or growth?
just curious, awesome tank by the way, those polyps are gorgeous!

Here's a nice pic of Pseudocorynactis, a tropical cousin.

 

[KeysSeaCritters]

dont think the pic showed up...

 

[epiphanus]

oh yeah, sorry...
www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/invert.htm+sprung+corynactis+2002&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us]http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:qdTpckf8VMoJ:www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/invert.htm+sprung+corynactis+2002&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us[/URL]

 

[epiphanus]

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