Urgent Anemone Help!!!
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clowns101
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How long have you had the 22 watts over the tank?Could be,not saying it is due to the unlikely hood of this happening but did you acclimate it to your lights?Did anything damage it that you might be unaware of that you might not see?How is the mouth?Tight open and lose?
I will also say this.I had a Ritteri anemone that was abou t6 inches and had it in a 10 gallon also!I had it for one year under 2 10 watt bulbs that had 460nm and 10,000k rateing bulbs!And Ritteris need 10x more light than Bubbles do!
Yes the anemone would have been happier under more light but the anemone grew at a steady rate and had a GREAT yellow color but not as bright as Orion's Ritteri Anemone!
So the light is probobly okay but you may want to upgrade!I would sugest getting the Coralife Aqualight Quad Tube Compact Fluorescent Strip Light!The fixture would have abou t9 watts per the gallon but to be hones tthats not to much for an anemone!
Thanks,
Austin/clowns101
I will also say this.I had a Ritteri anemone that was abou t6 inches and had it in a 10 gallon also!I had it for one year under 2 10 watt bulbs that had 460nm and 10,000k rateing bulbs!And Ritteris need 10x more light than Bubbles do!
Yes the anemone would have been happier under more light but the anemone grew at a steady rate and had a GREAT yellow color but not as bright as Orion's Ritteri Anemone!
So the light is probobly okay but you may want to upgrade!I would sugest getting the Coralife Aqualight Quad Tube Compact Fluorescent Strip Light!The fixture would have abou t9 watts per the gallon but to be hones tthats not to much for an anemone!
Thanks,
Austin/clowns101
Finsky
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I agree with clowns101. I just have to think a bit more light "might" help. The recent picture still shows some color to the foot and the tentacled are a white with colored tips. If it has not shrunk to a hopeless state I would think it has "some" potential to grow. I personally would not give up until it starts to turn brown, totally shrunken, rotten stinking blob.
I dose Kent Marine Essential Elements, Iodide, and Strontium & Molybdenum every Wednesday. I do a 10% water change once a week with Instant Ocean Reef Crystals. I like the new product by Brightwell Aquatics Zooplantos - Large (500-2,000 Microns) although I am finishing a half gallon of Kent Marine Zooplex 800 microns. Zooplanton is a larger coral food as well as the Microvert from Kent Marine I use weekly for corals, anemones, etc.
You could add something like a bacterial additive weekly with water changes off and on to help with water quality. Seachem has a good product I have used called with your called Stability although I have switched to Colonize by DRS. F & S for a better price. You can does the entire tank with Stability and not just you replacement water.
I also use Seach Reef Buffer.
I now have two specimens listed as expert level by Drs. Foster and Smith, an Indo-Pacific Regal Angelfish and the new Heteractis Magnifica and they do not seem bothered by these additives.
I used to use Amquel Plus to remove chlorine etc. with water changes and does the entire tank and switched to Drs. F & S Stabilize for the price.
I dose Kent Marine Essential Elements, Iodide, and Strontium & Molybdenum every Wednesday. I do a 10% water change once a week with Instant Ocean Reef Crystals. I like the new product by Brightwell Aquatics Zooplantos - Large (500-2,000 Microns) although I am finishing a half gallon of Kent Marine Zooplex 800 microns. Zooplanton is a larger coral food as well as the Microvert from Kent Marine I use weekly for corals, anemones, etc.
You could add something like a bacterial additive weekly with water changes off and on to help with water quality. Seachem has a good product I have used called with your called Stability although I have switched to Colonize by DRS. F & S for a better price. You can does the entire tank with Stability and not just you replacement water.
I also use Seach Reef Buffer.
I now have two specimens listed as expert level by Drs. Foster and Smith, an Indo-Pacific Regal Angelfish and the new Heteractis Magnifica and they do not seem bothered by these additives.
I used to use Amquel Plus to remove chlorine etc. with water changes and does the entire tank and switched to Drs. F & S Stabilize for the price.
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Finsky
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As far as the elements, iodide, and strontium, I do not think it would hurt. I like the idea of trying a liquid bacteria additive for the smaller size of tank and I also wonder about you filtration and circulation, i.e., Is there good water movement?
As far non-liquid food, I would try some clam pieces cut smaller for the smaller size of the anemone.
Also, what is your salinity level. Mine is 36ppt. I think you would want at least 1.025.
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As far non-liquid food, I would try some clam pieces cut smaller for the smaller size of the anemone.
Also, what is your salinity level. Mine is 36ppt. I think you would want at least 1.025.
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my clowns hosted in a torch for about 2 weeks, they stressed it out and it died...i also have a frogspawn and they dont go anywere near it. they currently host in a colony of golden polyps, its kinda annoying cause if the polyps die i will be really mad again. i have heard that long tentacle plate corals dont usaly work out, they tend to be really sensitive. a finger leather should be able to take it but getting the clowns to host what you want is kinda hard. i have also seen smaller clowns host in hairy mushrooms, the mushrooms seem to not be bothered.
Guys, sigh, last night was probably one of the worst nights ever, I could see my anemone slowly dying, it's whole body turning pale, it shrunk to an unimaginable size and it was floating around the tank for too long. I asked my LFS, and said these are signs of death, so I HAD to end its life... It was really sad, the clowns looked so stress seeing the anemone float around in the tank for so long and eventually gave up following it, and yeah, there goes a beautiful nem.. )""";
Finsky
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I personally wouldn't give up on anemones.
You could try a long tentacled anemone or another bubble tip. I think more light is one of the main issues with anemone keeping. I forked over $600 for two 322 watt five foot compact flourescents light fixtures in my 120 gallon five foot reef tank before going with an anemone when my tank had matured from six months to a year. Reef tank lighting will also help live rock, corals, and other creatures although I would not make a goal of trying to have my clowns host in a coral as it stresses the corals. I know because my male Clarkii tries to host in one of my eight gonioporas. Quite irritating to say the least, both for me and the goniopora.
I would make the investment in a decent light for a reef tank if your want to go with live rock, corals, invertebraes, etc. With sufficient lighting you would even go with a Heteractis magnifica which your clowns
I thought I would throw this one out. If you do decide to fork over a bigger chunk of coin for a lighting system for a reef tank, you might decide to do a 20 gallon high or a 55 gallon tank although I am not saying you should not stay with you 10 gallon.
You could try a long tentacled anemone or another bubble tip. I think more light is one of the main issues with anemone keeping. I forked over $600 for two 322 watt five foot compact flourescents light fixtures in my 120 gallon five foot reef tank before going with an anemone when my tank had matured from six months to a year. Reef tank lighting will also help live rock, corals, and other creatures although I would not make a goal of trying to have my clowns host in a coral as it stresses the corals. I know because my male Clarkii tries to host in one of my eight gonioporas. Quite irritating to say the least, both for me and the goniopora.
I would make the investment in a decent light for a reef tank if your want to go with live rock, corals, invertebraes, etc. With sufficient lighting you would even go with a Heteractis magnifica which your clowns
I thought I would throw this one out. If you do decide to fork over a bigger chunk of coin for a lighting system for a reef tank, you might decide to do a 20 gallon high or a 55 gallon tank although I am not saying you should not stay with you 10 gallon.
Finsky
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I personally wouldn't give up on anemones.
You could try a long tentacled anemone or another bubble tip. I think more light is one of the main issues with anemone keeping. I forked over $600 for two 322 watt five foot compact flourescents light fixtures in my 120 gallon five foot reef tank before going with an anemone when my tank had matured from six months to a year. Reef tank lighting will also help live rock, corals, and other creatures although I would not make a goal of trying to have my clowns host in a coral as it stresses the corals. I know because my male Clarkii tries to host in one of my eight gonioporas. Quite irritating to say the least, both for me and the goniopora.
I would make the investment in a decent light for a reef tank if your want to go with live rock, corals, invertebraes, etc. With sufficient lighting you could even go with a Heteractis magnifica in a 10, 20, or 55 gallon tank with a pair of clowns. You might want to get a smaller version of the clown you now have in hopes they will pair up.
My first Clarkii male died and I went to Petco and bought a smaller Clarkii and I was lucky to have it pair of with the larger female Clarkii.
I thought I would throw this one out. If you do decide to fork over a bigger chunk of coin for a decent lighting system for a reef tank, you might decide to go with a 20 gallon high or a 55 gallon tank although I am not saying you should not stay with you 10 gallon.
You could try a long tentacled anemone or another bubble tip. I think more light is one of the main issues with anemone keeping. I forked over $600 for two 322 watt five foot compact flourescents light fixtures in my 120 gallon five foot reef tank before going with an anemone when my tank had matured from six months to a year. Reef tank lighting will also help live rock, corals, and other creatures although I would not make a goal of trying to have my clowns host in a coral as it stresses the corals. I know because my male Clarkii tries to host in one of my eight gonioporas. Quite irritating to say the least, both for me and the goniopora.
I would make the investment in a decent light for a reef tank if your want to go with live rock, corals, invertebraes, etc. With sufficient lighting you could even go with a Heteractis magnifica in a 10, 20, or 55 gallon tank with a pair of clowns. You might want to get a smaller version of the clown you now have in hopes they will pair up.
My first Clarkii male died and I went to Petco and bought a smaller Clarkii and I was lucky to have it pair of with the larger female Clarkii.
I thought I would throw this one out. If you do decide to fork over a bigger chunk of coin for a decent lighting system for a reef tank, you might decide to go with a 20 gallon high or a 55 gallon tank although I am not saying you should not stay with you 10 gallon.
i agree with finsky, dont give up. you can stay with the 10, but finding a good light for a ten proves to be quite difficult. i managed to get a current 20" pc fixture from my work for about 40$ its like 80watts. we discontinued them so they were on sale, i bought one for my girlfriends tank which has a LTA in it and for my future condy tank. but if i was suggesting a new setup for someone i would go with a 24" or a 36" long tank. easy to find good t5ho fixtures for, and they can be had for relatively cheap. i say think about a larger tank. it would be easier to take care of but if your like me and like to have smaller tanks then all the more power to you.
Remicade
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if you cant find some T5's or halides for your tank now, i would try and get some more PC lights to make him happier. and like other said get some zooplex or microvert or even some phytoplankton to feed him with.
i had a 4" RBTA in my nano with 64w of light and he was doing good. but i did get a 150mh on the tank for him after 3 months and he is well over 6" when he is opened up. it doesnt have to move it its unhappy. mine moves around almost weekly.
i hope your guy pulls thru this cause he looks really pretty.
i had a 4" RBTA in my nano with 64w of light and he was doing good. but i did get a 150mh on the tank for him after 3 months and he is well over 6" when he is opened up. it doesnt have to move it its unhappy. mine moves around almost weekly.
i hope your guy pulls thru this cause he looks really pretty.
Sighh yea... It's really really hard to find good lights for a 10. A bigger tank is hard too due to the space here in the apartment lol 
Well I guess I'll hunt for a better light. One of my friends said he'll help me customize a PC light fixture with 2 24Watt tubes, equalling to 48W. Is that still too little? I'm really afraid the Metal Halide might cook the tank.. ><
Well I guess I'll hunt for a better light. One of my friends said he'll help me customize a PC light fixture with 2 24Watt tubes, equalling to 48W. Is that still too little? I'm really afraid the Metal Halide might cook the tank.. ><
Finsky
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I just wanted to give you an idea of the light which comes with an "all in one" reef aquarium:
UL-Listed 12 gallon Nano Cube Deluxe doubles the light output with two 24-watt 50/50 compact fluorescent lamps to meet the needs of the serious reef enthusiast. Both 12 gallon Nano Cubes measure 13-3/4" x 15-3/4" x 14-3/4" high. 106-gph pump included
I started with a ten gallon fresh water 20 years ago and then got a metal stand with a place for a 20 gallon on top and a 20 gallon one the bottom. I had this setup for a long time. The top tank had about 48 smaller fish from the Amazon region and also Asia like tetras, tiger barbs, etc. This number was made up of about eight different schools of six each. It was a very beautiful and colorful tank. Those Tiger Barbs could be very amusing. One would grab a piece of plant in its mouth and the others barbs would chase it like dogs chasing another dog with a stick or bone. I think I put fesh water angels in the bottom tank with some catfish in both tanks.
If you stay with the ten you could still try to get your clown matched up with another clown to make a pair while you are waiting for higher lighting. This will also help your tank age and you could also add some smaller live rock pieces if you do not have any or put some more in the tank if you do not have enough which would also help with aging the water.
UL-Listed 12 gallon Nano Cube Deluxe doubles the light output with two 24-watt 50/50 compact fluorescent lamps to meet the needs of the serious reef enthusiast. Both 12 gallon Nano Cubes measure 13-3/4" x 15-3/4" x 14-3/4" high. 106-gph pump included
I started with a ten gallon fresh water 20 years ago and then got a metal stand with a place for a 20 gallon on top and a 20 gallon one the bottom. I had this setup for a long time. The top tank had about 48 smaller fish from the Amazon region and also Asia like tetras, tiger barbs, etc. This number was made up of about eight different schools of six each. It was a very beautiful and colorful tank. Those Tiger Barbs could be very amusing. One would grab a piece of plant in its mouth and the others barbs would chase it like dogs chasing another dog with a stick or bone. I think I put fesh water angels in the bottom tank with some catfish in both tanks.
If you stay with the ten you could still try to get your clown matched up with another clown to make a pair while you are waiting for higher lighting. This will also help your tank age and you could also add some smaller live rock pieces if you do not have any or put some more in the tank if you do not have enough which would also help with aging the water.
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