waratah anemone

[SNAKEMANVET]

I just purchased one on ebay, the question i have is ,do they require alot of light. The person i bought it from, said it is non-photosynthic and does not require alot of light. And i read elsewhere they do require bright lights. Any help on this would be appreciated.

 

[willember]

From http://www.wetwebmedia.com/coldanemfaqs.htm :
I think Anthony Calfo is the one responding.

Actinia tenebrosa anemone 3/3/03
Hi, I am interested in a Australian waratah anemone. Can you tell me anything about them.
-Yikes... it is intertidal and cool tropical to temperate! If you live in the USA, you are very unlikely to get it and will need a specialized tidal display tank with a chiller at any rate. This is not a tropical community species by any definition-
I have some reef fish gobies and such along with Long tentacle anemone, polyps and leathers. Will they
bother any tank mates? Thanks for your time Jbug
-good heavens, no my friend. Not only will it not mix with your tropical species... but mixing two or more anemones is dangerous. Not at all sensible. It is already unnatural enough to mix most any anemone like your long tentacle in a reef aquarium with corals. Few are actually found on the reef with stony corals and all will fight when mixed in time (takes months or a couple years for the slow poisoning to effect some). If you do acquire a waratah anemone, please know that it needs bright light... likely metal halide will be necessary. Anthony-

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

He said these are aqua cultured , and are doing fine in water temps of 78- 82.

 

[willember]

You said any help would be appreciated. I thought advice from Anthony Calfo!! on the exact species about which you inquired would qualify as help. Sorry if I misunderstood.

Anthony Calfo - waratah anemone = cool tropical to temperate and needs bright light

Ebay guy - waratah anemone = 82 degrees is fine and non-photosynthic

I know who I would believe.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

The information was helpful,i was just saying what he advertised.Sorry if that sounded rude.

 

[willember]

Seems I may be a bit testy today. sorry.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

I just hope this anemone is hardier than wild.The tank that it is going in is a 5.5 with false back. So the actual tank is around 3 gal, with 24 watt t5s.I hope it makes it through and produces little ones.

 

[Little Bitty]

I know of someone in OKC that has kept them in his reef tank. He has said that they didn't grow large, but multiplied to the point of being a pain in the $%^. This was by word of mouth and I have not seen his tank in person, but I did have a small piece of live rock from his tank that had two tiny warratahs (eraserhead size) on it. They were in my small 20L with T5 lighting and did fine until I introduced some emerald crabs to take care of some algae. The emerald crab decided to eat the two anenomes first.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Do they like medium flow like most anemones.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Well the anemones has been in the tank for three days now, and is eating real good. Open all the way one about the size of a quarter and the other a dime. They moved to shaded area under a ledge.My fingers are crossed.

 

[willember]

good luck! thanks for keeping us posted.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Just a update, anemone is eating and looks good. It eats three times a week.