Amphiprion
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Looks quite normal to me--the tentacles don't even look all that thin. Looked thinner in the video to me.
Why does my Condy have such thin tentacles?
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55semireef
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Yeah the video makes them look thinner. I guess its good to go. Thanks for all the help.
55semireef
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Well I know my thread has dust on it but I am updating that my Condy eventually got in worse condition. Its tentacles were thinner and it shrunk immensley. Well luckily I upgraded my lighting to Tek T5 lighting 4x54 watts with every bulb having an individual reflector. My Condy is coming back very well. You can see the actual purple or pink tips on it now. I didn't even know I had that type of specien. The t5 lighting made a huge improvement and really brings out the colors much better. My Condy's tentacles got more plump and is growing once again.
dots
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Juck does have a valid argument and is trying to make a point about keeping anenome under less than adequate light. I had to learn the hard way myself. The truth of the matter is that anenome have slow metabolism and most are doomed in anything less than Metal Halide lighting. They do need INTENSE lighting. Up in the same category as SPS.
I did like his approach about sticking the fingers in the ears.....LOL
That is all too common with people and not enough light with anenome. I just spend 1k upgrading mine, second set from the last that cost 700. So I am practicing what I preach!!
If it was anything other than a Condy I would agree, but these do survive under less than MH light, but would do GREAT under more lights. If you keep yours high and feed it once a week it should do alright. However if it starts moving, thats a sign.
The tentacle thing I believe is simmilar to the BTA's not showing bubbles. There are alot of accounts of Condys/BTA's having longer thinner tentacles.
However I have played with my temp and alk and notice at different ends of both scales the anenome will looks different. You may play with that, but its probably fine. Just keep it up high and feed it.
I did like his approach about sticking the fingers in the ears.....LOL
That is all too common with people and not enough light with anenome. I just spend 1k upgrading mine, second set from the last that cost 700. So I am practicing what I preach!!
If it was anything other than a Condy I would agree, but these do survive under less than MH light, but would do GREAT under more lights. If you keep yours high and feed it once a week it should do alright. However if it starts moving, thats a sign.
The tentacle thing I believe is simmilar to the BTA's not showing bubbles. There are alot of accounts of Condys/BTA's having longer thinner tentacles.
However I have played with my temp and alk and notice at different ends of both scales the anenome will looks different. You may play with that, but its probably fine. Just keep it up high and feed it.
bluerug
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Condy's are more than notorious for being considered the tourist of a tank, which they move around all the time, so dont worry if he does move around, you have more than adequate lighting for that anemone. Other anemone's do fine under pc's or vho's and dont need mh's, in fact more anemone's in our hobby do fine without mh's. Now magnifica's need them and so do gigantea's, but these anemone's are not for the novice but for an expert. Just my 2 cents. Glad to hear the condy is doing great.
55semireef
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Yes the Condy is really coming back. But sacramentodots you are wrong on one thing. All anemones do not need MH. In fact, many anemones such as BTAs, do well under VHO or PC. And by the way, I have T5s which can support basically anything except your Magnifica and Gigantea.
" actually keep an H. crispa anemone under VHO lighting--it is positioned at the very bottom. I can easily argue that it is in better condition than most out there--even those in brighter lighting."
" actually keep an H. crispa anemone under VHO lighting--it is positioned at the very bottom. I can easily argue that it is in better condition than most out there--even those in brighter lighting."
dots
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Define "doing well"
And before you answer,remember most live for decades in the wild.
Thats the problem, people think they have a "success" after a few months or a year. And a GREAT many die befoe that, mainly because of starvation from people putting them under less than adequate lighting.
So if a vast majority die WAY before they are supposed to, how would that be considered a success?
The main difference in all these lighting types is focus. Just more light penetrates and has more PAR for the creature.
T5s are more focused than standard PCs and put out about 1.5 times the amount. Yes, t5's work.
But I find it very funny that I myself went through a few Anenome when I had PC's, but amazinly enough, I was able to keep one alive more than 6 months after switching to MH. But to be quite honest, I don't care.....I have MH lights.....
And before you answer,remember most live for decades in the wild.
Thats the problem, people think they have a "success" after a few months or a year. And a GREAT many die befoe that, mainly because of starvation from people putting them under less than adequate lighting.
So if a vast majority die WAY before they are supposed to, how would that be considered a success?
The main difference in all these lighting types is focus. Just more light penetrates and has more PAR for the creature.
T5s are more focused than standard PCs and put out about 1.5 times the amount. Yes, t5's work.
But I find it very funny that I myself went through a few Anenome when I had PC's, but amazinly enough, I was able to keep one alive more than 6 months after switching to MH. But to be quite honest, I don't care.....I have MH lights.....
55semireef
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Your just jumping to conclusions. Have I claimed success yet? No I have not. All I have stated that it is coming back. Why would my Condy Anemone be withering away if its coming back from a worse state? Some how your logic doesn't apply in my case. If my condy was shriveled but now its showing more color and is becoming bigger again I don't understand how its withering away?
55semireef
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Right gear???!
Obviously you don't know what T5 lighting is especially Tek with individual reflectors that puts out 300% more light than without them. My lighting puts out more light than a 250 watt MH fixture. I am not going to go into numbers and references because I have done that too many times.
Talk to me in 6 months and let me know how many people you have convinced with your philosophy.
55semireef
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Just updating that ever since I made the switch from my PCs to Tek T5s, my Condy has tripled in size since its shrinkage. Its doing great. I will get some pictures tomorrow.
