Why does my Condy have such thin tentacles?

55semireef

55semireef

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I was wondering why my Condy Anemone has such thin tentacles. They seem to be getting thinner by the week. It gets well fed, about 2-3 times a week, has plenty of light and has not moved since I first got it.

Ammonia=0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-0
Salinity-1.026
pH-8.1

Those are some basic tests.


Its just really bothering me why its tentacles are so thin. I don't like the looks of it. Its mouth is shut tight and it reacts fast to meal time. It is also NOT bleached. Its a nice brown color so no bleaching. It also gets good flow. Is this normal behavior or something I should be worried about? I will get a picture soon.

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How much is plenty of light?. Just because they are $8.00 at the LFS doesnt mean they are cheap as in care. They still need alot of light.

Anyway most condys get thinner tentacles as they age IME.

Sam
 
No its pretty small about 5 inches in diameter. Condy Anemones are one of the easiest anemones to take care of, almost industructable and real hardy once established. You question if I have enough light. I have 220 watts of PC over my 55 long. The Condy is towards the top. This is plenty of light for a Condy and this has nothing to do why its tentacles are thin. It has to be something else. I will upload a video of it in a sec.
 
Like most condys kept under PC lighting, it's probably dieing.

Now, put your fingers in your ears, close your eyes and shout: LA LA LA LA NOT LISTENING LA LA LA LA NOT LISTENING.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7672209#post7672209 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Juck
Like most condys kept under PC lighting, it's probably dieing.

Now, put your fingers in your ears, close your eyes and shout: LA LA LA LA NOT LISTENING LA LA LA LA NOT LISTENING.
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Condy Anemones have been known to be kept under multiple NO bubls. There are some on this forum. Condy Anemones are not as light demanding as a BTA would be.
 
'some' ,, yeh we always hear about 'some dood' keeping 'something' with less light than it really needs. Some of these folk turn out to be pioneers, but most are not.

I'm not having a 'go' here but lets face facts,, you have an animal that naturally lives in very shallow water and it needs the kind of light that one gets in very shallow water,,, isn't that what this hobby is all about? We emulate natural environments as best we can and keep animals that are appropriate to the temperature, light, salinity etc. of the biotope we have created?

Your tank has the same amount of lighting that one finds at say 10-15 meters (a guess),, so what you need,, is an anemone that lives happily at that depth, and among the commonly-kept anemones, that means a BTA.

I don't doubt that you could keep a condy alive for a long time in crap lighting by just feeding it, but that is no different than seeing how long you can keep a tang alive in a 10g.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7674800#post7674800 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Juck
'some' ,, yeh we always hear about 'some dood' keeping 'something' with less light than it really needs. Some of these folk turn out to be pioneers, but most are not.

I'm not having a 'go' here but lets face facts,, you have an animal that naturally lives in very shallow water and it needs the kind of light that one gets in very shallow water,,, isn't that what this hobby is all about? We emulate natural environments as best we can and keep animals that are appropriate to the temperature, light, salinity etc. of the biotope we have created?

Your tank has the same amount of lighting that one finds at say 10-15 meters (a guess),, so what you need,, is an anemone that lives happily at that depth, and among the commonly-kept anemones, that means a BTA.

I don't doubt that you could keep a condy alive for a long time in crap lighting by just feeding it, but to me that is no different than seeing how long you can keep a tang alive in a 20g.
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I am afraid your facts are a little skewed. These anemones are found anywhere from about a foot of water (sometimes less), to nearly 17m below the surface--living quite happily at that depth. They are quite tolerant of various amounts of sunlight in the ocean and this characteristic carries over into the aquarium. The lighting used will be sufficient. In any case, bright lighting or not, these animals should be fed and fed well. Your analogy does not hold very well in this instance, IMO. If anything, anemones are just as often exposed to long hours of abnormally bright lighting.
 
Blah blah blah. Condys can be found way deeper than 20m ,, but they are mostly found at much shallower depths. Misguidance indeed!

Tang and a 10g tank,, a familiar concept I'm sure.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7674932#post7674932 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Juck
Blah blah blah. Condys can be found way deeper than 20m ,, but they are mostly found at much shallower depths. Misguidance indeed!

Tang and a 10g tank,, a familiar concept I'm sure.
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They are well distributed up to that depth, my friend, not really concentrated either way--ever been to the Keys or Bahamas?. They are more sparsely located beyond that maximum number. You are misguided in your attitude of 'more is better', which isn't true for all species. I don't misguide, because I have done it and so have many, many, many other people--I can assure you it is not even close to the tang analogy. I 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.
 
Amphiprion, thanks. I appreciate facts once in a while. Now that you have gave me more confidence, I will try to keep my Condy.

Amphiprion, did you see my video? Don't you think the tentacles look a little thin? Does anything look wrong with it at all? I just want to be sure. Yeah, its only a Condy but I am not worried about losing it, I want to know what I did wrong if there is something thats bothering it.
 
It looks just fine to me. Like I said, I don't know why they do it, but some specimens just do (and I highly doubt it has much of any correlation to health). Someone donated one they had for a while and it was under halides--it had tentacles longer than your specimen's. Honestly, I like to think of it like everyone does about
BTA 'bubbles'. Why does Condylactis gigantea not always have bubbled tips in captivity, either? Just one of those things, I guess.
 
Your right but little things like that bother me. I want to make sure everything looks perfect. I mean look at the comparison:

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Mine looks so different besides the fact its not a purple tip.
 
if it overall looks healthy is reacting to food, no color loss, tight mouth.. i wouldnt worry.. i coulnt see the video, but can you post a pic of it now??
 
Well it reacts fast to food, no color loss, and it has a tight mouth. It just seems like its tentacles are real thin. I will try and get a recent picture in a sec.
 
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