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hey i was just wondering if you guys could help me, i think my anemone looks a bit droopy compared to some others i have seenon here and other places on the web and was wondering if you think it is ok it has only been in the tank about 2 days. Heres 2 pics for you to look at sorry about the quality my camera sux :Phttp://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o243/john_s_02/Picture341.jpg
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sinder255248
24-10-06, 09:12
Hey,
Welcome to the forum, how long have you had the tank setup? How long you had the nem for? What lighting do you have? This looks like a condylactis anemone, and unless you have very strong lighting you may stuggle with this species. Have you bought this anemone for your clowns? If so they will probably not host in this.
hello i have had my tank setup for a month and the nem since saturday. I just have the standard bulbs in my tank that came with it, its a fluval duo 800 i think one is a sunglo and the other an aqualite. The guy in my fish shop said that this was the easiest nem to keep and that it should be ok in my tank and will filter feed. The main reason i got it was because it looked nice and he said it should be easy to keep but hoped my clowns would host in it. It has perced up a little bit today and seems to be a bit more outstretched. Do you think i need to change my lights and if so what to?
Thanks
hello i have had my tank setup for a month and the nem since saturday. I just have the standard bulbs in my tank that came with it, its a fluval duo 800 i think one is a sunglo and the other an aqualite. The guy in my fish shop said that this was the easiest nem to keep and that it should be ok in my tank and will filter feed. The main reason i got it was because it looked nice and he said it should be easy to keep but hoped my clowns would host in it. It has perced up a little bit today and seems to be a bit more outstretched. Do you think i need to change my lights and if so what to?
Thanks
John my friend, I have never kept a nem, not because I do not want to but more to do with the fact my tank has only been up and running for 4 months give or take.
I seriously suggest you take the nem back or give it to an experienced keeper as they are very difficult to keep happy. It appears you also have the incorrect lighting.
Maybe a trip to the LFS and kindly ask him to refund you your money as you were incorrectly advised. Once he agrees and you have your money kindly explain he either gets some marine experience or morales and never purchase from there again.
This type of animal needs real research before purchasing.
Sorry if this has come across as negative but I thought best I did it before some others get on here and rip this thread apart ;)
Chris
withoutabix2002
24-10-06, 22:22
i seriously cant believe some lfs my god what are some playing at!!!!!!
to even suggest any type of anemone are easy to keep and that they would be suitible for your tank jon s is crazy the best thing you can do is like pingu sed is take it back and question this persons methods on selling his stock as you have really been given some hugely misleading advice that could lead to disaster. i find it hard to blame anybody but the lfs he has seriously misled a newbie here and abused the fact that you are new to the hobbie
but on another note i would advise that you do more research before purchasing anythink especially nems and that you also get yourself a new lfs
(p.s its unlikely that your clowns will host in a condy as they are not a natural hosting anemone)
i hope you take the advice offerd by pingu and return the nem
will be better for both sides the nem and you
neil
It doesn't actually look that unhappy. Is there any way you can find out what lighting you have? If it wasn't happy it would find it's way to the top of the tank.
I have a skunk clown hosting in a condy, but it's quite rare, and there's a chance it could be eaten.
Still bad advice from your shop.
Try giving it a small piece of defrosted prawn, or fresh. If it snatches it off you, it's ok at the moment. Things to look out for, apart from going to the top of the tank, are constant movement around the tank, inability to attach, loss of appetite (for more than a few days) and more time spenty shrunk than outstretched.
Don't forget that from time to time it will shrink to a tiny size, this is whilst it expels waste.
By the way, my condy is under 55w T5's.
withoutabix2002
24-10-06, 22:37
the duo800 come with two t-8s probably bout 25w or 30w cant quite remem but certainly not adequate
Well, if you were to keep anemones, I'd seriously recommend upgrading to metal halide, or at LEAST strong T5 with the Condy.
hey the tank came with an aqua-glo and a sun-glo. Both are t8s. I have just upgraded my aquarium to 2 interpet triplus lights, it says they are both 2850 lumen bulbs. i hope this will be beter for my fish and other tank inmates :) they certainly look beter than the standard blubs. Is it possible to upgrade to t5 lights in the current canopy? Or do i need to remove the canopy and hang them above the tank?
Again thanks for all the help and not biting my head off to much :rolleyes:
i had a duo deep 1000 - and the lights in there were realy only suitable for a freshwater setup and were not much good for that :o
First thing I did was rip them out and replace with a 2 x 55w T5 Power Compact interpet unit. Which is better - but I would never have put a nem in that tbh
Yep, get yourself some power compacts. 55w. They will go in your canopy ok.
thtas great advice guys thanks for all the help!!!
angelfishman
22-11-06, 14:47
hi,your condylactis anemone looks okay but you should not have been sold it in the first place.anemones need mature tanks and most need strong lighting except for a couple of species.i would take the anemone back to shop you bought it from and get a refund.any reputable dealer would not have sold you it before checking how old your tank was and type of lighting you have.derek
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