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07-30-2009, 10:04 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Questions on anemone and needs...
I am thinking of getting an anemone and want to know what special needs it may need... I just want to use the experience from all you reefers with anemones... I was thinking about maybe an RBTA... I have tons of t5ho lighting... Anything quirks you've noticed about the particular likes and dislikes of your personal anemone?? Thanks...
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07-30-2009, 10:21 PM
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Kid Reefer
Join Date: May 2009
Location: New York
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If you can, take it in your hand and try to get it to stick to a rock away from corals because they can sting your corals, my anemone always was good just stayed in the center and ate food when i fed it and today i got a purple long tentacled anemone
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07-30-2009, 10:26 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 2,266
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My first question would be how old is your tank? Many will say the tank should be atleast one year old some say 6 months. I waited 6 months to add my anemone. A good stable system is a must.
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07-30-2009, 10:35 PM
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Kid Reefer
Join Date: May 2009
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Alot of people said that but i added mine after 1 month because i didnt know better and it did incredible, so it depends
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07-30-2009, 10:38 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 60
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u should get a sebae or a bubble tip i got a sebase but bubble tips look good and i spot feed my sebae with mysis shrimp
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07-30-2009, 11:01 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Jersey City
Posts: 453
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3 years ago my LFS said all I needed was a Corallife 130 watt PC light and feed my BTA once a month to keep it a live, while knowing my tank was only 2 months old.
I knew nothing and bought it.
Poor guy was bleached like a white shirt and I didn't have the right light.
After much advice on here I put the anemone in the top 8 inches of my water column and fed him only when we wanted to eat some silverslides. At first I fed him every 2 days then once a month.
fast forward 2 years and it regained color and finally split before I gave it away.
One note though, although it gained its color back, it never did bulb up.
Under T5's I think you will be okay. Just make sure it looks healthy and your water is good quality and in my opinion they are pretty easy to take care of. Regular water changes, occasional feeding, and good light wil make them thrive
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07-30-2009, 11:05 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: 20 minutes North of Cheese Steaks and Pretzels
Posts: 3,191
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I've been nursing one since I bought it back in October of 08 . He's still not right yet . Be sure your ready for the care of a BTA . They are wonderful tank inhabitants but need special care to thrive
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07-30-2009, 11:11 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Jersey City
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Originally Posted by biowheel
I've been nursing one since I bought it back in October of 08 . He's still not right yet . Be sure your ready for the care of a BTA . They are wonderful tank inhabitants but need special care to thrive
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Hang in there and it will pull through. If it hasn't died yet you are doing something right.
I didn't get good color until about the 1 year mark and then the growth blew up. I think we were both in the same situation.
What lights do you have now? How often does it like to eat now?
When mine starting getting healthy it refused to eat more than once a month. I would give it food and it would spit it out. But if I waited a month it would gobble it down no problem
Good luck buddy!
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07-31-2009, 03:50 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 43
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Thanks for the advice... My tank is almost 5 months old... I'm glad you said something about that... I do know someone who has a nem that put it in about a month old... It's doing good... used to move around alot and split but one of them got caught in a powerhead or something... Found pieces of it all over the place...  I was supposed to get one... My water has been really good... I dose cal. and mag. My ph was low but I used some buffer and has been at 8.2 ever since... about a month... Like I said I have t5 lights... I have 5 54watt bulbs in... I have the Nova Extreme 8x54 but was losing color in some corals and(after seing people recommend 4 or 6x54 for 75 and 90gal tank)decided to take a few bulbs out and see if that helped... So far so good...  Plan on waiting a bit for the nem(really until I find one I like) but I'm thinking about some kind of BTA... Maybe RBTA... they are cool... |
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07-31-2009, 06:59 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 2,266
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Originally Posted by Reeftanker3295
Alot of people said that but i added mine after 1 month because i didnt know better and it did incredible, so it depends
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Just because it worked for some does not necessarily mean its the right thing to do. I wonder how many other anemones died in a similar situation.
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Originally Posted by 6ftAsian
I do know someone who has a nem that put it in about a month old... It's doing good... used to move around alot and split but one of them got caught in a powerhead or something...
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Nems that move around alot are not happy. Splitting can also be a sign of stress not good health.
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07-31-2009, 07:01 PM
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Kid Reefer
Join Date: May 2009
Location: New York
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[quote=Mr.Peanut;1570697]Just because it worked for some does not necessarily mean its the right thing to do. I wonder how many other anemones died in a similar situation.
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Sorry if it looked like i was implying that, just saying mine did good, but now that i know more about them id deffinetely wait until you know your tanks healthy enough to add one
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07-31-2009, 07:20 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: 20 minutes North of Cheese Steaks and Pretzels
Posts: 3,191
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brocnizer
Hang in there and it will pull through. If it hasn't died yet you are doing something right.
I didn't get good color until about the 1 year mark and then the growth blew up. I think we were both in the same situation.
What lights do you have now? How often does it like to eat now?
When mine starting getting healthy it refused to eat more than once a month. I would give it food and it would spit it out. But if I waited a month it would gobble it down no problem
Good luck buddy!
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Thanks Broc .I have PC's on it . It's in my RED Sea Max . Look at my "images . First pic . I was and continue to feed every day 
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07-31-2009, 07:35 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: 20 minutes North of Cheese Steaks and Pretzels
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07-31-2009, 08:24 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 2,266
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reeftanker3295
Sorry if it looked like i was implying that, just saying mine did good, but now that i know more about them id deffinetely wait until you know your tanks healthy enough to add one
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I wasn't trying to lecture and there's really no need to apologize. I was just sayin is all.
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08-01-2009, 09:12 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Peanut
Nems that move around alot are not happy. Splitting can also be a sign of stress not good health.
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Really... I figured the moving around part... I think her nem hasn't moved in 6 or 8 weeks... I guessed it was trying to find a good spot... But I didn't know the splitting was a sign of stress... hmmm... Interesting... Learn something new all the time eh... When you guys talk about tank being stable what are you talking about... Nitrates, Ammonia, Nitrites... or more Ph and Alk?? or all of the above.. I haven't had any water issues in a month or two except haveing to dose Cal, and Mag...
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