Beginner Topic - Terrific Tentacles: A Beginners Look at Anemones for . . . The Bubble-Tip Anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor, is a hardy and inexpensive anemone that serves as an excellent host organism for clownfish, porcelain crabs and Periclimenes shrimp Most species exhibit the bulb-tipped tentacles from which the anemone derives its name, but it is not uncommon for the bulbs not to occur, and this is not a problem
When is a tank ready for an anemone? | Reef2Reef The anemone will walk around and sting your corals until it gets settled in My advice, be patient give your tank at least a good six month time period to get things mature (coralline encrusting liverock stable parameters) before adding an anemone They will do much better for you
Condy anemone | Reef2Reef Condy's are one of the anemone's that will leave your finger hand numb if you make contact with it to varying degrees depending how sensitive you are to it Very "sticky" tentacles (teeny tiny spines) and they WILL grab things that come into their area like feeding tongs, etc , or even fish
Missing anemone | Reef2Reef Hello I am new here but just looking for some thoughts My anemone seems to be missing Bubble tip Two clowns and a CC starfish also in the tank 40 gallon established for about 4 years now Last week my anemone balled up the smallest I have seen it I believe it was stressed from lighting
Is normal my Anemone sometimes closes like this? | Reef2Reef Some nights, When the lights turns off my anemone (which I think is a Malu) closes like this, is normal? For example yesterday didn’t do that, the other day yes, just wanted to be sure this is normal, she eats normally, has the mouth closed and is well stick to her rock
The Symbiotic Relationship between Clownfish and Anemones Before getting the anemone, I think it is important to understand the relationship between the clownfish and its anemone The relationship between the clownfish and anemone is referred to as symbiotic
in-tank boxes for anemones? | Reef2Reef I've seen a lot of people LFS's with boxes they're keeping anemone's in making it easier to extract them But not find specific things beyond clear breeder boxes What are y'all using for isolating or housing your anemones to keep them off rock work, etc and easier access?
Treatment Protocol for Sick Anemones | Reef2Reef I've noticed several threads where people were asking about how to treat their sick anemone I know first hand how helpless it feels to have one go down I wanted to post a thread were maybe people can refer back to for treatment info I didn't see a sticky and maybe you guys already have a
Anemone and Compatible Corals | Reef2Reef Hello everyone :) I have a new tank that is still in its early setup and cycling I'm planning on adding a bubble tip anemone after about 5-7 months but I wanted to get some soft corals in the following months I'm just wondering what kind of corals I can keep with an anemone and what the best
Thoughts on my new Anemone? | Reef2Reef Hello, I just bought a new Sebae anemone a few days ago and wanted to get some opinions on how it is looking so far health wise (I am new to owning anemones) After day one, it found this spot over in the corner of my tank and hunkered down I haven't seen it fully open up yet, but it hasn't