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
Help with Bubble Tip Anemone | Reef2Reef If anemone starts to move , simply direct your water flow towards the coral Anemone lighting is an important part of their care as they need good light to thrive because they’re photosynthetic which means that they absorb light to produce their energy source for food and growth Anemones have zooxanthellae in their body which they feed on
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
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?
Best type of Anemone for Clownfish to host? | Reef2Reef Hi all, I’m soon going to be starting a saltwater tank and were wondering what type of Anemone coral would be best for clownfish to host Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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
Best anemones for beginners | Reef2Reef I'm building my first saltwater aquarium and would like to eventually put an anemone in right now I'm working on a "stocking list" and was wondering what anemones would work best for a 30 gallon tank
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