Beginner Topic Terrific Tentacles: A Beginners Look at Anemones for . . . Anemones are capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction, releasing sperm and eggs into the water for fertilization or undergoing a variety of splitting or fragging that leads to the growth of a new individual One of the reasons aquarists are fond of anemones as they and their attendant fish can make for attractive and charming displays
Smallest anemones - REEF2REEF Saltwater and Reef Aquarium Forum FYI, a long tentacle anemone (( M doreensis )) do not naturally split The only 2 hosting anemones that naturally split are E quadricolor (( BTA )) and H magnifica Should note, H malu will sometimes be referred to as a "sebae" anemone, H crispa is also referred to by that common name too The size difference in those anemones can be huge
Anemones Keep Dying | Reef2Reef Back then we had metal halide t5 lights We kept every kind of coral in that tank but for some reason could not keep clams or anemones We would buy them and a month later they died We finally gave up Fast forward 17 years and I have a small tank with anemones and clowns and a larger tank with a thriving clam My best guess is you need time
Anemones and why you should wait. | Reef2Reef - REEF2REEF Saltwater and . . . With that being said, anemones are extremely sensitive and generally cannot handle the parameter swings of new and maturing tanks A new or maturing reefer may add one to the system and find that the anemone looks good to begin with, but as time progresses it starts looking bad; inflating and deflating, closing up, losing its tentacles, losing
Anemones list and Information - REEF2REEF Saltwater and Reef Aquarium . . . 2)Bulb Anemones 3)Maroon Anemones 4)4 Color Anemone Tentecals will sometimes inflate at tip with white stripes around the mouth is commonly seen in this species Ataches to hard surface with a current gently blowing over the Oral Disk Natural Host: Symbiosis with this anemones has occured with all species that we know of and seen with some damsels
Protocol for using antibiotics to treat infected anemones Many anemone keepers know, the collection and shipping process from ocean to local fish store (LFS) is a stressful event Most host anemones do not survive this process without help, especially H magnifica and S gigantea Other host anemones also have high mortality Most succumb to infection in the first 4 weeks on arrival to LFS
Anemones: Lighting and Wave Maker Discussion | Reef2Reef throughout my journey with anemones I started to document what I have went through to sum it up, my main focus was on lighting and wave makers as they have a direct impact to how my results went out I started with a 10 gallon water box, a G5 xr15, 4 anemones two black widow and two rainbows The anemones I started with came from the same owner
Anemones like dirty water? | Reef2Reef For some reason anemones and fish are all that I can keep alive I have always had issues with corals of any kind my tank is a 30 gal with a few BTA’s , rock flowers, and other local anemones you can find in the gulf my tank is by far not the cleanest around and I have noticed they anemones look healthy and happy with what I am doing
Treatment Protocol for Sick Anemones | Reef2Reef Deflation typically stops about the 4 day mark- give or take a day Terminating treatment early can result in a dead anemone or a drug resistant pathogen It is my opinion that "some" wholesalers are running low-level antibiotics in their holding tanks or stopping treatment too early This is why some anemones do not respond to treatment
Anemones. I just don’t get it… - REEF2REEF Saltwater and Reef . . . That’s a good point I’ve always been drawn to the hobby for the uniqueness of corals (compared to the average hobbies people embark on), and had the goal of a mixed reef tank with some fish So anemone’s have seemed tough to fit in that goal But I guess for some with more exposure, anemones are like a more unique subset of “reef tanks”