Any anemone possibilities???

[tah532]

I am going to be setting up a stock nano cube set up later this year and was wondering if any anemones would survive well in a nano with its stock lighting? IF not I guess i will just stick to a leather and some mushrooms.

 

[FragMaster]

They will. Anything but carpet anemones ( because of shear size), and rose anemones ( because they love high lighting).
Keep in mind if your going to keep even a sebae in a nano your gonna have to build the nano around the anemone. You might have to switch the bulb out to 100 % 10k instead of 50/50 ( just to make sure its getting enough 10k spec.)and add a moon light led to act as the actinic suppliment.

 

[Anonymous]

Tulip Anemone and Stichodactyla tapetum (mini Carpet Anemone) are ideally suited for nano tanks. They are not hosting Anemone though. In my opinion all of the hosting Anemone get too large for nano tanks.

 

[Anonymous]

They will. Anything but carpet anemones ( because of shear size), and rose anemones ( because they love high lighting).
Keep in mind if your going to keep even a sebae in a nano your gonna have to build the nano around the anemone. You might have to switch the bulb out to 100 % 10k instead of 50/50 ( just to make sure its getting enough 10k spec.)and add a moon light led to act as the actinic suppliment.

Sebaes grow to something like 2 feet across and they need high lighting. :? In addition they don't handle shipping very well at all. Most come in bleached, dying, or soon to be dead. Not a good choice for a nano.

 

[blue89bird]

I've got 2 of these in my 12 gallon nano, and they are doing great

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[reef master]

i have a sebae thats doin great for almost a year now. its gotten big as hell though, 3 in to 12 inches in like 9 months. i have him in a 30 and he takes up 1/3 of the tank!!!

 

[Anonymous]

I have a sebae that is recovering from bleaching. He has half of his color back. Been having him for about 4 mos.

 

[Anonymous]

Healthy H. sebaes are a sight to behold. When I used to work on campus Rob Toonen had a 7 year old specimen that absolutely filled up one half of a 55 gallon lagoon style tank. Nice tan coloration and flowing tentacles. The ones that I see at fish stores are almost all near death, shrunken up and white.

 

[Anonymous]

Healthy H. sebaes are a sight to behold. When I used to work on campus Rob Toonen had a 7 year old specimen that absolutely filled up one half of a 55 gallon lagoon style tank. Nice tan coloration and flowing tentacles. The ones that I see at fish stores are almost all near death, shrunken up and white.

That's kind of scary when you think of how large it will grow.

 

[SnowManSnow]

hey cvp. looks like your finger is stuck to a tooth there

 

[bleedingthought]

Been having him for about 4 mos.

Sounds funny!

 

[Anonymous]

hey cvp. looks like your finger is stuck to a tooth there

Might be. :lol:

 

[SnowManSnow]

pull really hard.. if that doesnt work rub some ice on it and jog in place for a while.. that should jar it loose.

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