Any reason i shouldn't keep an anemone?

Lyotim88 · 05/26/2009, 09:03 PM

I have been told not to keep an anemone but im not sure why. I think they're really cool and am just starting my tank (Isn't it better to add the nem first in the tank?) So what's so bad about them?

Flipper62 · 05/26/2009, 09:16 PM

you really need to have a tank that is established & been running for over a year with really good water parameters.

dots · 05/26/2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally posted by Lyotim88
So what's so bad about them?

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Originally posted by Lyotim88
I have been told not to keep an anemone but im not sure why.

Precisely this, our inability to care for them in the long term, especially when first starting out.

Anenome can live for decades in the wild, however 90% don't last a month after collection due to poor handling and captive conditions.

They are not for the inexperienced aquarist as they are sensitive animals and by the time the aquarist realizes a problem, due to the slow metabolism of the animal, it is often too late.

Many times the newer aquarist is unable to compensate for a wandering, gaping, bleached, even torn anenome.

Sisterlimonpot · 05/26/2009, 09:37 PM

^^agreed. Why do you want an anemone?

spleify · 05/26/2009, 09:59 PM

I agree I would also suggest against an anemone, at least until you have the tank up and running for a while and have a little more experience.

dots · 05/26/2009, 10:40 PM

I only wish I had been as wise as you to ask before I made that mistake.

tmz · 05/26/2009, 11:00 PM

After your tank is established ,about a year old an anemone can be kept if you keep good water. The most hardy is Entacmea quadricolor (bubble tip anemone) in my experience,especially those that are tank rasied and they are readily availabe.

Anemones move if they are unhappy with their location. They can sting corals and you a nd eat small fish. They may grow quite large, split and establish colonies which if not managed/harbested may take over a tank.,

Juruense · 05/27/2009, 06:09 AM

They are extremely challenging.

05/26/2009, 09:03 PM	#1
Lyotim88 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 155	Any reason i shouldn't keep an anemone? I have been told not to keep an anemone but im not sure why. I think they're really cool and am just starting my tank (Isn't it better to add the nem first in the tank?) So what's so bad about them?

05/26/2009, 09:16 PM	#2
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05/26/2009, 09:37 PM	#4
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	^^agreed. Why do you want an anemone? __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

05/26/2009, 09:59 PM	#5
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	I agree I would also suggest against an anemone, at least until you have the tank up and running for a while and have a little more experience. __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

05/26/2009, 10:40 PM	#6
dots Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 6,258	I only wish I had been as wise as you to ask before I made that mistake. __________________ ~Doug

05/26/2009, 11:00 PM	#7
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	After your tank is established ,about a year old an anemone can be kept if you keep good water. The most hardy is Entacmea quadricolor (bubble tip anemone) in my experience,especially those that are tank rasied and they are readily availabe. Anemones move if they are unhappy with their location. They can sting corals and you a nd eat small fish. They may grow quite large, split and establish colonies which if not managed/harbested may take over a tank., __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

05/27/2009, 06:09 AM	#8
Juruense Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,138	They are extremely challenging.