PETCO Anemone - Page 2

jlp.xiii · 06/08/2015, 07:57 PM

Oh, one last thing.. Should I QT the clowns away from the nem for a few weeks? They seem pretty rough.

davocean · 06/08/2015, 08:01 PM

Not at this time, they may even help it.
Only if it was small or showing signs of stress, does not look like it.
As long as that hadonni is at least 3-4x the size of the clowns it should be fine.

jlp.xiii · 06/08/2015, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davocean

As long as that hadonni is at least 3-4x the size of the clowns it should be fine.

It definitely is. I just got back and shined a light into the tank and the nem is almost fully extended again so that's promising. I may try some Mysis tomorrow.

andrewq · 06/08/2015, 08:35 PM

I didnt even know PETCO sold live corals. Do they sell them at all locations or just some?

davocean · 06/08/2015, 08:47 PM

Again, I would totally leave it alone, not even food this soon, you may just stress it.
Opening up to light is a good sign.

Yes, Petco's do sell marine life, not all of them, and some are better than others.
At some point they did focus on hub stores that stepped up on the marine end, not sure if they are still doing those.
I don't advocate, nor knock Petco's, they are like LFS, they are not all the same.
All animals should be treated/QT'd accordingly.

andrewq · 06/08/2015, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davocean

Again, I would totally leave it alone, not even food this soon, you may just stress it.
Opening up to light is a good sign.

Yes, Petco's do sell marine life, not all of them, and some are better than others.
At some point they did focus on hub stores that stepped up on the marine end, not sure if they are still doing those.
I don't advocate, nor knock Petco's, they are like LFS, they are not all the same.
All animals should be treated/QT'd accordingly.

I just went on there website, and they now refer customers to liveaquaria.com

ncaldwell · 06/08/2015, 08:53 PM

The petco here in anchorage ak get corals but they look terrible when they do. The nems they send without water usually smell like death. Long flight I guess

davocean · 06/08/2015, 09:23 PM

Nems usually do reek out of shipping bag.

asudavew · 06/08/2015, 10:32 PM

The healthiest gig I've received so far was packed with no water.
The worst was packed in several gallons.

domination2580 · 06/08/2015, 10:41 PM

I personally like to feed mine...they seem more happy, more outstretched and seem to stay open more....And they grow faster and can sexually our asexualy reproduce depending on the species. I have a Condy, bubble tip, and a carpet

davocean · 06/08/2015, 10:59 PM

A week or 2 after it settles is fine to spot feed small foods like mysis.

domination2580 · 06/08/2015, 11:57 PM

Mine eats lrs reef frenzy. They flourish great!

dieselkeeper · 06/11/2015, 08:17 AM

I got a green Haddoni carpet from Petco a while back. I went ahead and treated it with ciprofloxacin just because of the reputation they have. When it was in treatment, I put a mug in there. Which made moving the nem easier when cleaning the tank. Now it is in a tank with clowns. I took it out of the cup and and went floating every night. So the mug went back in and I just piled live rock around it to hide it. The nem stays put, no more worries. My advise to you is like every else stated is to relax. Mine looks great most of the time. But every now and then it doesn't. I just keep the tank water clean and it is doing well. Good luck.

Zerodeception0 · 06/25/2015, 08:50 PM

I got lucky and out of my years of fishkeeping, only seen maybe two type of clowns (maroon and tomato) host a condy anemone but very rare that happens. I stumbled on a black clownfish hosting a condy and had to buy the clown and condy with rock at Petco. You do find some good finds there on occasion. He is in my avatar.

Cosmojo · 06/27/2015, 11:34 PM

update?

GypsyReefer · 01/01/2016, 12:27 PM

I know this post is a few m9nths old but i just bought a haddoni at petco last night. They've had him there for about a month. I have been keeping an eye on him. Wife finally let me get it. Looks and acts very healthy since i put him in. Ill post a picture later.

GypsyReefer · 01/01/2016, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gypsyreefer

i know this post is a few m9nths old but i just bought a haddoni at petco last night. They've had him there for about a month. I have been keeping an eye on him. Wife finally let me get it. Looks and acts very healthy since i put him in. Ill post a picture later.

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OrionN · 01/01/2016, 06:11 PM

I would love to see how this anemone turn out. Good I hope

dbnblynn · 01/17/2016, 02:37 PM

I too was sucked in by the $39 carpet that was HUGE... but after getting him home and acclimated for 3-4 months he was gigantic and I was afraid that he would eat all live stock.. so I just today actually moved him to his own tank. My Oscellaris weren't going to him (found out thats not a good pairing.. after more and more research) but here is the monster! He's about 18" or so across the disc... WHEW!

OrionN · 01/17/2016, 07:10 PM

dbnblynn,
He will do better if he have more sand, about 3-5 inches. Your rock structure does not seem to be too stable. Haddoni will move rock. Try to make your rock stable or else it may collapse and damage the anemone or worst crack your tank since you have a fairly thin sand bed.
The three rock on top of the anemone seem like (just from our picture) that it can just tumbling down when the lower rock move. Just be aware that Haddoni are so strong they have no problem moving rocks.

dbnblynn · 01/22/2016, 02:00 AM

He seems quite happy there and has been there just like that for several months..

OrionN · 01/22/2016, 05:37 AM

Just aware of the potential of him moving your rocks. I can only see your picture so my evaluation of your rock structure stability is incomplete.

GypsyReefer · 01/23/2016, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrionN

I would love to see how this anemone turn out. Good I hope

The anemone is eating my newly added tang. I think he is healthy. Very sticky.

06/08/2015, 07:57 PM	#26
jlp.xiii Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Louisiana Posts: 28	Oh, one last thing.. Should I QT the clowns away from the nem for a few weeks? They seem pretty rough. __________________ Got anemones, gotta 'lotta 'nemones, gotta 'lotta fishes wanna eat me in the coral reef. #DraketheClownfish Current Tank Info: 40B Reef, 55G freshwater "pond"

06/08/2015, 08:01 PM	#27
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Not at this time, they may even help it. Only if it was small or showing signs of stress, does not look like it. As long as that hadonni is at least 3-4x the size of the clowns it should be fine. __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

06/08/2015, 08:47 PM	#30
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Again, I would totally leave it alone, not even food this soon, you may just stress it. Opening up to light is a good sign. Yes, Petco's do sell marine life, not all of them, and some are better than others. At some point they did focus on hub stores that stepped up on the marine end, not sure if they are still doing those. I don't advocate, nor knock Petco's, they are like LFS, they are not all the same. All animals should be treated/QT'd accordingly. __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

06/08/2015, 09:23 PM	#33
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Nems usually do reek out of shipping bag. __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

06/08/2015, 10:32 PM	#34
asudavew Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Angelo, Texas Posts: 1,010	The healthiest gig I've received so far was packed with no water. The worst was packed in several gallons. __________________ Be nice. Current Tank Info: 180, 125, 75

06/08/2015, 08:35 PM	#29
andrewq Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 136	I didnt even know PETCO sold live corals. Do they sell them at all locations or just some?

06/08/2015, 08:53 PM	#32
ncaldwell Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 241	The petco here in anchorage ak get corals but they look terrible when they do. The nems they send without water usually smell like death. Long flight I guess

06/08/2015, 10:41 PM	#35
domination2580 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 191	I personally like to feed mine...they seem more happy, more outstretched and seem to stay open more....And they grow faster and can sexually our asexualy reproduce depending on the species. I have a Condy, bubble tip, and a carpet

06/08/2015, 10:59 PM	#36
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	A week or 2 after it settles is fine to spot feed small foods like mysis. __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

06/08/2015, 11:57 PM	#37
domination2580 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 191	Mine eats lrs reef frenzy. They flourish great!

06/11/2015, 08:17 AM	#38
dieselkeeper Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Down south Posts: 198	I got a green Haddoni carpet from Petco a while back. I went ahead and treated it with ciprofloxacin just because of the reputation they have. When it was in treatment, I put a mug in there. Which made moving the nem easier when cleaning the tank. Now it is in a tank with clowns. I took it out of the cup and and went floating every night. So the mug went back in and I just piled live rock around it to hide it. The nem stays put, no more worries. My advise to you is like every else stated is to relax. Mine looks great most of the time. But every now and then it doesn't. I just keep the tank water clean and it is doing well. Good luck. __________________ 210 gallon, 75 gal sump/refugium, 3 Tunze 6105 on 7096 controller, AT I Sunpower 8 bulb T5 lighting, Apex controller. 40 gal breeder/20 gal sump frag tank

06/25/2015, 08:50 PM	#39
Zerodeception0 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 10	I got lucky and out of my years of fishkeeping, only seen maybe two type of clowns (maroon and tomato) host a condy anemone but very rare that happens. I stumbled on a black clownfish hosting a condy and had to buy the clown and condy with rock at Petco. You do find some good finds there on occasion. He is in my avatar.

06/27/2015, 11:34 PM	#40
Cosmojo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Antonio Posts: 350	update?

01/01/2016, 12:27 PM	#41
GypsyReefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 22	I know this post is a few m9nths old but i just bought a haddoni at petco last night. They've had him there for about a month. I have been keeping an eye on him. Wife finally let me get it. Looks and acts very healthy since i put him in. Ill post a picture later.

01/01/2016, 06:11 PM	#43
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	I would love to see how this anemone turn out. Good I hope __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

01/17/2016, 07:10 PM	#45
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	dbnblynn, He will do better if he have more sand, about 3-5 inches. Your rock structure does not seem to be too stable. Haddoni will move rock. Try to make your rock stable or else it may collapse and damage the anemone or worst crack your tank since you have a fairly thin sand bed. The three rock on top of the anemone seem like (just from our picture) that it can just tumbling down when the lower rock move. Just be aware that Haddoni are so strong they have no problem moving rocks. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

01/22/2016, 02:00 AM	#46
dbnblynn Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SE PA Posts: 19	PETCO Anemone He seems quite happy there and has been there just like that for several months.. Last edited by dbnblynn; 01/22/2016 at 02:06 AM.

01/22/2016, 05:37 AM	#47
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Just aware of the potential of him moving your rocks. I can only see your picture so my evaluation of your rock structure stability is incomplete. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip