Tube anemone lost its tube

GoblinFish · 03/28/2007, 12:30 PM

I just got a tube anemone yesterday and this morning i found the actual tube empty and the anemone in the back of the tank.

What will happen to the anemone without its tube?

Big Brother · 03/28/2007, 02:15 PM

i would assume that it will make another, but i have no idea

GoblinFish · 03/28/2007, 02:46 PM

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Originally posted by Big Brother
i would assume that it will make another, but i have no idea

Thats what im hoping for ..... can these tube anemones attach their tube to a rock like these little guys do ?

Thank you!

traveller7 · 03/28/2007, 03:02 PM

No, most available tube anemones are mud/silt dwellers.

They will construct a new tube if presented with the right environment.

Does it eat mysis, brine, etc., that floats by?

I would get a pvc pipe 2x as wide as the anemone's column, cap it, fill it halfway with fine sand, place the anemone, then fill in another 3rd of the way with sand. Place the tube mouth up, medium to low flow, no need for lighting.

fwiw: I have not had an anemone outside it's mucous tube since the 80's so I don't have much recent experience with the condition.

pncstod · 03/28/2007, 05:15 PM

The creature in the photo is a feather duster, which is a tube worm. They will leave thier tube if unhappy and will make a new tube some where else.

GoblinFish · 03/29/2007, 12:36 AM

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Originally posted by traveller7
No, most available tube anemones are mud/silt dwellers.

They will construct a new tube if presented with the right environment.

Does it eat mysis, brine, etc., that floats by?

I would get a pvc pipe 2x as wide as the anemone's column, cap it, fill it halfway with fine sand, place the anemone, then fill in another 3rd of the way with sand. Place the tube mouth up, medium to low flow, no need for lighting.

fwiw: I have not had an anemone outside it's mucous tube since the 80's so I don't have much recent experience with the condition.

yea i wa reading about the PVC method but right now it has settle down between 2 rocks and its creating its tube again.

Thanks for the help!

i will post pics tomorrow.

03/28/2007, 12:30 PM	#1
GoblinFish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Miami Beach Posts: 366	Tube anemone lost its tube I just got a tube anemone yesterday and this morning i found the actual tube empty and the anemone in the back of the tank. What will happen to the anemone without its tube?

03/28/2007, 03:02 PM	#4
traveller7 Time to get back in? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 9,441	No, most available tube anemones are mud/silt dwellers. They will construct a new tube if presented with the right environment. Does it eat mysis, brine, etc., that floats by? I would get a pvc pipe 2x as wide as the anemone's column, cap it, fill it halfway with fine sand, place the anemone, then fill in another 3rd of the way with sand. Place the tube mouth up, medium to low flow, no need for lighting. fwiw: I have not had an anemone outside it's mucous tube since the 80's so I don't have much recent experience with the condition. __________________ Scott Current Tank Info: Glass 2.5's

03/28/2007, 02:15 PM	#2
Big Brother Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Mesa Posts: 102	i would assume that it will make another, but i have no idea

03/28/2007, 05:15 PM	#5
pncstod Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,687	The creature in the photo is a feather duster, which is a tube worm. They will leave thier tube if unhappy and will make a new tube some where else.